The invitation was simple: Come for a Christmas party and be prepared to dance.
Federal Hill roommates Justin Chen and Jimmy Pope invited about 30 friends — all amateur or professional dancers to a party at their house earlier this month.
They came in reindeer suits, and Santa hats, elf costumes and sparkly evening dresses. And did they dance.
They Lindyhopped in the bathroom. They sidled seductively down the hall. They waved their arms in unison in the hallway.
The video — set to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" — has been viewed more than 40,000 times on Facebook.
The guys said it only took about five hours to shoot the video. They used the first full continuous take, Chen said.
Pope and Chen, who grew up in Columbia, met through a mutual friend a few years ago and recently moved to Federal Hill with a third roommate. They are both breakdancers, and many of their friends are also dancers.
This is the second viral video the pair has made.
Chen shot one earlier this year featuring a shirtless Pope mopping the floor and dancing.
That video has been viewed more than 13 million times.
"It's been weird," said Pope, 31, a federal government worker. "So many people have seen me in my underwear."