{"id":1478,"date":"2026-07-07T17:48:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2026-07-07T17:48:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:48:46","slug":"when-100-students-suddenly-began-dancing-to-uptown-funk-shoppers-thought-it-was-just-an-unforgettable-flash-mob-until-21-police-officers-stepped-into-the-routine-and-left-th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnnews24h.store\/?p=1478","title":{"rendered":"When 100 students suddenly began dancing to \u201cUptown Funk,\u201d shoppers thought it was just an unforgettable flash mob\u2014until 21 police officers stepped into the routine and left the entire crowd speechless. \ud83d\udc83"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Members of the Saanich Police Department in Victoria, Canada found a bit of extra time to do some community outreach back one May \u2013 and it involved putting on their dancing shoes.<\/p>\n

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Twenty-one officers from the department teamed up with 100 students from nearby Spectrum Community School\u2019s dance program to plan a flashmob at Uptown.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The song they chose \u2013 Bruno Mars\u2019 \u201cUptown Funk,\u201d of course.<\/p>\n

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In a press release issued after the event, the\u00a0Saanich Police\u00a0said the goal of the event was \u201cto create a special relationship between students and police.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was achieved by participating in the dance classes with the students where cops and kids could laugh with each other and work towards a common goal of dancing together in a flash mob. Dancing in public as part of a flash mob was definitely outside of most officer\u2019s comfort zone but they were willing to step outside the box and create a special and lasting memory for our community.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Not only did officers attend dance classes with the students but practiced on their own time as well.<\/p>\n

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And who gave them the moves? Lia Shannon, the Spectrum Community School dance teacher, who later won the Chief Constable\u2019s Citizenship Award for her role in organizing the event.<\/p>\n