The ‘Evolution of Dance’ hits NDSU
Many lives have been ruined with the circulation of videos on the Internet.
Embarrassing videos and homemade movies have claimed thousands of victims who can’t go outside without being recognized and humiliated.
For comedian Judson Laipply, just the opposite happened.
When a homemade video of Laipply’s “Evolution of Dance” hit YouTube.com earlier this year, he became an instant celebrity.
The video became the No. 1 most viewed video of all time on YouTube — a gigantic video site where over 35 million clips are watched every day — and earned him appearances on “Inside Edition,” the “Today” show and “Good Morning America.”
On Wednesday, it earned him a trip to NDSU.
Laipply, an inspirational comedian who has been touring the country ever since his newfound fame, spoke to the audience at Century Theater about relationships and choices in life and change.
That’s when he showed the crowd how dance has changed over the years by performing his six-minute rendition of “The Evolution of Dance.”
“ The Evolution of Dance” ties clips of over 30 memorable dance songs — in order, from the 1950s to the present — into one hysterical performance, starting with Elvis’ “Hound Dog” and ending with N’Sync’s “Bye Bye Bye.”
Most of the performance was similar to the dance in his online video, with a few songs added. Laipply said he originally came up with the idea with some friends, but said he needed to learn the dances before he could put it together.
Other songs included in the routine were Chubby Checker’s “The Twist,” “YMCA,” “Kung Fu Fighting,” “Greased Lightning,” “You Shook Me All Night Long,” “Mr. Roboto,” M.C. Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” and “Cotton-Eyed Joe.”