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Dance group lights up Buckingham Palace with flashy dance mob
This is one of the biggest flash mobs we've ever seenโ€”and one of the best!
Safet Satara
07.07.20

Big Dance is an awesome opportunity for everyone to dance.

Itโ€™s a free event in the United Kingdom that has happened every two years since 2006. The event lasts for nine days and anyone can join in, learn the choreography and show it off on performance day.

And is there any better place to flash your newest moves than in front of the royal home?

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In this video, many interesting things happen in front of Buckingham Palace.

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The official London residence of Britainโ€™s monarchy has been the main royal home since 1837.

Buckingham Palace is also an office where Her Majesty receives and entertains guests. Itโ€™s one of the most interesting buildings in the world, and all kinds of interesting cultural things happen inside and outside of it. An excellent example is the Changing of the Guard.

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Thatโ€™s why Brits and tourists come in front of Buckingham Palace and wait there.

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The ceremony is very interesting, and it includes a march with musical support provided by a Regimental Band or Corps of Drums with pipers.

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Then again, you might also witness a flash mob like this one.

Big Dance is an event in the UK where people gather in front of the Palace to dance and have fun.

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A small group of dancers gradually grows in number.

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Thatโ€™s how the video beginsโ€”with a small group of people at the stairs of the Victoria Memorial sculpture.

For a little historical background, please note that the sculpture is placed at the center of Queenโ€™s Gardens in front of Buckingham Palace and was built in 1911. The Dance group does not have any music in the backgroundโ€”they use their fingers and hands to create the rhythm and they stick to it.

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A large circle of people forms around dancers, and suddenly Queenโ€™s โ€œWe Will Rock Youโ€ begins to ring out.

Thatโ€™s when more dancers emerge from the crowd. Theyโ€™re everywhere, which makes it one of the most exciting flash mobs ever!

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Everyone around seems fascinated to be part of it, and people start taking out their phones and cameras to capture as much as possible.

Though the atmosphere is great the whole time, it hits a peak with โ€œShow Me Love.โ€

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Robin Stoneโ€™s famous hit song โ€œShow Me Loveโ€ was a perfect choice for everyone to hit the dance floor.

We love that the choreography was simple, yet effective. Those were dance moves anyone could learn or pick up. And as this video proves, many people did!

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You can see some people standing by watching the whole thing, but itโ€™s hard to resist the music.

Before long, they go with the flow and start dancing. What a powerful force music isโ€”it unites, lifts, moves, shakes us up and helps us explode with energy!

The event was hosted by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.

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Students from the University of East London joined forces with the Big Dance event and came to dance in honor of Young People in the Performing Arts.

The idea came from The Queen, though itโ€™s not the first time that Queen Elizabeth II organized such an event and treated tourists to a surprise flash mob.

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The Palace planned the whole show to make a royal reception, and it was said that the inspiration came from William and Kateโ€™s romance.

The video received more than 3 million YouTube views after it was published on an official Youtube channel of the British Monarchy in 2011. Youโ€™ll want to watch again and again!

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