Music has a way of moving people - literally. We all know the formal aspects of music and movement such as ballet, modern dance and ballroom. We will investigate those forms and their association with music next week.
This week I more interested in what happens when, to borrow a phrase a friend used today, the formal walls are dropped, and the music is played in a natural environment where people - literally to just start moving and engaging in the natural setting around them.

The below video is choreographed - but not in the usual sense. It has strong elements of people joining in and picking up steps because they want, even more are compelled to move, instead of just watch and listen on the sidelines. You can easily pick these people out, but it doesn't distract from the story of the dance. It doesn't keep the intended story from being told, and it doesn't keep those who are "just the audience" from becoming participants in the perfromance

Another interesting point is - many in the crowd know the couple but many don't; many look at the antiquated boom box with a yucky look, but then in the passion of moving it too ceases to be an issues. This begs the questions,  what is more important, the quality of the hall, the quality of the music, the power of the audience, the joy of those listening, the power of being moved, kismet, or something else. Surely there is the element of choreography as with every performance, but what makes this one scene so very successful?