Grand Forks鈥� Can Can dancers trot out Christmas flash mobs

City residents with amazing Christmas displays were treated to the surprise dances

Laurie Tritschler Dec 20, 2021 5:00 AM

27584007_web1_211222-GFG-CAN_CAN-snowman_1 — (L-R) Les Folles Jambettes鈥� Vanessa Reyes-Golding, Sarah Leslie and Melanie Shenstone pose for a photo next to a family of snow people displayed at a home on 17th Avenue, near the intersection of 77th Avenue on Saturday, Dec. 18. Photo: Laurie Tritschler

A Can Can troupe in Grand Forks, B.C. performed flash mobs at brightly-decorated homes around the city Saturday night, Dec. 18.

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Dancers from Les Folles Jambettes, whose name translates from the French into 鈥渢he crazy-legged girls,鈥� showed up at around seven homes whose Christmas decorations amply displayed residents鈥� holiday spirit. In some cases, the dancers tipped off households, but most audiences were caught by surprise.

(L-R) Les Folles Jambettes聮 Melanie Shenstone, Vanessa Reyes-Golding and Sarah Leslie show off their crazy legs after a surprise performance on Scion Frontage Road Saturday, Dec. 18. Photo: Laurie Tritschler — (L-R) Les Folles Jambettes鈥� Melanie Shenstone, Vanessa Reyes-Golding and Sarah Leslie show off their crazy legs after a surprise performance on Scion Frontage Road Saturday, Dec. 18. Photo: Laurie Tritschler

After driving to each home, the dancers knocked on front doors, leaving themselves less than a minute to take their places in the snow before a stereo blasted tunes from the famous Christmas ballet, The Nutcracker Suite.

Each of the dancers鈥� dresses, complete with battery-operated Christmas lights, took around 10 hours to make, according to Shenstone. Saturday鈥檚 flash mobs were partly funded by the Jambettes鈥� 2021 Civic Arts Grant, courtesy of Gallery 2 and city council.

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