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Judson Laipply ( ; born March 22, 1976) is an American
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from
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. He served as the state president of The Ohio Association of Student Councils from 1993 to 1994. He is best known for his performance in the ''Evolution of Dance''
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clip, which became one of the most famous
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videos ever. He has worked as a public speaker since 2000.


"Evolution of Dance"

In 2001, Laipply originally performed "Evolution of Dance", at which time it consisted of 12 popular dance songs of the late 20th century. In the video, he is seen performing various dance moves on
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with a spot light pointing at him and sounds of audience cheering and clapping in the background. Four years later, he uploaded a video of the six-minute performance to
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. The clip received 70 million views in under 8 months. At that time, it was rated on YouTube as: * #1 Most Viewed All Time Video on YouTube.com * #1 Top Rated Video on YouTube.com * #3 Most Discussed Video on YouTube.com It has since been surpassed by other videos.


Songs in Evolution of Dance


Evolution of Dance 2

The Evolution of Dance 2 video, the sequel to the video sensation "Evolution of Dance" was released on December 17, 2008, as part of a national viral marketing campaign.


Evolution of Dance 3

This was announced by Judson on June 16, 2010. He stated that it was in its early stages and that it was too early to give any details. In a YouTube comment he claimed he was trying to incorporate much older music and possibly include a second dancer. It was uploaded in April 2016, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Evolution of Dance.


Popular culture

In December 2007, Judson appeared in an advert on the
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for the 'dance season' during the Christmas Holidays. "Evolution of Dance" was #1 on the show ''
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and Laipply was interviewed on the show. Judson was also featured in the music video for
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does the dance sans music as a pregnancy distraction for Pam. In 2011, Judson also appeared on
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. The video has been parodied numerous times on ''
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'' through variations such as "Evolution of Mom Dancing" (guest-starring
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) or "Evolution of Hip-Hop Dancing" (guest-starring
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) among others. He did another video, called "The Evolution of the Touchdown Dance", which included memorable NFL touchdown dances, like "The Ickey Shuffle",
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. In December 2015, he appeared in YouTube's annual
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.


See also

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List of most-viewed YouTube videos YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Although the most-viewed videos were initially viral videos, such as "Evolution of Dance" and "Charlie Bit My Finger", the most-viewed videos were increasin ...


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