A large group of line dancers travels to Amsterdam in a white tour bus to perform a flash mob in front of the Royal Palace at Dam Square. A flash mob is usually a surprise performance by young people, but now it is a group of elderly dancers who enjoy showing themselves to the passers-by and turn the expectations of the growing audience upside down.

“Working with Helena Muskens and Quirine Racke went very smoothly. Right from the very first little idea we came up with everything together and took each step together. This was my first film project, and it has greatly increased my understanding of the processes involved in making a high-quality film. Editing is actually a choreography of images.”

Nicole Beutler

 
“What we found most affecting about making Diamond Dancers, the dance film we made with Nicole Beutler, was working together with the amateur dancers. Seeing how much dance can affect people’s lives made a big impression on us.”

Quirine Racké and Helena Muskens

Director Quirine Racké & Helena Muskens Choreography Nicole Beutler Music Gary Shepherd Director of Photography Richard van Oosterhout nsc Camera Josje van Erkel nsc, Sal Kroonenberg nsc, Jeroen de Bruin nsc, Joris Hoebe Editor Quirine Racké, Herman P. Koerts Assistant choreographer Hester van Hasselt Voice Hillary Blake Firestone Sound design Ferry de Pater Re-recording mixer Peter Warnier (Warnier Studio Amsterdam) 1^st assistant director Anne Luigjes 2nd assistant director Johan de Weert  Focus puller Rozemarijn Stokkel Camera trainee  Wilko van Oosterhout Data handler Jip Hilferink  Grip Bjorn Schumacher Grip assistant Roeland Bentvelzen Sound recordist Ferry de Pater, Jaap Hermans Graphic designer Ralf van Lanen Location manager Evert Stolwijk Set assistant Lisanne Bleekman, Sam Rockwell Color grading Isabell Brockmann Digital postproduction AVP Camera equipment CAM-A-LOT Legal affairs DenKK Juristen Project administration Maatschap A2 Assistant to the producer Kim Timmermans Assistant line producer Coen Soepboer Production NTR Colette Melsen Production manager Robert Labruyere Line producer José van Doorn Dancers Adrie Wijnands, Anneke de Jong, Annie Kastrop, Anita Meenen, Coba de Bruijn, Coby van Basten, Gerda van Oostveen, Hanny Timmer, Henny Boekhout, Henriette Verbeek, Ida Rietveld, Jaschenka van Hulst, Lia Akeroyd, Nel Verwer, Patricia de Bruin, Rita van Zuthpen, Stien Zinser, Thea Janssen, Tini Teeuw, Veronica de Souza, Yvonne Eversen, Adriana Stomphorst, Anneke Versteegh, Annie van Kemp, Brigitte Masmeijer, Cobi de Reuver, Frida Zitter, Grada van Soest, Hella Clement, Henny Stomphorst, Ida van de Bergh, Jannie Sterk, Joke de Kruijf, Marga Edelbroek, Nelly van Rossum, Riet Attevelt, Roelie Rietveld, Thea Baars, Tine Okhuijsen, Truus Broekma, Wil de Groot