Limerick Flash Mobs

The Snipe

Hey Guys,

I'm just wondering if anyone knows if there is any group of people who would do Flash Mobs in Limerick City?

Cheers,
Cillian

concussion

Surely having such a group would be contrary to what a flashmob actually is?

krudler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWdKaVNCIY8

been done a few times around the city

Daisy Steiner

XiledSniper wrote: »

Hey Guys,

I'm just wondering if anyone knows if there is any group of people who would do Flash Mobs in Limerick City?

Cheers,
Cillian

I asked on here about that before, no replies unfortunately

concussion wrote: »

Surely having such a group would be contrary to what a flashmob actually is?

Flash mobs need to be choreographed which is the essence of their charm, prior contact is needed to make that happen!

zuroph

see video above. personally I dont think its well executed, they need to be more subtle about it, but fair play for effort!

TestTransmission

zuroph wrote: »

see video above. personally I dont think its well executed, they need to be more subtle about it, but fair play for effort!

A bit like this one,they obviously put in alot of effort

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k

Richard Dower

krudler wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWdKaVNCIY8

been done a few times around the city

Too many chavs/scumbags hanging around...but thats Limerick for ya

Insect Overlord

Richard Dower wrote: »

Too many chavs/scumbags hanging around...but thats Limerick for ya

Will ya go away with that rubbish. Why did you even quote that video when it proves what you said to be totally wrong?

OP, here's another example of one that was very well done. It was a college effort from the start of the year, but I think a few members of the public got involved along the way too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqYzF1e5SYk

chucken1

TestTransmission wrote: »

A bit like this one,they obviously put in alot of effort

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k

This really made me smile! .Brilliant!

I'd love to accidently be in the right place at the right time to see something like this.

bazz26

The flash mob dance from this year's Eurovison was pretty good and well co-ordinated:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiLUcYLLhnw

The Snipe

I was looking at the Mary I ones earlier, which is what gave me the idea to ask - it would be an intersting project to partake in, which is why I want to get involved :P

magicianz

Daisy Steiner wrote: »

Flash mobs need to be choreographed which is the essence of their charm, prior contact is needed to make that happen!

No, dance troupes/smart mobs need to be choreographed, which is the essence of their charm. THEY need prior contact for their performance.

A flash mob is an unarranged, unchoreographed sudden gathering of people who don't know each other to perform a bizarre activity for a brief period of time. The only thing they know is an order! Like the world pillow fight day flash mobs, people were told to show up at a certain place with a pillow and beat the crap out of everyone with it for a certain period of time and then just walk away....that's a flash mob.

Sorry this whole labeling everything as a flash mob is a pet peeve of mine =\

Daisy Steiner

magicianz wrote: »

No, dance troupes/smart mobs need to be choreographed, which is the essence of their charm. THEY need prior contact for their performance.

A flash mob is an unarranged, unchoreographed sudden gathering of people who don't know each other to perform a bizarre activity for a brief period of time. The only thing they know is an order! Like the world pillow fight day flash mobs, people were told to show up at a certain place with a pillow and beat the crap out of everyone with it for a certain period of time and then just walk away....that's a flash mob.

Sorry this whole labeling everything as a flash mob is a pet peeve of mine =\

Jeeezus

Ok so choreographed was the wrong word, but they do need to have prior contact to know when and where to turn up no?

magicianz

Yes, a small bit of prior contact is needed ofc that's obvious, but there's a difference between flash mobs and people showing up and performing an organised dance/activity

Flash mobs are about shock and surprise, not charm

Bjorn Bored.

I must be well outta touch, I thought you were lookin for a load of perverts to drop their trousers on front of young girls or somethin

The Snipe

I'm mainly looking for one that would be arranged before hand, but people don't know whats going on and would join in, but even for the other one, it would work too.

Daisy Steiner

magicianz wrote: »

Yes, a small bit of prior contact is needed ofc that's obvious, but there's a difference between flash mobs and people showing up and performing an organised dance/activity

Flash mobs are about shock and surprise, not charm

Ok, what am I missing here, there is prior contact where people are told when and where to turn up and what dance moves to perform and that isn't considered choreographed?

magicianz

Flash mobs - told where - told when - given a general task e.g. Pillow fight.

dance troupe/smart mob - told where - told when - taught a set sequence of activities in advance of the event e.g. Dance routine.

See the diff now?

Daisy Steiner

Yep

mdrizzle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo


Freeze Flash Mob,

shell10

flash mobs can be absolutly unreal if pulled off properly . to me i think it does need to be a bit coreagraphed as u don't want it to look lik dancers practicin on the street!!

best of luck wit it tho

CiaranMT

OP, get in contact with the Dance Club in UL, they've done them in the past. Lots of dance groups around would probably do the same I reckon.

x in the city

magicianz wrote: »

Yes, a small bit of prior contact is needed ofc that's obvious, but there's a difference between flash mobs and people showing up and performing an organised dance/activity

Flash mobs are about shock and surprise, not charm

there is plenty of shock and surprise on the streets of limerick tbh..

without flash mobs..:eek:

concussion

There's an actual (but already been done) flash-mob happening in UL - turn up with a pillow. Can't remember the details but it's up on Facebook somewhere.

SarahBeep!

CiaranMT wrote: »

OP, get in contact with the Dance Club in UL, they've done them in the past. Lots of dance groups around would probably do the same I reckon.

Yeah, there was some pretty epic stuff done during election week last year!

Poxyshamrock

bazz26 wrote: »

The flash mob dance from this year's Eurovison was pretty good and well co-ordinated:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiLUcYLLhnw

I think the people from Mary I were involved in the Dublin scene from Eurovision.