Philadelphia flash mob spreads cheer in Rittenhouse Square
By NATALIE POMPILIO
Philadelphia Daily News
pompiln@phillynews.com 215-854-2595
A TYPICAL SUNNY June Saturday at Rittenhouse Square. People were walking their dogs, pushing their baby carriages, chatting on their cellphones. A pretzel vendor hawked his wares. A camera-carrying tourist from France stopped to consult his map.
And then the dancing began.
It started with just two people, quickly expanded to about a dozen, and soon more than 25 dancers were moving in sync to the sounds of Fat Boy Slim's "Weapon of Choice," which echoed from a boom box on the corner of 18th and Walnut streets.
For a little more than three minutes, they waved. They jumped. They spun.
Then the song ended, and they dispersed without a word as strangers clapped and cheered
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By NATALIE POMPILIO
Philadelphia Daily News
pompiln@phillynews.com 215-854-2595
A TYPICAL SUNNY June Saturday at Rittenhouse Square. People were walking their dogs, pushing their baby carriages, chatting on their cellphones. A pretzel vendor hawked his wares. A camera-carrying tourist from France stopped to consult his map.
And then the dancing began.
It started with just two people, quickly expanded to about a dozen, and soon more than 25 dancers were moving in sync to the sounds of Fat Boy Slim's "Weapon of Choice," which echoed from a boom box on the corner of 18th and Walnut streets.
For a little more than three minutes, they waved. They jumped. They spun.
Then the song ended, and they dispersed without a word as strangers clapped and cheered
Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/124985249.html#ixzz1RG1cHgPq
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