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Dancing Machine!

tekkieteacher — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:29:40 +0000

Christopher Walken does Fat Boy Slim!

Fat Boy Slim – Weapon of Choice_1

Today’s Gonna Be a Good Day!

tekkieteacher — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:48:54 +0000

This Feel Good Friday post was submitted by our very own Assistant Principal, Mike. D.

Be sure to crank up the volume on your speakers!

Oprah’s Kickoff Party Dance

During The Oprah Show’s 24th season kickoff party, Harpo staff and more than 20,000 people pulled off a massive surprise for an unsuspecting Oprah. The entire crowd performed a choreographed piece to the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling,” and Oprah was not only shocked, she was thrilled! Award-winning director Michael Gracey says the interaction between the Black Eyed Peas and the crowd is what made the flash mob so extraordinary. “There’s something really special when you take an audience and instead of just being passive and watching, you invite them to participate,” he says. “That’s why it was so magical for both parties. Two groups of people came together to create something that neither of them could have done alone.”

Click here to check out the flash mob that took over Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.

Stand By Me

tekkieteacher — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:31:06 +0000

I posted this last spring and thought it might be a good time to re-post it. If there was a week when we all needed someone to stand by us, to give us a shoulder to lean upon, this was probably it.

Stand By Me

tekkieteacher — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:51:10 +0000

I discovered this through a friend on facebook. I’ve always loved this song, and the movement that inspired this particular rendition of it is really something special. It’s called Playing for Change and this is what they say on their website:

“Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. The idea for this project arose from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. No matter whether people come from different geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds, music has the universal power to transcend and unite us as one human race. And with this truth firmly fixed in our minds, we set out to share it with the world.”

Enjoy!

Britain’s Got Talent

tekkieteacher — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:21:26 +0000

Those of you caught up in Idol frenzy will appreciate this one. It’s sure to bring a smile to your face. Thanks so much to Robin F. for sharing!

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This is a perfect example of why my mother always reminded me to “never judge a book by it’s cover”.

Yes We Can!

tekkieteacher — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:09:47 +0000

President Obama has a tremendous job in front of him – the war in Iraq, fighting in Afghanistan, the economic recession – just to name a few of the bigger challenges he faces. But, throughout his campaign and during his inaugural speech, he emphasized HOPE and his belief that Americans, working together, CAN make a difference. I really hope (pun intended) that he is right.

This video was created using the text of his “Yes We Can” speech, and I thought it would be appropriate for Feel Good Friday.

YesWeCan

And here is what I thought was one of the highlights of the inauguration — a portion of Dr. Joseph Lowery’s Benediction.

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The 12 Days

tekkieteacher — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:03:44 +0000

This video was sent to me by our Queen of Attendance, Margie C. I thought it would be great for the last Feel Good Friday of 2007! It’s a fun compilation of holiday songs done by Indiana University’s a capella group, Straight No Chaser. For information about their work, go to http://www.a-cappella.com/product/646/video-performance-pop.

Have an absolutely wonderful winter break. See you next year!

The 12 Days