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In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.     1    , he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one     2    . His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide     3    .

…These videos are uploaded     1     the Internet, and then they are put together into one video…Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and an Internet connection. You do not even need a     2    . … A virtual choir     3     them to add their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. It has     4     to be a positive influence on the lives of many people.

Anyone can take part in a virtual choir from anywhere—all you need is a video camera and an Internet connection. You do not even need a     1    . A virtual choir helps connect     2     people together. Many people do not have close friends or contacts     3     have the same interest in music. Many others do not have the chance to join a local choir. A virtual choir     4     them to add their voices to those of other     5     and become part of the global community. It has     6     to be a positive influence on the lives of many people.

In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his     1    . Inspired, he asked his fans to make videos, which he then    2     together into one     3    . His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide     4    .

8 . A group of middle-aged dads formed a dance team to perform at their kids’ school but unexpectedly gained popularity on social media, having over 300,000 followers—one of them is famous actor Hugh Jackman. The “Outta” Puff Daddys first came together in 2012 in Brighton for a surprise performance at their children’s annual dance show.

Having never danced professionally before and ranging in age from 42 to 60, the dads were taught by their kids’ street dance teacher for the surprise performance. They received a good reception, so they decided to carry on permanently.

Paul Jukes, 48, said dancing together has enabled the members to get through unemployment and anxiety. “Even though I’m the leader and artistic director of the team, I’m not normally the most confident guy.” said Jukes, whose team name is Jukebox. “If we’re in a party situation, we’re off at the side, but when we’re together those inhibitions (拘束感) are lost, and we just accept life to the fullest.”

The dance team members remember the moment when they surprised their kids at the dance show. “We performed at the Brighton Dome which seats 2,000 people, so for our first live dance performance, it was quite something. We took the roof off,” Jukes said. “The noise was crazy and of course, the kids in the audience were blown away. They were shouting, ”Hang on a second; that’s your dad.“ Most people might think our kids would be embarrassed by us but none of them had that feeling. All our families and kids were really supportive and really loved it. And it has been considered cool by them to have such a large following on Instagram.”

The team has to adapt to its members’ changing bodies as they get older, but that has not stopped them from continuing to dream big. “We take care of and support each other to make sure what we do is achievable,” said Jukes. “One of our members is 60 years old now and he’s just excellent.”

The virtual choir was the idea of award-winning     1     and conductor Eric Whitacre. Born in the USA on 2 January 1970, Whitacre began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988. He fell in love     2     Mozart’s classical music when he sang for the university choir. Moved by this music, he said, “It was like seeing color for the first time.” He     3     from university in 1995, and then received a master’s degree in musical composition from the Juilliard School in New York in 1997. Over the next 10 years, Whitacre’s    4     compositions began to become quite popular among choirs and singers. This led to the    5     of the virtual choir. 

In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.    6    , he asked his fans to     7     videos, which he then joined together into one performance. His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of     8     on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon. Whitacre’s next     9     was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF, which was first seen on     10     on 23 July 2014 in the UK. Altogether, 2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacre’s song “What If”.

A virtual choir helps connect    1    people together. Many people do not have close friends or    2    who have the same interest in music. Many others do not have the chance to    3    a local choir. A virtual choir    4    them to add their voices to those of other    5    and become part of the global community. It has proved to be a    6     influence on the lives of many people.