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Jumping around takes up most of
your ebergy, and you justcan't stop
inthe middle of i. You can either
push your way through the crowd sa
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sive off pure cdrenaling,

In amosh pit, slam dancing mi.
evcun Slam dancing happens when a
large gap in the mosh pit opens and
people at either end run towards
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hockey. Another popular aspect of
the sport of moshing is crowd surt-
ing. This is when a bunch of people
are hoisted. at their own will, up
above the rest of the crowd. who
then push the peaple around the
Mosh pit above their heads.

You muy say that all this sounds
dangerous, hut moshing is Not as
dangerous as the media would lead
you to believe, Sure, there i8 a risk
invelved, but its nothing serious.

Parents are atraid of their chil-
dren voing in mosh pils because of
how the media portrays them, Some
teports indicate that mosh pits are
full of people who want to kill you.
fn fet. people ina mosh pit usually
help you buck up if you fall down,
There was a well-publicized incident
ofa person who broke his neck as
crowd surfing. but that kid shouldn't
have crowd surfed in the first plice
ifhe wasn't able to break his own
fall.

Eve been to dozens of concerts
and I've been in the mosh pit for all
of them.

The only injuries that I've left
with were a couple of bruises and a
scratch, and J'm nota big guy. | say
anybody can survive a mosh pit if
they keep in mind a couple of
things. One, help up the peuple that
fall down, When crowd surting, be
prepared to fall down at anytime.
and always keep your head up or
else you nity just geta Doe Martin
label imprinted on your face, Move
your body to the music and you will
be able to keep up with everybody
else, and don't be afraid of going a
little crazy.

Remember. to be in a mosh pit is
to live on pure adrenaline,

Mare Wilson isa North Shore
high school student currently taking
an advanced Video Production,
Career Preparation program at the
Leo Marshall Curriculum Centre.

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