Flash newsSome of the most popular videos on the Internet involve hundreds of people suddenly breaking out in dance moves in unison in unusual settings -- subway stations, public parks, beaches. These spontaneous group performances are known as flash mobs, and though they're intended to catch onlookers by surprise, they usually require careful advance planning. The Los Angeles company Flash Mob America actually makes it their business to organize and choreograph flash mob performances -- and they're coming to Roanoke. Company co-founder Staci Lawrence said Friday a crowd will break into impromptu dance somewhere in Roanoke at 2 p.m. on Aug. 6, though she declined to say where.
First, the dancers have to be recruited. Flash Mob America is asking people interested in taking part to sign up on its website. Once you've signed up, you'll receive an email with further instructions and links to a video that teaches you the choreography. Participants will be emailed the time, date and place for a group rehearsal, but won't be notified of the actual location of the final performance until Aug. 5, Lawrence said. Lawrence said that she and her business partner, Conroe Brooks, never intended to have a flash mob company. The pair organized a flash mob on their own in 2009 to pay tribute to pop icon Michael Jackson after his death. To their surprise, they were then hired by Universal Music Group to organize a flash mob as a surprise for Janet Jackson -- they had to create the co
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