Judson Laipply

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name = Judson Laipply


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medium = Youtube
nationality = American
active = 2006—Present
genre = Dance
subject = Change, Choices, Sales and Marketing, etc.
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notable_work= [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg Evolution of Dance] (Youtube video)


website = [http://www.theevolutionofdance.com/ www.evolutionofdance.com]
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Judson (Jud) Laipply is an American motivational speaker and comedian from Bucyrus, Ohio. [cite news |url=http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060730/ART16/607290316/-1/ART|title=Dance, dance: YouTube.com makes Ohioan a major video star|publisher=The Toledo Blade|date=2006-06-30] He is best known for his performance in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg Evolution of Dance clip] , which is currently the #2 Most Viewed Video (All Time), #1 Most Favorited (All Time) Video, and #6 Most Discussed (All Time) Video on YouTube, with over 100,727,959 views as of October 6, 2008. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg "Evolution of Dance"] on YouTube] The video had the most all-time views on YouTube for just over 2 years, before being replaced by the music video for Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend", which has over 100 million views. However, this video has been accused of having an exaggerated number of views due to the use of a link with an auto-refresh mechanism posted by AvrilBandAids, a fansite devoted to Avril Lavigne. [cite web|url=http://avrilbandaids.com/forums/best-damn-forum/58339-help-avril-lavignes-girlfriend-break-youtube-record.html|title=Help Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" Break a YouTube Record!!|date=2008-9-10] YouTube actually limits views to 200 per day per IP address, but the accusations of cheating drove curious viewers to the page, further raising the view count. [cite web|url=http://soshable.com/youtube-cheat-avril-lavigne/|title=Avril Lavigne YouTube "Fan Cheat" Hoax Helps it Take Top Spot|date=2008-09-19]

Context

Evolution of Dance is the finale to Laipply's show called "Inspirational Comedy". [ [http://www.nationwidespeakers.com/speaker/885/judson-laipply "Judson Laipply"] , Nationwide Speakers Bureau website] His website describes the show as "combining his thoughts about life and change with humor".cite web|url=http://www.evolutionofdance.com/about.html|title=About Jud Laipply|work=The Official Website of Judson Laipply and The Evolution of Dance|publisher=Evolution of Dance|accessdate=2008-08-29] 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". [cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/dance-medley-becomes-a-web-hit-wonder/2006/06/06/1149359726486.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1
title=Dance medley becomes a web hit wonder|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2006-06-06]

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.cite web|url=http://www.theevolutionofdance.com/media.html|title=Media/Press - Evolution of Dance|work=The Official Website of Judson Laipply and The Evolution of Dance|publisher=Evolution of Dance|accessdate=2008-08-29] Judson tells the story behind the creation of the Evolution of Dance in a video interview available on StayTunedTV.cite web|url=http://www.staytunedtv.com/subpagetemplate.php?art_id=72|title=StayTunedTV.com - Judson Laipply|publisher=StayTunedTV|accessdate=2008-08-29] 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.Fact|date=March 2008 Laipply is currently working on "Evolution of Dance 2". [cite web|url=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=61heClTFc5w|title=Evolution of Dance 2 is coming! on YouTube]

List of songs from "Evolution of Dance"

Popular culture

* In December 2007 Judson appeared in an advert on the BBC for the 'dance season' during the Christmas Holidays. [cite web|url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=6zSqDJrMgps|title=Juddon Laipply - BBC Advert -Evolution Of Dance + New Dances on YouTube]
* "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.

References

External links

* [http://www.evolutionofdance.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.staytunedtv.com/subpagetemplate.php?art_id=72 Evolution of Dance video, and Judson interviewed for StayTunedTV.tv]
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* [http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060730/ART16/607290316/-1/ART Dance, dance: YouTube.com makes Ohioan a major video star] from Toledo Blade, July 30, 2006
* [http://www.boston.com/business/personaltech/articles/2006/07/30/low_budget_viral_videos_attract_tv_sized_audiences/ Low-budget viral videos attract TV-sized audiences] from Boston Globe, July 30, 2006

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