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Eleven women and a man recorded a synchronized dance on video Wednesday to support the Relay for Life, an annual walk that promotes cancer prevention.

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North Platte’s “Fun With Color” cancer survivor painting group’s dance team performed a complex, choreographed routine in the lawn of the First United Methodist Church at E and McDonald streets.

The group is led by cancer survivor and artist Sandy Meyer.

Meyer said her team planned the You Tube video for nearly a month.

“Either the weather didn’t cooperate or the lift truck we used for filming wasn’t available,” Meyer said. She said she was relieved to hear a call that “everything was a go.”

Although the event didn’t involve swim suits or water, Meyer said the performance is considered synchronized swimming. The performers wore different colored sweat-suits to represent the color wheel. Women wore tiaras while the man sported a king’s crown.

Meyer hopes the video might go “viral” -- receiving a large amount of views in a short time.

The video was filmed from Condon’s House of Signs lift truck. Meyer said Condon employee Chad Condon provided the truck, and his mother peformed.

“In return, his name will go on the back of our Relay for Life shirts this year,” Meyer said.

The film will be taped, cut, set to music and released at a date to be announced.

Also, the team shot another video, walking through the labyrinth at the church in complimentary colors.

Meyer hosts cancer surviving painters’ get-togethers regularly at her gallery. She doesn’t teach art therapy per se, but said “painting is very therapeutic.”

Meyer said she enjoys people who have experienced cancer because she strongly relates with them.

“Talking to someone else who’s never experienced the scare of cancer -- they don’t get it.” she said. “It’s great having a group that you can talk to.”