The SpecFest Team would like to invite dancers from your school to participate in the SpecFest 2025 FlashMob.

This exciting initiative, now in its fourth year, will take place as part of the entertainment at SpecFest, the outdoor festival that accompanies the 2025 Schools Spectacular, on Friday 28 November 2025 (Term 4 Week 7).

In-person

On the day of the performance, students will rehearse the choreography with our choreographer, perform as part of the FlashMob, feature as part of a video released to celebrate SpecFest, and sit in performer seating to watch the Friday evening performance of the 2025 Schools Spectacular.

Online option

On the day of the performance, students will rehearse the choreography with our choreographer online, perform as part of the FlashMob, and feature as part of a video released to celebrate SpecFest

Check out footage of the 2023 SpecFest Flash Mob!

Some important information about participation in this program:

Schools will be provided with a video resource of the choreography in late Term 3 and will need to learn the dance prior to arrival at the event.
On Friday 28 November, in-person participating schools will need to arrive at 11:15 am, participate in a rehearsal and then remain on site for a performance in the early evening (approx. 5:45 pm) as part of SpecFest outdoor entertainment.
There will be a participation fee of $30 per student. This includes access to the choreography resource, a t-shirt and cap for each participant (which will also be the costume for the event).
Participating students must be accompanied by a teacher at all times, including whilst attending the evening performance. A maximum of two staff for every 30 students involved in the FlashMob from each school will be provided access to the performer seating area to supervise students.
Please note, parents, friends/family or additional staff will not be able to join the students in the performer seating area for the evening performance - access to this area is only for accompanying teachers as above. Parents, friends/family and additional staff will need to purchase a ticket if they wish to attend the evening performance and will not be able to sit with the performers.
No audition is required, and there is no limit to the number of students from each school who may be nominated to participate in the event, however, SpecFest reserves the right to limit the numbers accepted from each school to ensure that the widest range of schools and students possible are able to participate.
It is not possible to accommodate individual students from schools in this opportunity. All students must attend as part of a school group and be accompanied by a teacher.
Whilst schools who are participating in the Schools Spectacular may also participate as part of the SpecFest Flash Mob, the same individual students can't perform in both the SpecFest Flash Mob and the Schools Spectacular.

Nominations close Friday 1 August 2025 (Term 3 Week 2), and schools will be informed of the final numbers accepted by Thursday, 14 August 2025 (Term 3 Week 4).

If you have any questions, please contact Peter.S.Hayward@det.nsw.edu.au.

Schools Spectacular 2025 - SpecFest Flash Mob

Schools Spectacular (The Arts Unit)