And the Beat Goes On as Flash Mob Finds New Location

Dancers from all over the region gathered at a craft fair to celebrate National Dance Day on Saturday. After the event was set to be cancelled, a local church stepped in at the last minute and gave permission for the organizers to use their property.

Just after 1 p.m. on Saturday, at Calvary Chapel Worship Center, a young woman started dancing at a craft fair. She was soon joined by a second dancer, and then suddenly there were around fifty people dancing in unison to the sound of "Pulse" by Pitbull.  After several minutes, the flash mob of dancers stopped and shoppers and performers alike went their separate ways. If a student at a local Zumba dance class and the organizer of the craft fair hadn't stepped up, there might not have been a flash mob on Saturday. Local Zumba instructor Marlene Acosta had originally intended to use the Gulf View Square Mall in Port Richey for the organized dance celebration. In a flash mob, performers assemble at a public or private, place and at a pre-…

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