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Everybody Dance Now: 8 Videos Of People Getting Funky On The Subway In Spring
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Ben Yakas
Published May 3, 2013
Modified May 6, 2013
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With the weather finally starting to thaw our cold hearts and make us feel feelings again, magical things seem to be happening everywhere we look: the spire at the top of the WTC, humpback whales in Queens, Reese Witherspoon's arrest video, etc. And inspired people all over the five boroughs are brushing off the cobwebs and getting funky on the subway. We're not just talking about those ubiquitous, pole climbing hip hop dancers—regular straphangers are throwing self-consciousness to the wind, slipping off their shoes and swiveling their hips. We've received a lot of videos of this springtime phenomenon lately, and we've put some of our favorites below for you to enjoy on this beautiful Friday.
These middle-aged men transform into whirling dervishes listening to the music of Mecca Bodega, aka one of our best buskers.
A popular Union Square station performer dares to take off her shoes for this limber dance:
Helpfully titled, "dorks battle subway dancers:"
Do spontaneous dances really happen if Moon Hooch isn't around?
Someone took Billy Idol's advice to heart:
This man claims he's playing guitar, but he doesn't seem to know how to:
We have never had the urge to do the hora on a platform, but to each their own:
It's a subway dance battle...between two pre-tweens:
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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