REMEMBER: When you arrive at the field, enjoy the festivities!! You can check out the venders, hang out with your friends, cheer for incoming runners. Whatever you do, don’t group up with your fellow flash mob dancers! One or two together is fine, but everyone participating should be in various places around the field. And, when the music starts, you can flock toward the action and enjoy watching! You’ll have plenty of time to act surprised, before you decide to come on and join in!
See Map to be aware of race course. Many streets will be closed. Allow plenty time to park and walk over.
BEAUTIFUL FLASHMOB ~ Current Info
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WHAT
This is a surprise Flash Mob! Our mobs are about joy, connection, and community. You bring a willingness to have fun, good energy, and you help create a few electrifying and unforgettable moments of delight. This event celebrates the strength and power of women and girls! We’re using a “mash up” of fun power songs.
Join us for a few minutes of pure JOY!
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WHEN
Saturday May 9, 2026
We ask that participants aim for 9am to be at the field (latest 9:15)!
Note: though the flash mob will start between 9:30-9:55am, it’s important that you plan well ahead: allow yourself plenty of time (30+ min?) to park and walk in, as there will be blocked-off streets and unlikely parking close by. More info about parking below.
If you are running in the She Is Beautiful 5k, you can absolutely join us after you come through the finish line! If you’re running the 10k, as long as you’re a pretty fast runner, you could theoretically make it as well.
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WHERE
At the end of the She Is Beautiful Race, at the field next to the lighthouse (700 West Cliff Dr) where the post-race celebration will be happening. We will likely be dancing on the grass in the field, with the venders and people all around, all directions. It will be a busy area, with loads of positive energy and runners coming in the finish line from their run!
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WHO
All are welcome to join!! We welcome dancers of all abilities and people to film (horizontally) who will contribute their videos to the cause: iPhones can airdrop immediately afterward at our meeting spot, or alternatively upload promptly to a link that will be provided.
Note about DANCING: for those who want to participate but not learn a lot of choreography, there are options! The last song of the mashup is We Are Family, and that is designed for everyone to join. You can learn the few moves and jump in for that, or just simply dance freely to the end with us, or join our dance line around the field!
For those who want to DANCE DANCE DANCE, you can learn the FINALE3 - the final 3 songs - and try to attend practices, as many as you can. (If you have conquered those and want even MORE dancing, let us know asap.)
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HOW
We have live practices (details below and in the FB and Whatsapp groups) and have provided video breakdowns below so you can learn the moves.
Please learn the Finale 3 (Better When I’m Dancing + Uptown Funk + We Are Family sections), and practice so you have the moves as solid as possible. We’d prefer you attend at least a practice session if you’ll be in the Finale3 with us (but if you can’t then just learn them well at home!). You can jump in at any time once the Finale 3 starts! So fun!
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WHY
Some do this for the exercise. Some do it to make friends. Most do it for the feeling of connection with our community and because they love to dance! And ALL who do it relish the opportunity to spread joy and make others smile. And to have FUN. We look forward to knowing YOUR why!
Frequently Asked Questions
Be prepared! Any other questions? Message Monica or Lucinda 310.529.4902
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Please arrive at the field by 9am (9:15am at the latest). To do this though, you MUST prepare to start early, as finding parking and walking in from your parking spot may take some time. Music fires at 9:45am and it’s best if you’re there with plenty of time to spare and play the part of “unknowing spectator”.
You really don’t want to be rushing late and then miss it! Trust me, we’ve seen it happen. Allow time, come early!
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Colors! Some pink at least!! Anything goes, dress your style. You may be more athletic like a runner, or you may like a colorful skirt. Or full costume. Just be colorful!
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Prepare for streets blocked off and parking limited in the immediate area. Come EXTRA early and look for parking in some of the places on the westside indicated on the map. Perhaps up outside the circles, maybe down by Dream Inn, maybe on Delaware Ave. You may end up far away and have to walk 20 minutes in so ARRIVE EARLY to plan for this!
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Please UPLOAD it to the link below OR find Lucinda after the race and Airdrop it to her. If uploaded, remember to keep the screen OPEN while it uploads and wait patiently till it’s all done.
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Many of you have been practicing and preparing for the Finale3, which starts with “Better When I’m Dancing”. That isn’t at the beginning, but rather about 2 minutes in. Relax and enjoy the mob until you hear that song, then come on in and line up behind the established front line of dancers (who you can see and follow if needed). If you haven’t been at practices but know the choreo, just listen for the song “Better When I’m Dancing”.
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Don’t worry! You can watch and enjoy the flash mob from the sides and then jump in to free dance with us at the end (during We Are Family)… it’ll be clear when you can just come boogie or join on our dance line around the field! Bring your great energy for those moments!
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Yes! Join the Beautiful Flashmob Facebook Group or the Whatsapp group (message Lucinda, Monica or Rebecca for access) to stay up to date with timely and detailed communication as it comes in!
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Monica and Lucinda are the dance-loving co-conspirators for these flashmobs ;) We have done a handful of them over the years and they have proven a cherished and memorable experience for all involved, not only the onlookers! We do them for fun and community.
It all started with this one: https://youtu.be/AwfMEKTxQqI?si=WpH4dK9Pjopinejd
Lucinda, a professional video producer, crafts a final official video of the flashmob, usually available to watch and enjoy within a couple days after the big event.
This year, we appreciate the extra help of Rebecca who brought the She Is Beautiful idea to us and is a fantastic dancer.
Keep Checking Back, this page will be updating with current info that you need
The MASH UP songs list is below. You will DANCE in the FINALE 3 to the end.
If you want to participate with the least preparation (no attending practices necessary), then just learn the last one and jump in at any time in the “We Are Family” song during the flash mob!
FULL ORDER:
SIA - to disrupt, clear field, get people’s attention
LIZZO - shenanigans begin
ALICIA
CYNDI
WHITNEY
FINALE3:
PRACTICE
If you only learn ONE thing & won’t attend practices, then just learn this section so you can join at the end:
To put it all together (FINALE3) and practice from home:
Upcoming Practice Dates we have planned (check back for locations):
Sunday April 26 @12:30pm-2:30pm (parking lot outside SC Bible Church, Frederick Street)
Tuesday April 28 @5:30pm-7:30pm (field next to lighthouse, 700 West Cliff)
Wednesday April 29 @5:30-7:30pm (parking lot outside SC Bible Church, Frederick Street)
Tuesday May 5 @5:30-7:30pm (parking lot outside Bible Church) **This practice will be 5:30-6:45pm for ALL Finale3 dancers, 6:45pm for Whitney Women**
Wednesday May 6 @5:30-7:30pm (field next to lighthouse, 700 West Cliff) **5:30-6:30pm for all Finale3 dancers, 6:30pm for Whitney Women**
Friday May 8 @1:45pm (at Pacific Arts Complex) **Cyndi dancers, Gina Garcia group, anyone who wants to learn this part
Friday May 8 @6-8pm (Louden Nelson Community Center Room 5 - 301 Center St Santa Cruz) **Whitney Women + ALL Finale3 Dancers!** Whoever can drop in, come on and run through it with us!
VIDEOGRAPHERS
Thank you for contributing your footage of the flash mob!
Two ways to contribute: 1) Airdrop to Lucinda immediately after the event or same day, or 2) Upload to the link below.
If you UPLOAD, the link for that is below — it may take a few minutes to fully upload so patiently keep the screen open and until the file is done.
NOTES
If you specifically want an onscreen video credit in the official video (assuming we use it), please make sure I have your full name as you would want to be credited, and you’ve identified which video is yours. (You can either change the file name to YOUR NAME, or send me a direct email at 80dances@gmail.com letting me know what footage you sent e.g. “I filmed from the left side”.)
Most ideal footage are horizontal, steady, contain good action from the event, and from iPhones. But anything is possible!
Thank you!
