{"id":167245,"date":"2018-06-16T22:10:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T02:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=167245"},"modified":"2018-06-16T22:10:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T02:10:37","slug":"another-song-and-dance-moncton-realtors-sales-video-gains-traction-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/16\/another-song-and-dance-moncton-realtors-sales-video-gains-traction-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Another song and dance: Moncton realtor’s sales video gains traction online"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cI’ve always had creative ideas when it comes to marketing houses,\u201d said Dylan Mahaney, 27. \u201cI don’t think anyone in my office is surprised that I’m the one to do this.\u201d (Photo<\/a>: Dylan Mahaney – Moncton Realtor\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A New Brunswick realtor opted to think on his feet in a bid to sell a four-bedroom home near Moncton, dancing around the house to the 1980s classic \u201cTake On Me\u201d in a sales video that’s gaining traction on Facebook.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve always had creative ideas when it comes to marketing houses,\u201d said Dylan Mahaney, 27. \u201cI don’t think anyone in my office is surprised that I’m the one to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wearing a deadpan expression, Mahaney moves through the rooms of the house performing a dance colloquially known as \u201cThe Floss\u201d \u2014 fists clenched, his arms swing from side to side, one in front of his body and one behind, as he sways his hips in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n

Though he has no formal training, Mahaney said he learned the dance relatively quickly, though some who are less co-ordinated may have difficulty picking it up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s all in the hips,\u201d he laughed as he described the technique. \u201cPeople tend to start with the hands, but you have to start with the hips and add in the hands afterwards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mahaney said he got the idea from another realtor in San Diego who had made a similar video, though the dance move has been an internet meme for quite some time.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlossing\u201d exploded onto social media within the past year after a dancing, backpack-clad boy upstaged pop star Katy Perry during a Saturday Night Live performance of \u201cSwish Swish\u201d in May 2017.<\/p>\n

Mahaney said he was surprised by the attention the video garnered, after it received tens of thousands of views in a matter of days.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are some less-than-nice comments out there, but that’s not what I’m focused on,\u201d he said. \u201cI’m focused on the people that are understanding it, and who are saying that not only is this a great house, but that I’ve made them feel good as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The success of Mahaney’s video has inspired him to continue making videos in the future, and he said that he already has two shoots planned for next week.<\/p>\n

While he already has the songs and the dance moves picked out for the planned shoots, he said he intends to up the ante for subsequent videos.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt some point, I’ll probably need to hire a choreographer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mahaney said he has not yet received any offers for the Upper Coverdale, N.B., house \u2014 which is on the market for a cool $319,900 \u2014 though he hopes the video will get the attention of prospective house hunters.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, my goal is to sell the house,\u201d he said. \u201cAs silly as it is, my client will never be able to say that I didn’t try.\u201d<\/p>\n

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