'Shake The House'

Tee hee! It could only happen in New Zealand. A building started shaking in Auckland last night ... no not due to an earthquake .... but because of a private party taking place on the 4th floor. The people DANCING on the dance floor caused the entire building to shake!!!

Yahoo Xtra news headline; says: 'Partying Iraqis at a major Auckland function centre got more than they bargained when their venue started to shake.The party on the fourth storey of the Alexandra Park function centre, which about 500 people attended, was closed about 1am yesterday after the dance floor started vibrating and ceiling tiles began moving.

Auckland Trotting Club chief executive Graeme Running, whose club runs Alexandra Park, said the problems were first noticed around 11pm when partygoers started dancing.

"There was a visiting Iraqi pop star visiting from Canada and a lot of people were dancing while the band was playing," Mr Running told NZPA." It seems like everyone was jumping up and down together to the beat when they were dancing, which caused the building to move."

He said this was the first time any trouble with the building along these lines had been noticed. "We've had several big dance parties here before but we've never encountered this."

Mr Running said the building was designed to move a bit when put under stress, but not as much as it apparently did.

"We're getting it looked over properly tomorrow. It's not a big deal now, but it could be once we look at it."