For May, we’re taking a trip back to 1981 to dance to Billy Idol’s version of Mony Mony. (which does not in fact mean “money”) In addition to any 80’s gear you might want to wear, does anyone have a pony? Because “ride the pony” features prominently in the lyrics (carousel.. stick horse?) *Submissions open Wednesday, April 14th and will be accepted through Wednesday, April 28th at 5:00 PM Pacific time Please consider submitting early. The earlier the better!* Seriously, not only is it less stressful for me when submissions trickle in instead of being dumped at one time at the last minute, I use short snippets to promote the project. Feel free to dance solo, as a couple, or gather a group together (safely distanced of course). Have pets, kids, or livestock? (or in the case of one participant, a rubber chicken) Include them in the fun as well. Non-dancers are especially encouraged. This is about having something fun to do that shares joy. Participants of all ages, shapes, sizes, and abilities are welcome. and wholeheartedly wanted! Use a walker, wheelchair or scooter? We would love to have you participate. *Normally, I'm happy to come to dance with and/or video people, but I am going into the hospital tomorrow for surgery to determine the stage and severity of cancer that appears to have gotten into some lymph nodes, and I'll be in a very painful recovery (this surgery is not the cure, it's for diagnostic purposes and is going to increase an already nearly unbearable amount of pain I've been in) If I choose to accept treatment for this, it's a brutal combination of radiation and chemotherapy given concurrently, every day for 4 - 7 weeks. From what I've read in support groups, I'd be bedridden for a good portion of that and beyond.I'm asking folks to get their videos in as early as possible. I'm not going to have the energy to deal with them all at once, nor will I have the energy to remind people.* Please make sure to dance to different portions of the song, not just the chorus. There are a lot of rhythm changes in this one and we need to cover all of them. Also, I’d like to get everyone to do as big of a jump as they can (the lower the camera is to the ground pointing up at you the more impressive it will look) because I have a fun idea I want to try with those shots. I’ll need at least 30 seconds for editing purposes (each person usually gets about 11-22 seconds or so) but feel free to dance the whole thing. It’s helpful if you do not mouth the words because it looks funny if everyone is singing the chorus and they’re shown in different parts of the video mouthing the wrong words. Please shoot your video horizontally (wide/landscape) not vertically (portrait/phone up and down) You can upload your video here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0Xfta5P49D2E-ZOaRFwgREmVD47FirjUMU84PzRlPZX_iWg/viewform?usp=sf_link The form will ask you to sign in with a Google account; most people have one for other services, but if you don’t, you can use Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/basic or WeTransfer https://wetransfer.com/ and send to thewildcelticrose@gmail.com. Here’s a YouTube link to the song we’ll be dancing to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9aOtXrO1Ps Here is the YouTube playlist for the project: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL04KaLhDhwXFIcbp_YNKJ0T4fxHYdlCsU List of #PandemicProjectDanceVideos October 2020 Stayin Alive (Bee Gees studio version) <https://youtu.be/XWq3DPYvTBw> November 2020 – Dancin In The Street (Bowie/Jagger studio version) <https://youtu.be/OwLNhESqM7Y> Dec 2020/January 2021 – Jingle Bell Rock (Bobby Helms studio version) <https://youtu.be/pPQQHMjwWrw> February 2021- Do You Love Me Now That I Can Dance (The Countours studio version) <https://youtu.be/rLN2GVyyL1o> March 2021 – La Bamba (Richie Valens studio version) <https://youtu.be/cNqADb9eeUE> April 2021 – Dancing Queen (Abba studio version) <https://youtu.be/PnNJRu6sgbk> May 2021 – Mony Mony (Billy Idol studio version) June 2021- Play That Funky Music (Wild Cherry studio version) July 2021 – Shout (Isley Brother studio version) August 2021- Shake It Off (Taylor Swift studio version) September 2021 – Old Time Rock & Roll (Bob Seiger studio version) October 2021 – The Twist (Chubby Checker studio version) November 2021 – Footloose (Kenny Loggins studio version) December 2021 – Rockin Around The Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee studio version) Date TBD – Special waterfront dance-off (small, social distanced gathering trying to get strangers to dance): YMCA (Village People studio version)