Judson Laipply

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Judson (Jud) Laipply is an American motivational speaker and comedian from Bucyrus, Ohio.^[1] He is best known for his performance in the Evolution of Dance clip, which is currently the #1 Most Viewed (All Time) Video, #1 Most Favorited (All Time) Video, and #7 Most Discussed (All Time) Video on YouTube.

Contents 1 Context 2 List of songs from "Evolution of Dance" 3 Popular culture 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Context

Evolution of Dance is the finale to Laipply's show called "Inspirational Comedy".^[2] His website describes the show as "combining his thoughts about life and change with humor".^[3] In 2002, he began closing many of his college, high school and corporate appearances with his unusual dance medley. It soon became a "crowd favorite".^[4]

In the video, Laipply dances to a soundtrack that plays through various popular songs ranging from Elvis Presley to MC Hammer and Michael Jackson. During its initial rise in popularity, it amassed over 10 million views in under two weeks and was featured on CNN, MSN, E!, USA Today, Good Morning America, The Today Show, and AOL.^{[citation needed]} As of June 2008, the number of views on YouTube.com stands at 88,293,557 views,^[5] and is the most viewed video on the site. Judson tells the story behind the creation of the Evolution of Dance in a video interview available on staytunedtv, [1]. A recent revision of the dance is three minutes longer including songs such as "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira, but no public video of it currently exists.^{[citation needed]} Laipply is currently working on "Evolution of Dance 2"^[6].

[edit] List of songs from "Evolution of Dance"

Thirty songs are played consecutively in the video with two of the same songs played twice (Duration in minutes of any particular song-clip played in that original video are shown in parentheses):^[7]

• "Hound Dog"—Elvis Presley (00:00 – 00:14)
• "The Twist"—Chubby Checker (00:14 – 00:31)
• "Stayin' Alive"—The Bee Gees (00:31 – 00:38)
• "Y.M.C.A."—The Village People (00:38 – 00:56)
• "Kung Fu Fighting"—Carl Douglas (00:56 – 01:03)
• "Keep on Groovin'"—The Brady Bunch Kids (01:03 – 01:17)
• "Greased Lightnin'"—John Travolta (01:17 – 01:28)
• "You Shook Me All Night Long"—AC/DC (01:28 – 01:42)
• "Billie Jean"—Michael Jackson (01:42 – 01:49)
• "Thriller"—Michael Jackson (01:50 – 01:58)
• "Oompa Loompa"—Willy Wonka, a soundtrack of the film: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (01:58 – 02:04)
• "Mr. Roboto"—Styx (02:04 – 02:14)
• "Break Dance (Electric Boogie)"—West Street Mob (02:14 – 02:28)
• "Walk Like an Egyptian"—The Bangles (02:28 – 02:36)
• "The Chicken Dance"—Bob Kames (02:36 – 02:42)
• "Mony Mony"—Billy Idol (02:42 – 02:57)
• "Ice Ice Baby"—Vanilla Ice (02:57 – 03:11)
• "U Can't Touch This"—MC Hammer (03:12 – 03:42)
• "Love Shack"—B-52's (03:42 – 03:46)
• "Apache (Jump on it)"—Sugar Hill Gang (3:46 – 4:02)
• "Jump Around"—House of Pain (04:02 – 04:15)
• "Baby Got Back"—Sir Mix-A-Lot (04:15 – 04:22)
• "Tubthumping"—Chumbawamba (04:22 – 04:32)
• "What Is Love"—Haddaway (04:32 – 04:40)
• "Cotton Eye Joe"—Rednex (04:40 – 05:01)
• "Macarena"—Los Del Rio (Refuses to do it) (05:01 – 05:06)
• "Bye Bye Bye"—N'Sync (05:06 – 05:29)
• "Lose Yourself"—Eminem (05:29 – 05:33)
• "Hey Ya!"—Outkast (05:33 – 05:39)
• "Dirt Off Your Shoulder"—Jay-Z (05:39 – 05:49)
• "Ice Ice Baby"—Vanilla Ice (Lyrics played: "Yo, let's get outta here. Word to your mother") (05:49 – 05:52)
• "Bye Bye Bye"—N'Sync (Lyrics played: "Bye, bye, bye":) (05:52 – 06:00)

[edit] Popular culture

• In December 2007 Judson appeared in an advert on the BBC for the 'dance season' during the Christmas Holidays^{[citation needed]}.
• "Evolution of Dance" was #1 on the show Rude Tube, hosted by Alex Zane, and Laipply was interviewed on the show.
• Judson was featured in the music video for Weezer's song "Pork and Beans", along with several other internet celebrities.

[edit] References

1. ^ "Dance, dance: YouTube.com makes Ohioan a major video star", The Toledo Blade, 2006-06-30. 
2. ^ "Judson Laipply", Nationwide Speakers Bureau website
3. ^ "About Jud Laipply", www.evolutionofdance.com - The Official Website of Judson Laipply and The Evolution of Dance
4. ^ "Dance medley becomes a web hit wonder", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2006-06-06. 
5. ^ "Evolution of Dance", on YouTube
6. ^ "Evolution of Dance 2 is coming!". on YouTube
7. ^ "The Songs" The Official Website of Judson Laipply and The Evolution of Dance

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Evolution of Dance video, and Judson interviewed for StayTunedTV.tv
• Evolution of Dance at YouTube
• Dance, dance: YouTube.com makes Ohioan a major video star from Toledo Blade, July 30, 2006
• Low-budget viral videos attract TV-sized audiences from Boston Globe, July 30, 2006