Dancing for a cause

The newly-built Orion mall in the City was flooded with youngsters recently, as the ‘Help Us Gathering Smiles’ (HUGS) Group from Dayananda Sagar Institutions organised a flash mob there.

The purpose of the flash mob was to spread awareness about the importance of
walking.

The students seemed to come out of nowhere and left the crowd bewildered and impressed with their brilliant performance.

The ‘HUGS’ team successfully gathered a crowd of at least 2,500 people.

The audience was completely in awe of the 70 odd students who were performing various dance forms such as hip-hop, B-boying, robotic acts and popular Bollywood numbers.

The performance was specially in honour of ‘World Dance Day’, which took place recently.
The group jived to the latest Bollywood numbers, leaving people asking for more. ‘HUGS’ conducts flash mobs in order to spread social awareness.

“I think the best way to bring youngsters together for a social cause is to add a fun element to your campaign and a flash mob is the best way to do this,” said Ramesh Bheekaram, a third-year student of the college and also one of the organisers of the flash mob.

The participants had a great deal of fun performing. For most of them, this was a new experience.

“It was fun, as this is the first time I’ve been part of a flash mob. Though I was initially nervous, I began enjoying it once I started with the thing,” said an excited Nidhi Shetty.
Another participant, Mimansa Ojha, found it interesting.

“It was awesome and I liked seeing people smile. The flash mob wasn’t only about dancing – it went beyond that. I did it for the first time in my life and now I want
to do this everyday,” said Mimansa.

Anand Naik, another participant in the flash mob, said, “I enjoyed every bit of it though I’m not a dancer.

The main motive was to convey a message to the public. I’m really glad to be
a part of it and look forward to participating in more flash mobs around the
City.”

Team HUGS had the undivided attention of the crowd beside the lakeside promenade, which gave them the perfect ambience to perform in.