TO celebrate Halloween, Eastbourne dance company Cherry Dance Studios dressed as Zombies to perform a ‘Flash Mob Zombie Walk’ today (Saturday).
The ghoulish creatures staggered, crawled and shuddered into life to start their day of performances at Drop in the Ocean on Eastbourne Pier, then they made their way to perform outside the old TJ Hughes building. The group of Zombies then descended on The Beacon to perform their 7 minute flash mob to hundreds of shoppers to the musical backdrop of Thriller, Smooth Criminal, Beat It, Staying Alive and Zombie Nation.
Cherry Dance Studios founder Cheryl Tibbals said: “The best reactions came from surprised shoppers. We had our own PA system and the sight of our friendly Zombies on parade produced a mixture of shock, then delight. It certainly grabbed their attention and most shoppers took a break to watch the parade.”
The Zombie Walk was the initiative of the Eastbourne Chamber. Cherry Dance company took it over three years ago and has seen the event grow into a fun event that has become a firm favourite with the dancers and the general public.
The dancers created their own costumes and helped each other with their make-up.
Hend Moussa, Community Manager at The Beacon said: “The dancers helped bring Halloween alive. The flash mob is a great initiative and really grabs the attention of shoppers. People stop and stare, then relax and enjoy the performance.”
Photos: Paul Gibson, Regional Media Group Ltd.
