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http://coda-international.org July 21, 2010 CODA International
Fremont BART Station: Passengers at the Fremont, CA. USA Bay Area
Rapid Transit (BART) were treated to a Flash Mob Signed and Dance
performance by hundreds of...

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http://coda-international.org July 21, 2010 CODA International
Fremont BART Station: Passengers at the Fremont, CA. USA Bay Area
Rapid Transit (BART) were treated to a Flash Mob Signed and Dance
performance by hundreds of Children of Deaf Adults, (Codas) on
Wednesday, July 21, 2010. It is believed this is the first time a
Flash Mob has been performed and choreographed in signed languages.
Codas from around the world attended the groups 25th Anniversary
Conference. The Flash Mob was performed in three different sign
languages: American Sign Language (ASL), Australian Sign Language,
(Auslan), and German Sign Language, (DGS) Deutsche
Gebaerdensprache, and finally, the chorus in International Sign,
(IS). A press release issued here yesterday said the Flash Mob
Signed and Dancing performance was to show support for the
organization Children of Deaf Adults, International.
http://www.coda-international.org Starting the sudden signing were
two Codas, Michael Velez and Sherry Hicks famed Coda entertainers
from the United States of Half-n-Half who have created a body of
work in ASL that is shared with Deaf, hearing and Coda.
www.half-n-half.com Julie Judd and Liza Clews, Coda performers from
Australia, joined and interjected Auslan with the same electrifying
energy. They were followed by a dynamic performance given by Suzo
Lange and Sabine Gossner in DGS, (Deutsche Gebaerdensprache).
Presented in three different sign languages, the music and cheers
caught most travelers by surprise. They hurried to see what the
commotion was about and were treated to a massive group of signing
Codas performing the classic Flash Mob song, "Don't Stop Believin,"
by Journey, in International Sign. Suddenly, as the song
progressed, dozens of Codas flowed out into the BART station where
in front of the crowd they began performing in International Sign,
(IS). Curious travelers began asking around to see what these
people were up to, and before long they realized that i

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