Blind Beginnings Flash Mob

October 4, 2015 | Metrotown Mall

The Flash Mob began in 2014, as an idea that a small group of Blind Beginnings Youth Leaders had. Flash Mobs at the time were a popular Internet trend, and these Youth Leaders wanted to not only participate in the trend, but also use it as a way to showcase the abilities of youth that are blind or partially sighted.

They began meeting monthly to plan what seemed like an enormous task. They needed a date and location that would be accessible to as many people as possible where there would be lots of on-lookers. They considered hundreds of songs while looking for uplifting positive music that would be easy to dance to. They wanted to showcase a positive side to blindness by incorporating white canes into the dance. They had to develop choreography that was not too complicated to teach to as many blind and partially sighted dancers as possible. Perhaps most difficult of all, they had to convince individuals who are blind or partially sighted to join the Flash Mob.

On October 4, 2015, after over a year of organizing, preparing, and practicing, the youth gathered their team and headed to the Metrotown Mall in Burnaby, BC where they performed their routine in front of curious shoppers and onlookers.