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Every once in a while, crowded train stations have been known to break into song and dance and then disperse as if nothing happened. Large groups of people freeze for a period of time and then ...

Improv Everywhere is a New York-based comedy troupe known for its unexpected flash mobs. For its latest mission, the group ...

"Step Up Revolution" taps into the dance "flash mob" phenomenon and moves to Miami to give us the sunniest and most entertaining of these kids-gotta -dance musicals. The flash mobs - in traffic, ...

Dec. 3 (UPI) --A five-year FBI report shows shoplifting incidents related to flash mob groups are responsible for more than $8 million in stolen goods. On Wednesday, the uniform crime reporting unit ...

An Ohio State University flash mob from 2010 was featured in a clue on 'Jeopardy!' this week.

The world’s first flash mob was organized in Manhattan in May 2003 by a man named Bill Wasik. It was a flop because the retail store was tipped off. Wasik organized the second attempt on June 3, 2003.

You’ve probably already heard of flash mobs–their eccentric gatherings have been well documented in media vehicles from the New York Times to Good Morning America ...

Dressed in monochrome black and gray head to toe, they stormed through the doors of the Nordstrom at the Westfield Topanga mall Saturday afternoon. More than 30 masked robbers, men and women, flowed ...

There were three flash mobs that targeted high-end retail stores from Friday evening to Sunday evening in the San Francisco area. "A large mob robbed Sam’s Jewelers inside Southland Mall, Hayward. PD ...

It takes two to tango. But it takes a lot more than that to start a flash mob. The 10th annual LA Summer Tango Marathon will take place across the South Bay next weekend, featuring a traveling “flash ...