This was the message young ”Powershifters” hoped they sent out to the world after a massive flash dance performance.
In order to gain attention from Government’s internationally in the lead up to a UN climate change conference, Powershift participants brainstormed, rehearsed, rehearsed and rehearsed some more during the July 2009 conference. They then got their dancing shoes out to culminate a massive flash dance display at the Sydney Opera House on the final day.
The four minute dance, choreographed by A-Live entertainment was taught to the 400 strong dance troupe over the initial two days of the Powershift conference held at the UWS Parramatta campus. The usually quiet ovals were transformed into a sea of colour and life, with participants learning the routine from former top 20 ‘So you think you can dance’ contestants.
After four rehearsals over two days, the finale took place on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on the final day of the conference. It was an amazing sight with over 400 youth dressed in blue Powershift t-shirts and bright green construction hats, dancing in unison to the tunes of Forever Young, Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics, Everybody Dance now and What is love. The flash mob attracted much attention from bemused office workers on lunch breaks, as well as tourists visiting the famous landmark.
The full video of the dance, filmed partly by UWS Communication Arts Students can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S2T5vPHjS8
Words by Sarah Murphy and Melanie Brodie
