Banana Dance Flash Mob


Dancing in the street with giant bananas! A fruity flashmob for Another Fine Fest 2017 created with Rachael Weaver, Sara Charlesworth and a whole basket of brilliant volunteer bananas.

Lots of giant paper maché bananas surrounded  by onlookers

The Inspiration:

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How to make a giant cardboard banana:

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The workshop:

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The dance steps to learn:

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Banana skin on card

Copying nature’s dress pattern.

cardboard with banana sections drawn on

Now we have a plan, but it’s very small!

Projection of banana sections on wall

We projected the pattern onto paper taped to the wall to super-size it!

large card banana on table

Card cut to the pattern and taped together.

Large white card banana

A bit of paper mache and paint later and it’s coming together.

Card banana painted yellow

Yellow and black added and we’re ready to dance!

two women painting card bananas

Trial banana complete… time to bring in the workshop troops!

six card bananas

Our bunch is expanding by the day!

One large card bananas, two small card bananas and two large card strawberries

Accessories made!

man with beard dressed as carmen miranda

Our “Carmen Miranda” prepping for the show

girl holding giant strawberry

Helpers ready with custom t-shirts

family holding bananas and strawberries

The Dennett family are ready!

Woman holding giant banana with list written on it

Dance steps “memorised”!

Rows of banana carrying people on a field

A last minute practice on Ford Park before sneaking into town

line of people holding giant bananas

Hiding in an alley waiting for our moment!

Man dressed as Carmen Miranda

Our fearless dance leader heads the flash mob parade into town.

Two lines of people face each other holding bananas aloft.

And we’re off!

Crowd with banana people in the middle

The crowds part for the sudden banana influx!

Children holding strawberries

The helpers tried to keep us in step!

girl holding strawberry dancing up a line of bananas.

…by dancing up the middle.