Twins FlashMob

Watch the Official Meet Minneapolis Flash Mob for the full version video (including credits and multiple camera angles!). More than 100 Minneapolis baseball fans bursting into a megamix of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and "We're Gonna Win Twins" theme song in front of Twins Plaza. Starring Jamecia Bennett and a cast of dynamic performers from across the metro area. (This version is one-camera without credits.)

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[joe217joe]

Spontaneous? Puh-leeze!

[meetminneapolis]

@joe217joe You're right - it was not spontaneous! We recruited people and rehearsed twice before the big day. We did get people involved via social media, so it was a real community effort! But you're right, it was planned -- and went off perfectly!

[joe217joe]

it's not really a "flash mob" it was a planned and choreographed event. nickely done, but not "flash"

[meetminneapolis]

@joe217joe the term is used now for events like this, too, but it's not a true "flash mob" in the sense that we did plan it and execute it with people who were recruited via social media. The "flash mob" style is that the people look like they're part of the general crowd and join in. That's how many of them are done nowadays. Thanks for the compliment!

[stpaulygirl]

Minneapolis?

[meetminneapolis]

@stpaulygirl Yes!

[dontforgetlaura]

@joe217joe a flash mob is always planned

how do you think all those people know the dance

[Jarige2]

Awesome! I was blinking my eyes and half of the people turned blue! Then I blinked again and everybody was blue!

[jdsalm]

Very nice job!! All the dancers were in sync with each other, which is a rarity in these events.

[sirbarksalot195]

I was in Min/StP way back in the late '60s or early '70s and I can say, from my memory, that they are both very beautiful cities and their citizens are great Americans.

[pengsman]

@joe217joe Calm down

[MsLjEVS]

@joe217joe Performers were paid nothing. It was volunteer and a FUN time.

[joe217joe]

"...unless you lived during the depression and sold newspapers..." (newspapers is one word by the way). What does that even mean with respect to "real" flash mobs? I'm thinking you should change your handle to dipstick from swizlestick. Knowing it was a professionally-planned event certainly removes much of the attractiveness. It's all about "branding" I guess. Anyone know how much the organization that planned it and the performers were paid for this gig?

[swizlestick]

@joe217joe and also its not possible to have a real flash mob....unless you lived during the depression and sold news papers. outside of that there will never EVER be a spontanious group of people that all happen to know the same dance at the exact same moment that someone decides to play really loud uplifting music.

[gunner8603]

This is great! What fun!