During Oprah Winfrey's kickoff show that aired on September 10, 2009, thousands of people joined in to perform a flash mob dance. As many as 21,000 people along Chicago's Michigan Avenue participated in the synchronized crowd dance as the Black Eyed Peas sang their hit song "I Got a Feeling." A flash mob is a group of people who join together to perform some sort of unusual stunt - including a dance.http://www.nbcchicago.com/around-town/events/Oprahs-Flash-Mob-Style-Dance-58166602.html
Flash Mob Dance on Oprah
Flash Mob Dance Party to Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" on Oprah Winfrey Festival Chicago 2009
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Oprah flash mob dance was choreographed by Michael Gracey
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Dancers were recruited by casting agencies prior to the show's taping on September 8, 2009
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While the crowd waited for the show taping to start, trained dancers taught audience members the dance
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Winfrey said she didn't know about the flash mob until it began
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Oprah's kickoff show also featured performances by Criss Angel, Jennifer Hudson, Rascal Flatts and James Taylor
