The Mombies took Manhattan Saturday.
The ghoulish group of 52 moms and grandmothers from the leafy suburb of Fairfield, Conn., showcased their bloody dance strikes on the South Avenue Seaport.
“You simply don’t know what to anticipate in New York,” founder Terry Davis advised The Publish of their first Gotham efficiency.
“It’s stuffed with folks with a superb humorousness and we hope they laughed and embraced us.”
Davis, a mother of two boys, stated the Massive Apple holds a particular place within the Mombies’ hearts.
“So many people mothers take into account New York Metropolis a house away from house. It’s a spot the place a few of us have gone to school or lived after college or in my case, I labored there for a few years, so it’s tremendous thrilling for us to carry this undertaking to the large stage of New York Metropolis,” she stated.
Each Halloween, the matriarchs rework themselves into bloodied and pale zombies, full with ripped outfits and teased hair — and carry out choreographed dances on the streets of their neighborhood in a daunting flash mob.
The ladies, who vary in age from 30 to 70, have been working towards this yr’s routines weekly since early September — with the assistance of choreographer Paul Herman.
“We’re not dancers, we’re simply mothers,” stated Davis.
“Now we have a cross part of so many professions — physician, trainer, accountant, lawyer, psychologist, librarian, nurse, professor, hair stylist, realtors, grad college students, architect, work-from-home mothers and homemakers.”
The Mombies launched in 2016 and the next yr, a video of them dancing to songs like Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Contact This,” went viral — with 12 million views on Fb.
They dance for a worthy trigger — to boost cash for The Most cancers Sofa Basis, which funds the metastatic breast most cancers analysis staff at Sloan Kettering.
There are at the moment seven breast most cancers survivors and sufferers with the illness present process chemotherapy within the Mombies — and so far, they’ve raised $500,000.
On Saturday, after they wrapped up on the Seaport, they headed to Grand Central to take the Metro North again to Fairfield — the primary time they’ve all been on public transportation collectively in costume.
“Are you able to think about getting on the practice and seeing 50 zombies?” Davis laughed.
“Commuting into the town is difficult sufficient on a daily day.”
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