West Side Story Flash Mob - New York City Times Square November 2011 (HD)

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Official West Side Story 50th Anniversary Times Square Flash Mob in HD! To celebrate the golden anniversary of the Academy Award winning film, DanceOn put together a flash mob featuring 50 New York City Dancers.
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Original Choreography -- Jerome Robbins
Choreography -- Joshua Bergasse
Executive Producer -- Philip Byron
Associate Choreographer -- Kiira Schmidt
Music -- Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics -- Stephen Sondheim
Book -- Arthur Laurents
DANCERS:
Adam Browzowski
Alex Stoll
Alissa Alter
Amanda Lehman
Antuan Raimone
Beth Crandall
Carly Blake Sebouhian
Daniel Gutierrez
Danielle Jordan
Elizabeth Lucrezio
Erin Nicole Moor
Heather Lea Blair
Ioana Alfonso
Janice Niggeling
Jason Dougherty
Jason Staten
Jeff Kuhr
Jesse Wildman
Jessica Bishop
Jessica Wu
Jim Becker
Kierstyn Sharrow
Kiira Schmidt
Kyle Vaughn
Lindsay Janisse
Mark Donaldson
MaShawn Morton ‪
Mathew deGuzman
Melissa Steadman
Michael Dauer
Monique Alhaddad
Nancy Renee Braun
Nathan Lucrezio
Nikki Della Penta
Pamela Otterson
Renee Marino
Rickey Tripp
Robin Masella
Ryan Worsing
Ryan Koss
Skye Mattox
Tiffany Ocvirk
Tim McGarrigal
Vasthy Mompoint
Victor James
Yail DeJesus
Zachary Denison
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[@elimacfly1]

Man there is just nothing like professional dancers and sharp, dead-on choreography. Just gorgeous.

[@monkofunk212]

As a native New Yorker , I sometimes forget why people from around the world dream of being here . Then with something like this , an event that shows the limitless level of culture and immersion that exists in this city , I realize once again how beautiful New York really is .

[@manuelorozco7760]

I have lived in California all my life. But never seen NYC

[@tierrareay1385]

After 53 years, West Side Story lives on 💃

[@TheTmny876able]

They are dancing to the greatest musical in history and should be proud !

[@bibip12345]

They look proud indeed🙂

[@davidbronstein8118]

You are correct!!

[@waynebrasler]

They come close to the original stage choreography, amazing for such restricted space. I saw the stage version 14 nights in a row at the age of 21.

[@michaelgleason7842]

14 nights in a row. You were ahead of the Star Wars block busters generation. I'll bet you weren't the only one. Am I right?

[@SymphonyBrahms]

A brilliant musical, West Side Story. Written by two brilliant geniuses, Bernstein and Sondheim.

[@brianhowarth2112]

Glad to see the real music and talent is still alive. West Side Story, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, South Pacific, Carousel, Oklahoma, Brigadoon, Flower Drum Song, Camelot. Nothing today can even come close. Well done dancers!

[@Juliaflo]

That is because you do not have the same ampersands who created great musical scores.

[@TS-qq7vr]

Funny that the U.S. is much more openly gay now and hates musicals.

[@johnmoyer4745]

In 1961, West Side Story was showing at the Paramount Theater, in Baltimore, MD. I cried, begged, pleased with my Mom, to let me go see it. For some reason she relented. From that moment on, I knew I had seen one of the greatest, most wonderful movie, of all time. I cried when I was watching it. I fell in love with Natalie Wood. Since then I've played the piano for this show, multiple times. I've seen it on Broadway. I've watched the film, over and over again. It should have won eleven Oscars, not ten.The only other film that moved me like WSS did, was "The Sound of Music." I saw this at the old Ford"s theater in downtown Baltimore, when I was 5or 6. I can't thank my Mom enough, for opening this world to me, and since I"ve seen beaucouo Broadway shows and films, and it keeps getting better all the time. Thanks guys for letting me share all of this. Jay M. from Baltimore.

[@eowyn1964]

Oh, so cool! How great to see women dance this choreography.....

[@glenbartholomew1058]

I remember as a kid in the 60’s acting out a rumble during recess. Snapping our fingers and saying, “Play it cool. Pow!” was my favorite part. The Municipal Opera, an outdoor theater in St Louis, must have staged it in the summer. The last 10 rows were free, so the whole family would go.

[@gaynorpatterson2915]

Man I wish I was in the crowd.. this is one of the best flash mobs I’ve ever seen.

[@hrc3040]

I would DIE. Will NY ever be this amazing ever again?

[@songsmith31a]

Athleticism, discipline and precision on display to the music of one of the greatest musicals!

[@sticksandstones4418]

This is legit the coolest thing I've seen in a long time.

[@reece_faithfull1889]

Watch the T-Mobile one

[@NYCDiva63]

I love flash mobs. So positive. Love it. Love new york, love musicals, love broadway

[@DiIdoBaggins]

"You better leave our turf or..." "Or what!? OR WHAT!?" "We'll dance the fucking daylights out of you! THAT'S WHAT!"

[@dengen324]

Awesome awesome never gets tiring watching West Side Story dance routines. So blessed to have performed this 40 yrs ago. Timeless music and dance. Truly lived seeing this flash mob in NY

[@waynebrasler]

Fifty years! It seems like 50 seconds. We who were there for the original stage production, and then the film, wondered if this greatest of American musicals might be forgotten as time moved on. It was so connected to a particular time and place. We need not have worried. Just saw it at the 12,000-seat Muny Theatre in St. Louis and it was magnificent, and all the original orchestrations and choreography. The audience was besides itself with joy and at the end loudly sobbing.

[@mariannesouza8326]

This is the coolest thing - to have them perform this, right on the edge of the West Side, is amazing!! 💃🏽🕺🏽

[@mismindles]

Loved it. Gave me a little tear. I don't know if it was the nostalgia of the musical or the sadness that it seems our country is running so fast to abandon the things that have made her great-and Broadway musicals are an American staple so all of that together made me sad, but joyful at the dance same time. My son hopes to be on Broadway someday, but I fear if he ever gets there New York won't be the same....Either way-I loved this. What a brilliant tribute to a 50 year old masterpiece. :)

[@29psalm]

i love the dancing of course, but especially the facial expressions too! LIKE!

[@ppcdnce2002]

This is such a great memory. So glad someone posted this, I can’t believe it’s been 10years! 💜

[@Vistamister]

My brother just sent this to me tonight to enjoy and I absolutely loved it. If you are associated with it, congratulations on a wonderful event.

[@macklincrux]

NY has lost spontaneity in the last decade. You made the streets exciting again. God knows this city needs an injection of new creativity and dedicated young people who work together to evolve the arts to the next level (not to mention it looked fun to do as it was to watch). J Bergasse, you gave just the right elements of Robbins and well executed expansion to pull off a memory that will be remembered for a lifetime. It's why many of us moved here in the first place. Well done

[@rosedavila3547]

WEST SIDE STORY is the musical ever

[@wepes7291]

The West Side Story, best movie Ever!!

[@edhickey6336]

That is freeking awesome.

[@skeche]

this is why new york is the greatest city in the world

[@manuelorozco7760]

I’ve dreamed of seeing it long before I was into musicals

[@thestarstarla]

and then at the end they just walked off smoothly

[@vgorski7545]

EXCELLENT !!!

[@redtoenails2909]

Beautiful.

[@carrotjuse]

Absolutely awesome, an American classic, the work of Peter Gennaro, Stephen Sondheim and Lenny Bernstein, played out on the streets of New York!

[@douglasokc]

WOW.............................what a delight

[@JohnHoulgate]

Hitting all those Jerome Robbins lines.

[@giovannasicily5785]

Nothing like NYC Baby 💯💯💯💯💕

[@somyod2u]

Unbelievable that this music and dance was first heard and seen on Broadway almost SEVENTY YEARS AGO !!!!

[@ToledoWingNut]

Flash Mob? Perhaps not. Brilliant? You betcha.

[@cowgearl1]

Freaking amaaazing! Happy 50th Anniversary!

[@kurazzybrunette]

Real flash mob !!!! Ahhhhhh

[@coralmeredith]

beautiful

[@TheOmlink]

Fantastic! Best score and choreography ever ever ever!

[@ykawamoto]

Happy 50the Anniversary!

[@anthonyhenrysmith]

so much more exciting than the Godspell flash!

[@ITALOS19841]

AMAZING

[@kungfudoggie]

ADORABLE!!!

[@Margotxmargot]

BEST FLASHMOB EVER!!

[@ohmagaod]

That fabulous black guy at 2:19. Makes my day.

[@MrANGELURI]

my favourite musical of all times, West Side Story, yes. I would love to see Lin Manuel Miranda doing a sequel, what would that be like without losing the essence of that show.

[@betaCarrotYT]

My school are doing a production of West Side Story and we've been having 9 till 9 rehearsals for the past 2 weeks as our show is own this Thursday till Saturday. My sister is playing Maria in B cast and I am playing as Pepe. We do a lot of the dances differently (and not saying this because it's our own show) but our dances I think look a lot better with more differentiations, they still look similar enough for you to know straight away it's West Side Story. Or if it's the Sharks or the Jets.

[@calixte500]

MrANGELURI The West side story Revival is basically Lin Manuel Sequel.. He worked on it and put his own taste in it

[@manuelorozco7760]

That feels wrong

[@spiritguided655]

Ya me too! My favorite movie of all time...

[@EvilJester119]

On December 10, 2021, one day before Rita Moreno turns 90, the new Steven Spielberg directed version of the movie will be released......

[@nouvelleSLang]

and this is why i love new york

[@thebes50]

Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ldanzamariastile3536]

west side story will live on for ever and ever wish i took part in this

[@icandoit95]

That was amazing

[@privat63778]

When you're a jet, you're a jet all the way, from your first cigarette to your last dying day!

[@dsamberg1]

I love new york...a lot.

[@stephiegiselle]

YAAAAASSSSS!!!!

[@julioartista1]

BÁR-BA-RO, QUE GENIAL IDEA DE SALIR A LAS CALLES CON EL ARTE AL ALCANCE DE TODOS, QUÉ CELEBRACIÓN PARA UNA OBRA ESTUPENDA

[@nelsonhmh]

This was Great.

[@bonchance9241]

FABULOUS

[@arianaconroy1406]

I'm binging this in the process of waiting to see this in Melb SO MUCH HYPE

[@kjsinatl]

Love it! NYC and West Side Story

[@KathyJirau]

fabulous!!! wish I'd been there caught off guard....

[@johnkroll2151]

I am sorry that so many people passed by on the street without stopping to watch this amazing damce/

[@TS-qq7vr]

#@$& heterosexuals.

[@tealballoons]

I love New York

[@rosebud1644]

This is AMAZING

[@Arletty75]

😍🗽 LEONARD BERNSTEIN 🗽😍 💝🦈✈✈🦈💝 Thank You ! Happy New Year 2020 AMERICA !

[@sw8330GKEEPER]

This was pretty good.

[@bluscorpion]

My hometown... I miss it! I want to be in the next flash dance!

[@1969336]

Guys were grandly...!!! Movie...I love it...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mothershelper1981]

Bravo! Well done!

[@TheFosseguy]

fantastic go sky !

[@JulianPark]

50th anniversary? This should be done at least once a month

[@TIYAREA]

this is great

[@madtiza]

that is quite inspirationalc

[@michaelg3074]

I wish a flash mob lie this would appear in Chicago. You guys are soooooo talented. Thanks.

[@stefer5979]

love it - love madly LB - WST- and New York!

[@pheonixrises11]

I always wanted 2 c that movie! My music teacher let us watc part of it, I LOVED it!

[@mikekev58]

So freaking cool. Thanks, Lenny.

[@lexie5973]

Brilliant. Gave me goosebumps

[@chelseagirl65]

That was truely awesome... I do so hope that the new film is as good as the first!!! Its going to take some hard going to beat it!!

[@manuelorozco7760]

I have been eager for the remake ever since Rita Moreno was announced to do it.

[@shallyvargas9875]

I'm speechless

[@johnqsample5119]

goals

[@felipetromp8210]

Heel mooie 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Groetjes uit Amsterdam

[@Red_Bull_Fan1985]

best ideas ever love it saw one in Central park few days ago amazing

[@lostthingsdept]

And this, folks, is why you live in New York.

[@keiko4043]

Carl Jerome Velasco visited new York for the first time last week. Did not want to leave 😂

[@lostthingsdept]

My friend said the same thing. Wish I could visit soon. Damn near broke

[@TS-qq7vr]

This folks, is a tourist trap New Yorkers never go to.

[@TS-qq7vr]

@DancesInCombatBoots !: You are a stereotypical West Side Story fan. Get a grip, call a crisis hotline, dress like Dorothy and critique Liza in Cabaret, watch your favorite Glee episode, take a breath.

[@betterwithsparkle9493]

@@TS-qq7vr I’m a born and raised New Yorker and I live right by here. I’ll be walking through on my way to work tomorrow.

[@jomaskell3800]

Amazing all so gifted, entertained me to the Max, I loved it from the beginning with all that anticipation..... Smooth and professionally executed. Well Done to you ALL!!!!

[@MaurizioMaltoni]

Meravigliosi !

[@dawn4349]

that was very cool.

[@samierification]

memories of high school production! *nostagic*

[@TheHolyFlipsterTHF]

Holy shit that was brilliant!

[@29psalm]

BOOM!

[@huguesfritsch565]

Superb and good

[@jeannepopovitz4335]

That was great! Wow it would be exciting to live there.

[@manuelorozco7760]

I would want to visit NYC more so than live there. Its been my dream since i was a kid

[@seannoel3208]

i like it yeah!

[@Jazzy-Pop]

THAT WAS AWESOME!!!

[@dchris1990]

wow I love Time Square and New York so much! wish other cities had half the class and awesomeness. Most are just kinda boring

[@patriciamorrison131]

That was amazing.

[@TheSammywammybar]

If I had to guess, few to none of the people would have known it was from West Side Story. People are more familiar with the songs rather than the background music. It's a shame my favorite scene is the Prologue and I love it solely for the music and choreography. Leonard Bernstein was a master of his craft and the music proves it.

[@manuelorozco7760]

That is sad more so than the story

[@futureboycolin]

It's such a shame that this show closed. Unbelievable that a classic like this didn't run for decades while other (won't name 'em) crap is going and going and going and...

[@debrastevenson709]

amazing

[@the_piano_diva]

This is awesome!

[@dengen324]

LOVE IT