I am a huge advocate of high/low culture. So when viral videos hit mainstream media I am generally ecstatic.
I'm not particularly into American Idol/America's Got Talent etc. but I love finding things like this online. What makes it so intriguing is that truly, a video like this on YouTube has the potential to be the gateway to a career. Not just a career but an exceptionally profitable one. YouTube is an amazing site merely because it gives a voice and exposure to those who perhaps wouldn't have the opportunity to be seen or heard.
This video is reminiscent of another one I really like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0FPZolbYns
This is a link of PS 22. chorus in Staten Island, New York. The video is of 5th graders singing a rendition of Lady Gaga's "Just Dance."
Initially I saw this on Perez Hilton and New York Mag. Soon After their chorus director was on Morning shows, the news, and the chorus has performed on tv multiple times as well as in Washington DC. Yet another example of the power web 2.0 tools and technologies have to reach a large audience.
I highly encourage every to not only watch the "Just Dance" video by PS 22 but browse youtube for others - they are seriously legit group of 10 year olds.
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