article_snippet.sent: You would be forgiven for thinking these colourful scenes of dancing, singing and beating drums is something straight off the streets of South America.
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article_snippet.sent: No one even batted an eyelid as revellers spontaneously broke out into a dance at the first sound of a beating drum or trumpet.
article_snippet.sent: The massive scale festival –
article_snippet.sent: the first of its kind in several years - saw lively street performances, circus acts taking over parks, performers dancing in shop windows and music stretching across the corners of the city .
article_snippet.sent: A flashmob took over a circus-themed carpark with children and even the elderly invited to take part as children performed a hilarious mashup of the Kiwi classic Poi E and Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
article_snippet.sent: But it wasn’t just the musical and dance performances that had everyone on their feet.
article_snippet.sent: Unicorn Roxy Coervers and princess Courtney L'Amour were among the festival-goers dressed to impress .
article_snippet.sent: Circus acts twirled from suspending ropes and hoops in what would have been just a regular carpark on any other day .