Events / International Dance Patch Day
When:August 28th, 2008 @ 5:30pm
Where:
Everywhere
Everywhere
Activity:
Diluted Flash Mob
Enrollment
15/unlimited
Organizer:
Secret Agent
Description:
I really like the dance patches in this, and figure they ought to be propagated more. So wherever you find yourself on August 28th at 17h30, draw a dance patch, and dance in it.
All you need is drawing stuff (chalk is nice).
I'll be starting alone, then planning to meet with others in London at 6:12pm. Details for that here.
Any other details for social dance patching to follow the solo part can be added here.
Responses
15 Attending
2 NOT Attending
Terms
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Definitely local dance patching, if not Londoning.
Scheming is required.
EDIT: Wait, the 28th? MK Dance patching!
9:30 AM in San Francisco, 11:30 AM in St. Louis, 12:30 PM in New York.
p.s. i invented the dance patch.
p.p.s. and no, i am not the SF0 Planner, i just gave him/her some good ideas (The Lost Dog signs were mine, too.)
Bex, I will dance with you in an early morning dance patch, if you need company :)
I welcome as collaborators any Chrononauts who might argue against the tyranny of the time zone, choosing to assert that they were dancing at 17h30, whatever the silly time stamp might say.
p.s. kudos Myrna.
yes, this is nice if it gets more people in Dance Patches, but for my part, I will be dancing simultaneously, concurrently, and synchronously (and did i mention solitarily) with you from across the pond. 12:30 pm Eastern Time. Look to the west, across the Atlantic, and think of me. I will look to the East and give you a long-distance high five.
p.s. thank you
While we're sort of on the topic -
I can't believe the planner made the public singing optional and the public dancing required. I mean, what the fuck? Humans were made for singing. Anybody who hasn't had their larynx out can do it. But dancing? *shudders*
It's like: run naked through the supermarket screaming bible verses, and then put on a silly hat. But, if you find the hat embarrassing you can choose to just write the word "hat" on a note card and hand it to somebody instead.
:) Much love for Loki.
(For great style, rather than agreeing with the content, though--dancing is great; it's better if you don't worry about it so much.)
humans are made for singing and dancing!
besides, i've seen your moves, Loki, and they rock. what are you shuddering bout?
"humans are made for singing and dancing!"
so very true. especially when there is rain and half open shirts.. oh wait, that's bollywood.
Loki, you are crazy.
Everyone can and should dance.
There are people who should not sing.
Loki, you might be my favorite dancer in all the world.
('Cept that guy I danced with at prom. He was sooo cute. I love boys with big fluffy yellow ears.)
And god bless you Minch for confusing Bollywood and the real world. Happens to me all the time. More rain and half open shirts!
I would love to dance patch with you. ::blush::
Oh, then we must dance patch. I will be at work at 9:30am... but what better place to dance patch than in the financial district :)
I really think I was born for Bollywood. I feel like I finally make sense in the world.
Kuck Kuch Hota Hai
I disaggree with Loki too: bad singing can be used as torture while bad dancing never hurt anybody.
What a lovely event.
You were given a choice to sing or do something else for one simple reason. While the dancing may have been super embarrassing for you, you didn't have to walk up to someone and do it, so I had little concern for you. With the singing, you had to approach people and follow them while singing. I mean, I could see someone being really apprehensive about that.
And my disappearance? Think kidnapped by international spies. While in Uruguay. I've secured release though.
For the record, those international spies had nothing to do with me. This time.
Also, Susy, you're not quite right--I once did some terrible break dancing and ended up bruised for weeks. But true, at least I didn't hurt anyone else.
I think that everyone should dance, badly or not. It's much more fun then standing still!!
I agree. Especially when dressed in pink puffy dresses and dancing with a mock piratey monkey turtle...
Agreed Minches!!!! I misses/loves you hedgehog!
Well then we must play again...
ps. hedgehogs can easily be bribed with bacon.... yummy yummy bacon
I'll make more for this weekend :)
That makes me so happy I may start to cry.... and drool...
Wicked. We have enough for this to count for Diluted Flash Mob. But wouldn't more people be more awesome. I thing it might?
The UK meet covers this, right?
We have to dance patch!
Now, if only (oh i wish i wish i wish) it rained in all our cities at once... then we could all dance in the rain together.... I have a deep fondness for dancing in the rain. It fills me with much joy and happiness.
As much as I love dancing in the rain, I'm not sure if my camera would. So maybe I'll hope for intermittent drizzle, so I can get footage but still with the wet look?
Also, I've finally gotten London's socail bit up. There's a link up there, and facebook nonsense.
You camera would in a ziplock bag...
I suppose so, or possibly in a condom, as works very well with phones. (The optics are affected less than you'd think, at least on an iPhone)
It has been decided by my office mates that my dance patch should be.... IN our office. They like the idea too much of me dancing for them that I decided it was too good to pass up.... I will try to inspire them to dance with me :)
Rainbow Brite will be singing and dancing at 8th and Harrison...in front of the Mr. S store! Come out and play...
This'll be great, I'll use my feet!
Hurray! What a great way to celebrate Blarthsday!
We danced at 9:30AM this morning...RAD! We'll back for more at 5:30 PM...
Escaping from work to patchdance, so good...
I've been makin' dance patches all over the mission! I've been yelled at by drug dealers, praised by cops, joined by drunks, and i may have convinced a sweet hipster to join us for the 5:30 patch rally in front of Mr. S! I love my neighborhood.
Yay!
Did anyone sign up for the diluted flash mob task? I got my pix all ready to add!
Hmm...some people are signed up, some not. I tried to sign up and add everybody, but couldn't add Vena Nightmare, Rainbow Bright, Lincøln, GYØXON Tom, Terpsichore, susy derkins, Tiny Dancing Tzarina, Secret Agent, Myrna Minx, Tricia Tanaka, Minch = Love or the urchin (and I didn't try for anybody that wasn't on the rsvp list). Let's get together people!
Oh my, I think we have two lists of diluted mobs. there are 9 on the one I am in... how many in yours? the smaller list should drop and be absorbed by the larger.
secret agent started it, i have combined the rest.... can't.... resist... cartoon.... quote...
"with your powers combined, i am captain planet!" ooh, sorry 'bout that. yes, anyway. one big happy dance patch mob family.
I'm off to Climate Camp in about 10 minutes, and will do maintenance, updating, commenting, adding collaborators, and so forth, but not until I'm back from the field on the 11th.
Figured I ought to get the date out there now though so people can scheme.