Santa Cruz Shimmy Mob

03/09/2026

Join our team! We dance for fun, we dance as a worldwide team all over the world on the same day to the same song to the same choreography all wearing the same t-shirt, and we dance for a cause on world bellydance day.

www.shimmymob.com- choose Santa Cruz 🥰

All ages. All levels. All abilities.

No experience necessary .

Registrations close March 31st.

The 2026 Shimmy Mob event date is Saturday, May 9.

Creating change ... one shimmy at a time!



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07/03/2025

Exciting news! Check it out!

Synergy is proud to welcome our new belly dance instructor, Heidi! Her knowledge, talent and experience is sure to make for a special class. Join the first class with Heidi on Saturday, July 12th at 11am.

06/05/2025

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

Troupe Malaya/Santa Cruz Shimmy Mob submitted a choreography for the worldwide 2025 Shimmy Mob! Our choreography has been selected as one of this year’s bonus dances, and it’s already been released for everyone to see! 🕺💃 we had so much fun creating this choreography, we put a lot of love and energy into this dance and can’t wait to share it with you!

Voting will open next week, and you get to decide — for the first time ever — which dance will be chosen as the official EASA choreography! 🙌

We’re so thrilled to be part of this special moment, and we can’t wait for the community to see our work and cast their votes. 🎶✨

Stay tuned, and get ready to make your voice heard next week! 💖

05/08/2025

05/06/2025

Join us for the world's largest belly dance flash mob. Arrive downtown by 12:30 near (now vacant) O’Neill’s and Abbot Square and consider a donation to the Walnut Avenue Family & Women's Center. Together, we can help end domestic abuse and violence in our community as part of a global initiative. Walnut Avenue Family & Women's Center

04/30/2025

Our shirts have arrived!

03/26/2025

The countdown is on… ⏳ Shimmy Mob registration closes in just 5 days!

This is your chance to:
✅ Be part of a global movement
✅ Dance for a cause that truly matters
✅ Connect with an amazing community of dancers worldwide

Doors close March 31, don’t wait! If you’ve been thinking about joining, now is the time.

👉 Sign up today! Registration Here: www.shimmymob.com

We have one free registration fee!

Rehearsals are free!

Cant' wait to shimmy with you! 💜

Home of Shimmy Mob, the world's largest annual belly dance flash mob in support of victims of abuse

02/02/2025

Get ready to shimmy for a cause! 🎉 The 2025 Shimmy Mob is here, and we're inviting YOU to join the Santa Cruz Shimmy Mob crew! 🌟 Let's dance for fun, raise awareness, and stand united to end domestic violence in our community. We’re teaming up to support the Walnut Avenue Family & Women's Center, with the amazing Desert Dream Dance Company - Studio as our proud sponsor! Rehearsals will be in the new beautiful Desert Dream Dance Company - Studio!

We kick things off at the end of February with FREE rehearsals every Sunday afternoon (no dance experience necessary!). 🕺💃 The best part? Your one-time registration fee covers your shirt, the choreography, and helps fund the Walnut Avenue Women's Center. All funds raised go straight to this incredible cause. 💜

On May 10th, we’ll take over Downtown Santa Cruz and join dancers worldwide, all wearing the same shirt and performing the same choreography as flashmobs around the world! It’s going to be an epic celebration of unity, strength, and empowerment!

Let’s make this the biggest Shimmy Mob yet! Are you in? 💃✨
Registrations close 3/31, sign up here: www.shimmymob.com and choose the Santa Cruz, CA Team!

Absolutely no experience necessary!
Fun guaranteed
Free surprises
Free rehearsals
Abundance of performance opportunities including one with bellydance legends!!!!

01/14/2025

Don’t Miss Out on Early Bird Registration! 💃✨
Your one time registration fee covers the choreography, free rehearsals, the shirt, be part of a worldwide movement to put an end to domestic abuse! It starts with our local communities. The remainder of your fee and all other money raised will be donated to the Walnut Ave Women’s Center.

No experience nec and welcomed with open arms!

Guaranteed fun - rehearsals are free!

The countdown is on! Early Bird Registration for Shimmy Mob 2025 closes in just two days on January 15.

This year is extra special as we celebrate 15 years of dancing for a caShimmy MobeSanta Cruz Shimmy MobWalnut Avenue Family & Women's CenterDesert Dream Dance Company - Studioecure your spot in the movement that makes a difference
✔️ Be part of an incredible global community
🎯 Sign up now: Click here
After January 15, prices will go up, so don’t wait! Let’s shimmy into 2025 together and make it the best year yet.

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