From time to time, a pop culture phenomenon sweeps in, funnels mankind’s collective interest and darts away with millions of YouTube views, a Today Show interview and a future spent hopping between the C-list reality television circuit and rehab facilities.
On an unrelated note, I announced a dance challenge over the weekend.
If you are currently storing urine in your bladder or coffee in your mouth, I advise you to relieve yourself of these liquid dangers prior to viewing my dance challenge announcement.
I highly recommend you participate in the “Show Me Ya Moves” Dance Challenge if you:
- plan to pursue a political career
- have children who will one day be teenagers
- are named Ellen Degeneres
- know someone (IRL) named Ellen Degeneres
- are still reading this. You’re wasting time. Get a camera. Play a tune. No talent required.
I might give away a free t-shirt to all participants. Or maybe all participants will automatically be eligible to win a date with Boy Toy Brad? I haven’t decided yet, but I’m open to suggestions.
Join the handful of people I have almost successfully harassed into participating:
Matt
Srini
Kelly
The Bloggess
Jamie
Rich
You.
Leave a comment below with your name and the song you plan to assault.
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You can go ahead and add me to the list of people participating – I just need to acquire a decent cam (used to have one before getting canned from the nine to five). But it's coming, and will be a regular thing for us (and everyone else involved). I love it.
You already know I love this Jen
I think I'm gonna have to do it…
I just spit tea all over my laptop (despite your warning).
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!1!!!1
Thanks for the RT earlier Matt. I can't wait to see you video and I hope more will follow your lead! I def. agree that this should be a regular thing.
Yesss Tim. I'm excited.. any ideas on which song?
Ah! Hope it didn't fry, but I'm glad you enjoyed it! So you're going to make a video right? Pleaseeeee! haha
Everyone knows I'm far too shy to participate in something like this.
OR, it could just be that it's been three days since I showered.
So basically, what I'm saying is if you sponge bathe me, I'm in.
Hmm.. what if I send a midget? Oh shit, am I going to get hate mail from the producers of that TLC show now? But seriously, I'm shy too.. that's why I filmed this alone in my living room.. and then proceeded to broadcast it to the world on the Internet. Not everything can make sense all the time.. Come onnnnnn!
I'M ON IT.
I'll get back to you on the song.
Yesssss. I'm waiting in eager anticipation.
Oh yeah, it's on. Now I just need to decide on a song…awesome idea!
Awesome! Looking forward to it… lemme know if you need any musical suggestions. I'm highly unqualified to give them.
Jenny, I'm Megan. Nice to meet you
Many, many times I've told people if we all wake up and do a little dance, the world would be a much happier place! So count me in. I'll do some dancing this weekend 
Hey Megan, thanks for stopping by! I so agree. I'd like this to become a regular thing and I'm looking forward to seeing some fine weekend dancing!
So i couldn't relieve myself of urine bc im pregnant and that is literally impossible since i should be constantly sitting on the toilet. Although i won't be participating (hence being pregnant and because im too lazy/fat/too urine filled) I just wanted to say thank you for making my night, I literally lol'ed.
Do the pregnant woman chair dance
Awesome Shayla! I love seeing the new pics of your little one. She is adorable.. and can't wait to see little boy Spicer. Maybe after his arrival you can participate! haha
Done. In. All that. I don't think you're ready for this jelly! (<–I made that line up. Seriously. Anything you hear to the contrary is BS.)
Yesssss. You know, I'm glad you stopped by. I'm pretty sure I tried to subscribe to your site one day but it was blocked at work, haha. Something about the URL?
Nope, no way. Definitely not the URL.
Funniest fucking thing I've ever seen.
I will have to find a video camera but I am tote in. If I'm not too late.
Haha, thanks Whitney! You're not too late.. in fact.. I'm still waiting for the first participant.. start busting some moves!
Oh, this is awesome. I made a video a few months back that I have been waiting and wanting to share. Part of the hesitation is not having rights to the song, but really, I've been chickening out.
When I was a kid in the 80s, I'd come home from school and put on albums of bands like Journey, ELO, and the Moody Blues. I'd stage these incredibly dramatic dance moves.
Well, I still do it. Here's my video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPwxdgFgtdg
I haven't made it public yet so if you can't access the video, let me know.
Thanks for being the lead dog on this dance sled of whimsy! I promise to post this on my site soon, with some edits and annotations, along with the essay I've written about how vital music is to my sanity.
Count me in. Song TBD, lol.
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