This Valentine's Day brought with it all the anticipation of love stories adorned with flowers, chocolate and cards. However, a group of seniors had an usual treat for anybody who just happened to stumble across them.
Shoppers going through the motions of a mundane day at the mall. For clerks, it's just another day on the job. So, where is the love? After all, it is Valentine's Day right?
These seniors say the love is in their moves.
"I practiced in my room. And, in my bed at night I go through the routine so it's in my head," said participant Yvonne Liner.
"Really neat, that's cool, keeps them young," said one spectator.
The Rosewood Senior Living Community presented a flash mob Tuesday at Valley Plaza Mall. The dancers showed some senior swag.
Candy Wright says, "I really enjoyed it, like the way people came in and started dancing, it was really great."
Jose Aguirre says, "That was a lot of fun there, seeing the people dancing that was pretty wild."
So what is a flash mob?
"Where a bunch of people just go dancing I guess," said one shopper.
"I just don't know. We were supposed to act like we didn't know anything and we just started doing it," said Liner.
"To me, it reminds me of an old musical where out of nowhere a song happens and everybody seems to know the choreography," said Shari Fortino, Director of Drama and Dance.
The first flash mob was in New York City in 2003, and since then flash mobs are popping up everywhere, even here in Bakersfield. Sometimes it's dance, or a flash mob pillow fight in the bay area.
For these young-at-heart seniors, it's a chance to prove you're only as old as you feel.
"It made me feel young again, that I can still move the body," said Liner.
Moving like nobody's watching, flash mobs are almost always a guarantee to make someone's day. Almost always sure to flash a smile.
