I love this quote: "After Covid, there were such awkward feelings for kids. It meant the world to me that my daughter was able to be a part of something so fun, freeing, and part of a greater community." Yay!!!!
What an honor to have been part of this! I am ever reminded that we humans are meant to dance, shake our limbs, and be free! Thank you for this reminder that sings in every cell of my body, and thanks to this video, will be remembered in heart, mind, and soul forever!
Want to add a huge thank you to Lucinda for capturing my words up there as well! I've shaken free of my shackles in more ways than one! Communities that groove together, move together. . . and this is how movements are made!
JB is a once in a lifetime talent! He sure does spread The Sound of Music over our painfully hurting planet. This gift of his, from his haunting falsetto to his moves like no other, is coming at us during a time of unrest and deep depression. May he continue to remind us that life is a precious gift from God.
I lived in Santa cruz for almost 7 yeras , It was a full experience of a new culture for me coming from Mexico city. I wish I could go back there again someday just for the fun of It.
We needed a fresh fun feel good song to make our feet start moving and shake off the last 2 years I can't get this song out of my head He nailed it with this one NICE JOB JON BATISTE 💜💋
this is why i miss living in northern california. i used to go to a weekly Dance Jam in Berkeley , anyone else ever got to that? light and love. how fun.
excellent to see that you got the post. I am on you tube in a small way "billy blackmon amarillo" by PBS about cowboying with my friend who is now deceased we had adventures on a lower key than your wild happy exuberance
I'm so happy to have experienced watching this. When it really kicked in I started crying !!! WTH ???? Happy Father's day (June 19th '22. UK.) to my awesome son Ross Wrega !!
Things are a bit difficult for women here in the U.S. rt now . We have had a major set back in our rights. Seeing the joy ,and power in these women's hearts brought me to tears.
it just came on to my you page, I am Aussie 63 , How Awesome is this, you made my night People, Love it Love it Love it, We So Need this stuff right now, I wish could do this stuff down in Aussie, Santa Cruz people YOU ROCK. Keep it going, maybe the rest of the people in this planet might catch on.
I love flash mob videos. I wish one would happen by me. Lol. And this was great. I love this song so much. Props to these guys for navigating that crowded boardwalk. And I got a lot of joy seeing some elderly people grooving on the side. That will be me someday. Lol.
That was a thing of beauty to watch and I feel so honored to have seen it. Ladies I highly recommend that you do some more of this because people sure can use it now more than ever!
The man is so humble too I've been a fan of his for many years & he is a freaking beast of happiness and love..He has a way of spreading joy,love, happiness, all around himself too
When this randomly popped up on UA-cam, I was excited to watch because 1)Jon Batiste and this song and 2) it’s at the Boardwalk-I lived in Santa Cruz for 12 years. But ALSO because, in addition to the ocean and hummingbirds, the thing I miss most about living in SC is my dance classes with Geena at Worldanz--I just knew she had to be involved with this, and sure enough, here she is! Bringing moves and spreading joy, as she does. Those classes were so cathartic and joyful for me-no judgement, all community. This video made me feel the same way. Good to see this dance community still thriving and great to see Geena dancing and smiling! Thank you for this ❤️
Love from the Thai jungle. I worked as a ride mechanic there from 1988-'89 during the summer season and during off season I restored and painted the Looff Carousel and the Merry Go Round room and the turntable. This brings back some happy memories for an old man a long way from home. Santa Cruz is one of my favorite home towns. Rock on Surf City!
LOVED IT! Such joy. I was dancing in my chair watching and would have been dancing on the sidelines if I'd been there watching. Music is a way to share happiness.
Fantastic! Just what we all need to jass up our life! Thank you all for putting that spring back into our steps and bringing smiles back to our faces. I had forgotten how to dance. I was dancing right along with you. This is truly Magical. Wow, really mind blowing in a good way!
Yes, we have freedom. Santa Cruz is like this. New and old hippies, nerds, people of all colors, college students. We love the boardwalk which has been there for over a century. Garish. Perhaps, but we all love the place. It also has one of the oldest and fun wooden roller coasters in the world. And what’s the problem with people having fun.
I grew up in Santa Cruz, worked on the Boardwalk, ran the ferris wheel and other rides. It's changed some, but the vibe is pretty much the same. Jon's song fits perfectly. A great place to have lived in, for sure.
Saw the title and immediately thought of Jon Batiste's song and soon as those first notes played after the drum beas,I knew it was and I just cried the whole video. Beautiful and a perfect flash mob song. Especially on the first day of spring!
Ohhhh Lucinda!!!! This was beautiful, amazing, inspiring and SOOO fun to see!!!! I’m so happy to see you and all these other beautiful souls expressing yourselves and bringing joy to the world together. And the sights and sounds of Santa Cruz were awesome!!!!! Oh, and your cinematography was fabulous!!!
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Mr. Batiste, I've just decided that I now know what you are doing-- You, Sir are spreading love all over planet earth. So, thank you very much!
Came to the same realization last week. Lead the way John
Happy Juneteenth, thanks for spreading your love and freedom through Mr. Batiste's Fabulous Freedom, my A them this year💖🇺🇸🇺🇦🌍🌎🌏⭐💞
TRUTH and UA-camrs are helping. Have you tried the concerts yet💯🌎abiding 💕
My sentiments exactly, Jon Batiste He is filled with love and he is sharing love I wish we would all listen.
I love this quote: "After Covid, there were such awkward feelings for kids. It meant the world to me that my daughter was able to be a part of something so fun, freeing, and part of a greater community." Yay!!!!
Found out About it too late to learn the dance but I'm filming in the blue and yellow tie dye pants and a tan visor n mask. Thrilling!!!
LeeAnn Sherwood, Kevin's wife. So fun!!
Love my Santa Cruz dancers! I think it’s an unwritten rule you have to be able to dance if you live here.💃💜
What an honor to have been part of this! I am ever reminded that we humans are meant to dance, shake our limbs, and be free! Thank you for this reminder that sings in every cell of my body, and thanks to this video, will be remembered in heart, mind, and soul forever!
the world needs more of this!
More love and hate!!!
💜🎭 I love me some Jon..he is a creature of beauty,peace and spreading love and happiness…..SING IT JON🎭🎷🎭
That old lady in blue with the cane!! I absolutely adored this. More, more, more.
Thank you old people matter tooooooooo!
I'm sitting here going why am I crying and I suddenly dawned on me it's happiness I haven't seen happiness in so long I'm crying
Right with you, Monty. Please pass the Kleenex.
The best feeling
Let’s go women of this country. FREEDOM
I love the lady in the purple top with a cane-grooving & dancing with so much joy!
Women will save America!!!!!
Oh yeah we will!!!!
What a beautiful world this would be if we all did this every day. Spreading nothing but love
Yes, what a wonderful world it would be.......
Now this is what AMERICA should be; everyone just getting along❤️🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾❤️
Happy Juneteenth! Jon's Freedom as Anthem this weekend?💜🇺🇸
Want to add a huge thank you to Lucinda for capturing my words up there as well! I've shaken free of my shackles in more ways than one! Communities that groove together, move together. . . and this is how movements are made!
JB is a once in a lifetime talent! He sure does spread The Sound of Music over our painfully hurting planet. This gift of his, from his haunting falsetto to his moves like no other, is coming at us during a time of unrest and deep depression. May he continue to remind us that life is a precious gift from God.
I lived in Santa cruz for almost 7 yeras , It was a full experience of a new culture for me coming from Mexico city. I wish I could go back there again someday just for the fun of It.
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAS TO GET BACK TO THIS PLACE!
When you feel it, you move and you should.
THIS IS WHAT FREEDOM LOOKS LIKE💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🤩
Much easier to get Millennials and Gen-Z to a flash mob than it is a ballot box. Let's hope that changes in November.
I’m 75 years old and I am so proud to see this FREEDOM DANCE ALL OUR STATES SHOULD COPY IT
The Harris-Walz ticket should get "Freedom" as their theme song. With this Jon Baptiste raver, they'd be unstoppable!
We needed a fresh fun feel good song to make our feet start moving and shake off the last 2 years I can't get this song out of my head He nailed it with this one NICE JOB JON BATISTE 💜💋
Thank you Santa Cruz and all you dancing mobsters. Opened my heart and brought tears to my eyes. Feels like Freedom!
This is Kevin's wife. I got told that day and went to film. So lucky
@@kevincallahan2495 Yeah, you were.😁
Brava, ladies! Dancin' in my chair with y'all. ❤
If the whole world could just dance,instead of fighting,WE WOULD BE HAPPY! The Leaders,need to dance!!!!,
It’s very powerful to see an all-woman group dancing for Freedom, in the wake of the Dobbs Decision.
this is why i miss living in northern california. i used to go to a weekly
Dance Jam in Berkeley , anyone else ever got to that? light and love. how fun.
My old hometown! I miss it.
the lady with the red sunglasses and red belt leading is just a joy to behold. energy and fun and stone cold good looking
Thank you, that’s me, you made my day 😍😆😘
excellent to see that you got the post. I am on you tube in a small way "billy blackmon amarillo" by PBS about cowboying with my friend who is now deceased we had adventures on a lower key than your wild happy exuberance
I'm so happy to have experienced watching this. When it really kicked in I started crying !!! WTH ???? Happy Father's day (June 19th '22. UK.) to my awesome son Ross Wrega !!
Things are a bit difficult for women here in the U.S. rt now . We have had a major set back in our rights. Seeing the joy ,and power in these women's hearts brought me to tears.
FREEDOM 2024!!! ❤🤍💙
I'm smiling from ear to ear!! My kind of people!!
THANK YOU JON!!!!!!!!! We all need you especially now. Your music and lyrics feel our souls. THANK YOU❤ (sally in williamsburg, va)
Bring on The JOY……The Happy….The Flash Mob Dancing!!❤❤❤❤
I love that grandma and grandpa are invited to join the fun.
I love Jon Batiste! This is a reminder that we are all part of the human race. FREEDOM!
So many old folks dancing!
Just absolutely love this. Jon Baptiste you bring so much pure light hearted joy to all. Thank you for this 🕺🏻💃🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
*Batiste
With so much hate in America, it really is nice to see this.
Listen to this song and see so many happy people 😍. I feel like I'm 10 years younger and wants to give everyone a kiss 💋😊
Beautiful souls spreading joy and Love! That you Mr. BATISTE.
The world needs this, dance on ladies, so beautiful
it just came on to my you page, I am Aussie 63 , How Awesome is this, you made my night People, Love it Love it Love it, We So Need this stuff right now, I wish could do this stuff down in Aussie, Santa Cruz people YOU ROCK. Keep it going, maybe the rest of the people in this planet might catch on.
Freedom to our bodies ladies!!!❤❤❤
Happy Juneteenth Y'all, think Jon's Freedom should be the Anthem🇺🇸🗳️
I cried happy tears throughout. Thank you Santa Cruz Freedom Flashmob...and Jon Batiste.
This is the unity and love of Americans I miss
Very Nicely Done Ladies! A very enjoyable Woman's Right's Movement and just plain fun!
Those girls in the front-line are really sending it!
I love flash mob videos. I wish one would happen by me. Lol. And this was great. I love this song so much. Props to these guys for navigating that crowded boardwalk. And I got a lot of joy seeing some elderly people grooving on the side. That will be me someday. Lol.
That was a thing of beauty to watch and I feel so honored to have seen it. Ladies I highly recommend that you do some more of this because people sure can use it now more than ever!
I love dancing flash mobs, singing flash mobs, music flash mobs! Heck....I love flash mobs❣❣❣
Git it People!!! That is MY America!
Love this, at 75, it makes me want to move !! Music heals!
Still watching this in 2024!!!!! So good!!!!! ❤
Wonderful! I was born in Santa Cruz, California and lived about 4 blocks from the beach!
I'm a native Santa Cruz person myself it was nice seeing this. Born and raised in the Cuz.
BEAUTIFUL! SANTA CRUZ, REMEMBER FREEEEEEEEDOM! LOVE! PEACE FOR ALL, NOT JUST THOSE WHO THINK THE SAME. Respect to all.
Saint Jon Baptiste is a Love Machine. Bless him & his wife & family.
*Batiste
The freedom of Santa Cruz, baby
The man is so humble too I've been a fan of his for many years & he is a freaking beast of happiness and love..He has a way of spreading joy,love, happiness, all around himself too
So talented, yet rooted and real.
Absolutely! Huge respect for Jon Batiste!
That was amazing! Put a smile on my face. Love the positive energy of everybody. You guys brought joy to a lot of people.
When this randomly popped up on UA-cam, I was excited to watch because 1)Jon Batiste and this song and 2) it’s at the Boardwalk-I lived in Santa Cruz for 12 years. But ALSO because, in addition to the ocean and hummingbirds, the thing I miss most about living in SC is my dance classes with Geena at Worldanz--I just knew she had to be involved with this, and sure enough, here she is! Bringing moves and spreading joy, as she does. Those classes were so cathartic and joyful for me-no judgement, all community. This video made me feel the same way. Good to see this dance community still thriving and great to see Geena dancing and smiling! Thank you for this ❤️
What the world needs now 👍🏼♥️
😍 Why does this tighten my chest and bring tears?!! XOXO Love How fun.
I love Santa Cruz ! Greetings from México.
Love from the Thai jungle. I worked as a ride mechanic there from 1988-'89 during the summer season and during off season I restored and painted the Looff Carousel and the Merry Go Round room and the turntable. This brings back some happy memories for an old man a long way from home. Santa Cruz is one of my favorite home towns. Rock on Surf City!
It warms the soul to see people be happy...no politics, no strife just joy
What a beautiful world this could be. We should all learnn from this wonderful video.
I've been to Santa Cruz many times and I've never seen a show like that on the boardwalk! Bravo!
Agree!!!
perfect. let's dance for freedom everywhere.
Love Santa Cruz
LOVED IT! Such joy. I was dancing in my chair watching and would have been dancing on the sidelines if I'd been there watching. Music is a way to share happiness.
love and peace ❤
The little old lady with a cane was having a blast!
Fantastic! Just what we all need to jass up our life! Thank you all for putting that spring back into our steps and bringing smiles back to our faces. I had forgotten how to dance. I was dancing right along with you. This is truly Magical. Wow, really mind blowing in a good way!
Awsome dance-by ladys😲
So love this!! Great job everybody. Thanks for being a ray of sunshine in a dark world!!
Yes, we have freedom. Santa Cruz is like this. New and old hippies, nerds, people of all colors, college students. We love the boardwalk which has been there for over a century. Garish. Perhaps, but we all love the place. It also has one of the oldest and fun wooden roller coasters in the world. And what’s the problem with people having fun.
People of all colors? I saw mostly (only?) unattractive white women dancing. But then again, that is mostly Santa Cruz!
God, I love this song!!!
Love this! I'm smiling from ear to ear! And the lady dancing with the cane, what an inspiration!
Oh darn....................I done gone WOKE!!!!!!!!!!!! Hold hands and lets get together and get this done.
One Love always
La musica, vista in questo modo è un vero piacere!!!
I am so, so pleased to see flash mobs again, Hooray 😀😆🤩👌
This is the perfect flashmob for Kamala Harris/Walz rally!
The song just resonates w/the people! Yes, let it happen!💙💙💙
The best Mob for the Boardwalk! Love it. Wish I was there ❤
So much fun!!!!❤❤❤
This is the first flash mob I've seen that actually looks like a flash mob
MUCHAS GRACIAS
I Love Love
love flash mobs!
Soooo fun!
I grew up in Santa Cruz, worked on the Boardwalk, ran the ferris wheel and other rides. It's changed some, but the vibe is pretty much the same. Jon's song fits perfectly. A great place to have lived in, for sure.
Saw the title and immediately thought of Jon Batiste's song and soon as those first notes played after the drum beas,I knew it was and I just cried the whole video. Beautiful and a perfect flash mob song. Especially on the first day of spring!
Good job. And thanks for loving my homeboy
Happy Juneteenth 🇺🇸🥰
Greatness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I luv u
more please!
Nice!!
This is how you do this man has the whole world dancing! This song is a breath of fresh sweet feel good sound.😊
So joyful, always makes me cry.
This flashmobs are the answer, they bring Joy, peace, love and happiness and that's what our world needs these days.❤❤❤
well said
Blues Brothers vibes right there.
Dancing in the streets, one of the things I love best about California!
Ohhhh Lucinda!!!! This was beautiful, amazing, inspiring and SOOO fun to see!!!! I’m so happy to see you and all these other beautiful souls expressing yourselves and bringing joy to the world together. And the sights and sounds of Santa Cruz were awesome!!!!! Oh, and your cinematography was fabulous!!!