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Harnessing the Ecstasy of the Flash Mob

Can this amazing art form make us better artists?

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Amy L Bernstein
Apr 30, 2024
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Every link in this essay transports you to a different flash mob experience. Enjoy the goosebumps!

a group of people dancing in the street
Photo by Nk Ni on Unsplash

There is something about a flash mob that gets me every time.

The hair rises on the back of my neck.

I cry a little. I smile a lot.

Watching a flash mob unfurl in all its synchronized glory always makes me think the world is a better …

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