Survivors Bust a Move!

jacgrehanjul · January 2010

Check out these survivors dancing to I Will Survive in a Flash Mob! We did this dance during a survivor party at my hospital in December, and we planned it ahead with the dancers but the other people there didn't know what was happening. The two women up front are one of the physician's medical assistants and an OR nurse; they choreographed the dance. The rest of the women dancing are survivors, a couple of breast cancer docs and nurses and a social worker. One young woman learned that day that she had brain mets but came and danced anyway. It was a very inspiring experience, I just wanted to share it with you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETiL4NPJE-g

Wonderland · January 2010

Awesome and appears to be so spontaneous! Are you one of the dancers?

gratitudegirl · January 2010

This is terrific, like the Oprah/Black Eyed Peas dance but with real people instead of 20-year-olds haha!! I want to do this. It looks like so much fun!

bluebuster · January 2010

Wow, I just watched this video. I love it!!

gratitudegirl · January 2010

I know, I think dancing together would be healing, like laughter and hugs. More fun than chemo and rads anyway!

bluebuster · January 2010

Me too, Gratitudegirl. I believe you have to live while you're alive.

goldylox · January 2010

This is really neat. How did they you it? Did you actually get together for practices? It looks kind of complicated, how long did it take to learn? It would be fun to organize something like this at Race for the Cure...

bluebuster · January 2010

Yeah, it would be great to have a video of this with me and my friends in it! Woo hoo, viral video !

goldylox · January 2010

OK, I read about the OPRAH one and found out they put practices on youtube. Then I looked at the other ones on this account (Clarian North Medical Center) on Youtube and voila, practice videos!!! We could learn it too!! I might do this if I can get some brave girlfriends.

coonie · January 2010

Sooooo cool!! I really enjoyed it!

Thanks for sharing...

jacgrehanjul · January 2010

We did 2 live practices and posted a video of the first one on youtube for people to get extra practice. The dance is pretty easy because it repeats a lot. It would be so cool if other survivors learned it and did it at the race or other events!!!

jacgrehanjul · January 2010

Hi Wonderland-

I just saw your question! I was wearing a purple jacket all the way on the right behind the tree (thank God) for most of it !

gratitudegirl · January 2010