Sasquatch music festival 2009 - Guy starts dance party
What it is
Amateur footage from the 2009 Sasquatch music festival in which one person starts dancing alone and a crowd gradually joins in, turning it into a dance party.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Used as the classic example of a lone first follower turning one person's action into a movement, in threads about bystanders and group behavior.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2009, last 2022
What HN commenters said
“I think the most amazing/hilarious example I've seen of one person starting something by making the first move”
Amazing, hilarious example of one person starting a movement
anonymousDan, 2019-07 · Recommendation · in “A new study uses camera footage to track the frequency of bystander intervention”
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Topics: dance party, first follower, crowd psychology, music festival, social movement
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