The majority of flash mobs do NOT feature dancing. But when they do, they can be impressive. Notwithstanding the sometimes-challenging venues and the non-dancing spectators in them, the dances themselves are tightly-choregraphed, the opposite of freestyle. But they can be lots of fun to participate in, and virtually always are very entertaining both to participants and spectators.

Notwithstanding the sometimes-challenging venues and the non-dancing spectators in them, the dances themselves are tightly-choregraphed, the opposite of freestyle. But they can be lots of fun to participate in, and virtually always are very entertaining both to participants and spectators.

Once the phenomen was recognized, advertisers jumped in. Because of their size and roof overhead, and the built-in audiences, train stations are popular venues. A 2009 T-Mobile ad (uploaded January 16) has garnered nearly 41 million views.
But a non-commercial one (uploaded March 23, 2009) has rolled up 32 million views, probably to some extent because of its sweet music and beautiful architecture.

In 2010 there was a west coast swing done to Usher’s tune “xxx” (a poor choice of tune and a few strange figures, in Wilddancer’s opinion) flash mob. There were several episodes in San Francisco, but on December 5 it was (humorously) upstaged by the (only-in-San-Francisco) Santa Skivvies Run.