International Silly Dance Day

[Brassmask]

Cross-posted at http://www.brassmask.com/comment.php?comment.news.315

Remember Matt Harding? We posted his first vid?o de joie on this site about 13 months ago. Apparently, we weren't the only ones moved by Matt's "little video" that he had put together. Basically, it was just him doing a silly dance at various far-flung venues across the globe.

It was moving.

And now, he's back again with a little help from his friends at Stride Gum. Matt did the same thing over again but he tweaked it a little. Watch the whole thing and don't get all cynical and just let the joy wash over you. Hell, let it linger for a while.

Savor it some before you go back to thinking that the whole world is screwed up and we're headed towards a peak oil apocalypse. Hold out hope that one day, this will inspire people across the globe to go out in their yards at a specific time, on a specific day and do a silly, little dance with their friends and families for no more than two minutes or so, all the while knowing that across the globe, friends and families are doing the same silly, little dance at exactly the same time.

Just do that today. OK? It's ok, nobody's looking.

Now dig on Matt and where the hell he is...

http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/

[kimba1]

It`s really good to see happy stuff
very welcome indeed

[Plane]

thatsocool!

Danceing even in the Korean DMZ , everywhere elese people seemed eager to join in.

[Brassmask]

thatsocool!

Danceing even in the Korean DMZ , everywhere elese people seemed eager to join in.

He had an email list and if he was going to be within a certain distance, he'd email you and let you know where he'd be dancin'.  I got the email when he went to Atlanta, GA.  I wanted to go so bad.

I still get blown away when I watch it.

[Plane]

I don't see how he can avoid danceing in frount of Graceland.

You can get in the picture then.

[kimba1]

just saw it again
can`t help smiling when everybody else joins in
talk about a labor of love.
would love to see the full video of the india segment.
but I think he should of used the goldengate park bandshell for the san francisco segment
on sunday we have lindy in the park
weekly public dancing is one of the things I love about this town.
matt would of had a blast

[Amianthus]

Asheville, NC is a city near my parent's house. Every Saturday from late Spring through early Fall they have the "Shindig on the Green" - it used to be just on the green in front of the courthouse complex downtown, but it's gotten so big they block off about half of downtown now. Bluegrass, clogging, line dancing, etc. Pretty fun.

[kimba1]

nothing fancy
but i think every town should have somekind of imformal gathering like this.
lindy in the park is not just for the dancers ,people come to watch it too.
reminds us work is not the only thing to do .

ami
if I ever comeby your area I`ll most definately"shindig on the Green"