Dozens of booty-shaking Brooklynites descended on the sandy shores of Coney Island and donned headphones for a personalized daytime dance-off.
The People’s playground played host to a silent disco on Aug. 24 that attendees said was like their own private outdoor dance club, since the music was transmitted directly from the disk jockey to their headphones.
“It was fun because we were all doing it together but it felt like a secret because no one else could hear the music,” said Lauren Rivera of Sunset Park. “At some point you forgot about the head phones and just started rocking out.”
Rivera had no plans to attend the disco when she headed to the beach that day — she was just there to take in the sun with a friend. But the gaggle of silent dancers drew their gaze.
“We saw a group of people dancing and it caught our interest,” said Alliyah Cardenas of Williamsburg, Rivera’s friend. “I liked the fact that it was free. Free is always fun. We had a blast out there. It’s a good summer activity.”
The silent disco gave funky folks a choice of three separate channels — Latin and Reggae music, Top-40 tunes, and nostalgic hits from the 90s. Anyone who came early got a free dance lesson, as well.
One groovy girl said she liked how the experience brought people together.
“You kind of had something in common with other people, because you could guess which channel they were listening to just by the way they were dancing,” said Jenna Marcus of Sheepshead Bay. “If I saw someone jumping up and down, I would change my station and do the same thing.”
