Enter Flash Mobbing...
As a result of flash mobbing, not only do I have costumes, but I have a costume TOTE. I still remember that first piece...the poodle skirt for the Grease mob. I knew it the start of long downward spiral into costuming. As if flash mob attire didn't already have a list of considerations...once you add a costume component, it's amazing I'm able to put anything together.
Halloween 2011 was the first time we did a Halloween Mob. There is a section of my neighborhood that goes ALL OUT for Halloween. No, seriously - take whatever you just pictured...and then times it by 10. It feels like you're walking onto a movie set. Streets closed to traffic, fog machines, amplified sound, strobe lights, people everywhere, every house decorated, most with elaborate themes...it's amazing. Even though I don't necessarily love Halloween - I couldn't shut up about how I loved EVERYTHING about the neighborhood that night.
We learned that the trick-or-treat crowd is an exceptional mob audience - dancing there was a blast! This year we knew that we were going to mob on Halloween again, so at the "Last BBQ of the Summer," Sara, Jared, and I started discussing what out costumes would be for the mob. (If it's not clear already, if there were no mob, I would not bother with a Halloween costume at all.) We didn't necessarily set out to plan coordinating outfits, but at some point Sara asked "Are there any Disney trios that we could be?"
After my suggestion of the Three Fairies was shot down multiple times, I changed gears and said "What about Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and Wendy?" Somehow it all fell into place. Jared MADE the majority of his outfit - the hat, the modifications of his top, his belt. He's amazingly crafty. Beth had a Tinker Bell costume that she had made last year that Sara was able to borrow. By some miracle, I was able to find a woman on eBay who makes a variety of basic nightgowns - one of them was PERFECT for Wendy. Perfect shoes were found at Payless, and my sash and hair bow were made out of blue tulle - which I already had on hand.
I'll say it - we were adorable! Like I said, it's the first time I've ever really cared about a costume (as an adult) and it's certainly the first time I've put that much effort into coordinating. The flash mob was a success - even though we reused our Summer Mob and danced to What Makes You Beautiful & Call Me Maybe - and the weather cooperated which allowed us to perform four times.
There's no official video but a few have popped up on YouTube. This one doesn't include the Opening or the Call Me Maybe sections, but I like the angle because it was shot from someone's window or balcony. Plus the people filming it sound excited that we're dancing - always a plus. :-)
We had a few little girls that jumped in and started dancing with us - they were awesome! The highlight of my night was talking to the "lead" girl after one of the performances. After giving her a high five she asked "Is this a JOB!?!" I told her it was more of a hobby. :-) She had a few more questions about flash mobbing and then asked "Can *I* be a part of your hobby??" I told her "I think you already are - you're dancing with us!!" So cute!!
Then her friend started asking about my "rings" (we were wearing LED finger lights) and I told her they were from my friend Tinker Bell and that I should probably go find her and Peter Pan. Jared walked up right then, and the moms asked if the two of us would pose with the girls for a photo.
I felt like I worked at Disneyland for five minutes - It was AMAZING!!!! :-D
How can we top it next year?
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