The Evolution Of Dance – Judson Laipply
The Evolution Of Dance #1 is the #1 most viewed video on YouTube, the #1 top rated video on YouTube, and the #3 most discussed video on YouTube. Judson Laipply, on his website explains how he came up with the idea for his dance:
"I would like to tell you that I was having a dream and a vision where, upon waking, I knew that I just had to do it! Alas, it was not quite that dramatic but still effective none-the-less. I started working on becoming a speaker in the year 2000. I started out by doing some programs that someone else had created to help get my feet wet and learn the ropes. I knew I wanted to create my own programs but also that this would be valuable experience. As I began to develop my own style and content I got a great piece of advice from a mentor who told me that I needed to come up with something that was unique and different. Something that no one else did and could become my calling card to help people remember my messages and me.
I had already begun to explore the understanding that life is change. I felt that this was a first step to creating the life you want by understanding the simple idea that life is change. So I wanted to do something to make sure that message stuck in the minds of my audience. I milled this over in my head for about 6-9 months when I was finally hit with the idea of how much dancing had changed. I began to think about how funny it would be to visually see all of the dances and thus the idea was born. I quickly wrote down the first several that came to mind, 12 to be exact – and listed them out. I still have that piece of paper to this day.
Since then the dance itself has evolved and changed. Some songs have been added and the taken away while others have remained. I am more than sure it will continue to change and perhaps get longer (not too much – I won’t be able to take it!)."
Yeah, pretty boring… It’s a good thing that the videos aren’t!
- Tim
