Are flash mobs seriously silly or seriously positive?
Four teens drive up to the front of Santikos Silverado movie theater in Northwest San Antonio with hard rock blaring from the stereo. To the amazement of theater-goers waiting in line, three of the teens throw open the doors and start dancing wildly to the beat. When the song ends, they jump back into their car and speed away. This scene, which took place about four months ago and is an example of a flash mob, an event organized by a group of people who meet at an appointed time and place to perform predetermined actions that are typically meant to confuse and amuse spectators. Stevens High School graduate Christian Ortega, 18, was one of the dancers at the movie theater. “My friends blasted the music, and we all jumped out (of the vehicle) and started moshing,” Ortega said. “When the breakdown was over, we drove away.” The teen dancers didn’t know they had participated in a flash mob. Unaware their actions had a name, the teens were just trying to have a good time. While flash mobs ar
