For the first time, a flash mob has paid tribute to the Picnic at Hanging Rock character Miranda.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Joan Lindsay novel, hundreds of people took part in a group dance-off.

The story of the lost schoolgirl has intrigued Australian audiences for decades, and participants all had their own connection to the story.

Mark Milaszewicz travelled from Melbourne for the event.

Mark Milaszewicz said the panpipes always struck him as evocative music. ( ABC News: Stephanie Corsetti )

"My wife's name is Miranda. It's all about too many Mirandas and it's also her birthday," he said.

"What better way to spend my wife's 59th birthday?

"We'll be looking for Miranda later on and hopefully we'll find her wherever she may be," Mr Milaszewicz said.

The choreographers have created moves especially for this event that match scenes from the Peter Weir film.

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Luke O'Connor is part of the dance team Asking for Trouble with co-choreographer, Christy Flaws.

"The film is full of dramatic moments, for us it was about having a variety of movements that look good in a crowd that everyone is doing together," he said.

Dancers have been learning the moves from YouTube and attending local workshops in the Macedon Ranges.

Ms Flaws said 600 students and 300 people from the general public have been involved.

"We've been teaching choreography and giving people a chance to meet people they don't know, it feels like a real community building activity as well," she said.

Luke O'Connor and Christy Flaws choreographed moves which evoke the spirit of the film. ( ABC News: Stephanie Corsetti )

The community of dancers dressed in white has been celebrating the much-loved Miranda character after the Miranda Must Go campaign was launched last year to take the spotlight of the fictional story about missing girls and highlight the significance of Indigenous history at Hanging Rock.

The Macedon Ranges Shire Council organised the flash mob as a creative avenue to highlight the beauty and popular culture significance of the rock, while still respecting the indigenous heritage.

The council's Natasha Gayfer said there was space for all stories.

The original custodians of Hanging Rock were the Wurundjeri, Taungurong and Djadja Wurrung people. ( Supplied: Macedon Ranges Shire Council )

"Hanging rock's history goes back thousands of years as a gathering place," she said.

"We've got representatives of traditional owners today."

Busloads of dancers travelled from other regional cities including Ballarat to take part.

And dancers have already been asking for a follow up event. But the shire has not made firm plans to hold it again.