{"id":1319604,"date":"2020-04-23T16:34:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T22:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=995869"},"modified":"2020-04-23T16:34:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T22:34:35","slug":"bonedale-flashmob-rehearses-virtually-for-a-post-pandemic-first-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/bonedale-flashmob-rehearses-virtually-for-a-post-pandemic-first-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonedale Flashmob rehearses virtually for a post-pandemic First Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"981\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/IMG_1844-981x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/IMG_1844-981x1024.jpg 981w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/IMG_1844-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/IMG_1844-768x802.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/IMG_1844-1472x1536.jpg 1472w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/IMG_1844.jpg 1962w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\"><figcaption><strong>Alexandra Jerkunica does choreography instruction during a Bonedale Flashmob rehearsal over Zoom. Matthew Bennett \/ Post Independent <\/strong><br \/><em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Members of Bonedale Flashmob can\u2019t wait to dance through Carbondale\u2019s streets again for First Friday.<\/p>\n<p>During the pandemic, the Carbondale-based group has continued to rehearse virtually for when the day to dance comes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDance is healing,\u201d said Alexandra Jerkunica, Bonedale Flashmob founder. \u201cIt brings so much joy to people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jerkunica and her husband Anthony Jerkunica have co-owned the all-ages dance, pilates and yoga studio \u2014 Coredination \u2014 in Carbondale since 2004.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row gspi-donation gspi-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/PI-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/PI-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/pi-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At an October First Friday five years ago, Coredination orchestrated a zombie Flashmob to Michael Jackson\u2019s iconic song \u201cThriller.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The surprise dance was a hit, and eventually led to the formation of Bonedale Flashmob, which has performed at summer festivals, First Friday, fundraisers and other events ever since.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone can join Bonedale Flashmob and it does not require prior dance experience.<\/p>\n<p>Jerkunica teaches Bonedale Flashmob\u2019s choreography and said the group generally practices a routine for about three months.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-pandemic, Bonedale Flashmob rehearsed outside at a park or in one of Coredination\u2019s studios each week.<\/p>\n<p>During the pandemic, however, the group has met every Friday over Zoom between 5 and 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Bonedale Flashmob will also host a live, flashmob dance rehearsal during May\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/virtually-intact-thunder-river-theatre-companys-thunderstream-moves-first-friday-to-the-web\/\">virtual First Friday hosted by Carbondale Arts and Thunder River Theatre Company<\/a> next week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also email all participants every week the choreography so they can study it on their own,\u201d Jerkunica said.<\/p>\n<p>Email <a href=\"mailto:movefromyourcenter@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">movefromyourcenter@gmail.com<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i> for more information on joining Bonedale Flashmob.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to \u201cThriller,\u201d Bonedale Flashmob has danced to songs by Justin Timberlake, Portugal. The Man, Daft Punk and other celebrated artists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a group, we\u2019d decide on a song that is fun, upbeat and happy that people know or they recognize,\u201d Jerkunica said. \u201cThen I put together just basic jazz choreography and then we start working on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the past three weeks, the group has been rehearsing to \u201cHoliday\u201d by Madonna.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jerkunica, generally, between 15 and 30 people dance in a Bonedale Flashmob.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy hope is always more people,\u201d Jerkunica said. \u201cI visualize this one being hundreds of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No one knows at this point exactly when Bonedale Flashmob will perform in the town\u2019s streets or parks again.<\/p>\n<p>Rest assured, though, when they do get the green light \u2014 they\u2019ll be ready to dance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe flashmob is really about bringing joy to ourselves and sharing that outwardly,\u201d Jerkunica said. \u201cIt\u2019s a pretty amazing connection you make with audience members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:mabennett@postindependent.com\">mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/entertainment\/bonedale-flashmob-rehearses-virtually-for-a-post-pandemic-first-friday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexandra Jerkunica does choreography instruction during a Bonedale Flashmob rehearsal over Zoom. Matthew Bennett \/ Post Independent Members of Bonedale Flashmob can\u2019t wait to dance through Carbondale\u2019s streets again for First Friday. During the pandemic, the Carbondale-based group has continued to rehearse virtually for when the day to dance comes. \u201cDance is healing,\u201d said Alexandra [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1319604","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-06 01:24:32","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1319604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319604\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1319604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1319604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1319604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}