H&M and Mr Youth organized West Side Story dance-off Kids flash mob

H&M and Mr Youth organized West Side Story dance-off Kids flash mob

It's not enough to be pretty when you're involved in this one, the flash mob that appeared in Union Square San Francisco this Saturday had kids of all sizes doing a dance off in their best H&M outfits.


The teams chose San Francisco and Union Square in particular because H&M’s Global marketing campaign for this season's children's collection was shot on the streets of SF and the flagship store on Powell & O’Farrell St., a block away from Union Square, just permanently added H&M’s children’s collection to the store with the launch of this campaign. The performance started with a sassy kid wanting to flaunt his moves (and fashion) and challenged a duo of unsuspecting break dancers to a dance off. The challenge grew from a small group of kids into a huge synchronized performance featuring 55 skilled dancers, using style-flashing choreography to showcase H&M Kids clothes and prove that a kid in the right gear can really "Set It Off."

Director of Brand Development: Vishal Sapra

Senior Copywriter: Erica Boynton

Director of Production: Marc Grunberg

Account Executive: Jill Huelser



Production Company: TEAK

Director: Greg Martinez

EP: Greg Martinez

Line Producer: Ynze Bijl


Event Planning Company: Cappa & Graham, Inc

Vice President: Gordon R. Thompson

Program Director: Josiline Shanahan


Editorial: TEAK

Editor: Jeremy Huff

Producer: Emily van Nierop

Asst. Editor: Jeff Lopus


Choreography: Culture Shock Oakland/Shock Family

Choreographer/Exec.Director: Kim Sims-Battiste

Assistant Director: Tahira Hodge

Assistant Artistic Director: Shanice Brown



Music: "Set it Off"

Composer/Artist: Izza Kizza

Shoot Location: Union Square, San Francisco

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