Judson Laipply
Judson Laipply is an American motivational speaker and dancer from Bucyrus, Ohio. 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 viral video clip. 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. Five years later, he uploaded a video of the six-minute performance to YouTube. 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
Songs in Evolution of Dance
Evolution of Dance 2
The Evolution of Dance 2 video was released in January 2009.| Song | Artist/Work | Duration | Released |
| "I Got You " | James Brown | 0:10–0:30 | 1965 |
| "My Girl" | The Temptations | 0:30–0:39 | 1964 |
| "Proud Mary" | Ike & Tina Turner | 0:39–0:50 | 1971 |
| "The Hustle" | Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony | 0:50–0:55 | 1975 |
| "Hokey Pokey" | Ray Anthony | 0:55–1:09 | 1950 |
| "Shout" | The Isley Brothers | 1:09–1:20 | 1959 |
| "Tequila" | The Champs | 1:21–1:30 | 1958 |
| "I'm Gonna Be " | The Proclaimers | 1:31–1:38 | 1988 |
| "Pump Up the Jam" | Technotronic | 1:38–1:56 | 1989 |
| "I'm Too Sexy" | Right Said Fred | 1:56–2:11 | 1992 |
| "Electric Boogie" | Marcia Griffiths | 2:11–2:31 | 1989 |
| "My Lovin' " | En Vogue | 2:31–2:42 | 1992 |
| "Tootsee Roll" | 69 Boyz | 2:43–2:56 | 1994 |
| "Cha Cha Slide" | DJ Casper | 2:57–3:16 | 2000 |
| "Lean Back" | Terror Squad | 3.16–3.23 | 2004 |
| "Here It Goes Again" | OK Go | 3:23–3:32 | 2006 |
| "London Bridge" | Fergie | 3:32–3:42 | 2006 |
| "Crank That " | Soulja Boy | 3:42–4:00 | 2007 |
| "Shout" | The Isley Brothers | 4:00–4:02 | 1959 |
| "I'm Too Sexy" | Right Said Fred | 4:02–4:05 | 1992 |
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.| Song | Artist/Work | Duration | Released |
| "Johnny B. Goode" | Chuck Berry | 0:05–0:13 | 1958 |
| "Time Warp" | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | 0:14–0:36 | 1975 |
| "Born to Hand Jive" | Sha Na Na | 0:36–0:56 | 1978 |
| "Beat It" | Michael Jackson | 0:56-1:13 | 1983 |
| "Sweet Child O' Mine" | Guns N' Roses | 1:13-1:30 | 1988 |
| "Vogue" | Madonna | 1:30–1:38 | 1990 |
| "Hanging Tough" | New Kids on the Block | 1:38–1:48 | 1988 |
| "Rollin'" | Limp Bizkit | 1:48–2:04 | 2000 |
| "It's Not Unusual" | Tom Jones | 2:04-2:20 | 1965 |
| "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" | Chip-Man & The Buckwheat Boyz | 2:20-2:31 | 2005 |
| "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira | 2:31–2:41 | 2006 |
| "Cupid Shuffle" | Cupid | 2:41-2:54 | 2007 |
| "Wobble" | V.I.C. | 2:54-3:13 | 2008 |
| "Stanky Legg" | GS Boyz | 3:13-3:19 | 2008 |
| "Single Ladies" | Beyoncé | 3:19-3:31 | 2008 |
| "Moving Like Berney" | ISA | 3:31-3:38 | 2010 |
| "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO | 3:38-3:43 | 2011 |
| "I'm Sexy and I Know It" | LMFAO | 3:43-3:48 | 2011 |
| "Call Me Maybe" | Carly Rae Jepsen | 3:48-3:55 | 2011 |
| "Gangnam Style" | PSY | 3:55-4:06 | 2012 |
| "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus | 4:06-4:22 | 2013 |
| "Watch Me" | Silento | 4:22-4:29 | 2015 |
| "Hit The Quan" | ILoveMemphis | 4:29-4:37 | 2015 |
| "Hotline Bling" | Drake | 4:37-4:52 | 2015 |
| "So Long, Farewell" | The Sound of Music | 4:52-5:04 | 1965 |
Popular culture
In December 2007, Judson appeared in an advert on the BBC for the 'dance season' during the Christmas Holidays. "Evolution of Dance" was #1 on the show Rude Tube hosted by Alex Zane and Laipply was interviewed on the show. Judson was also featured in the music video for Weezer's song "Pork and Beans" along with several other Internet celebrities.In February 2010 the video was used as a question reference on the game show Jeopardy! in the 2010 college championships. In "The Delivery" episode of The Office, Andy Bernard does the dance sans music as a pregnancy distraction for Pam. In 2011, Judson also appeared on Tosh.0, hosted by Daniel Tosh. The video has been parodied numerous times on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon through variations such as "Evolution of Mom Dancing" or "Evolution of Hip-Hop Dancing" among others.
He did another video, called "The Evolution of the Touchdown Dance", which included memorable NFL touchdown dances, like "The Ickey Shuffle", Joe Horn's cell phone celebration, and famous celebrations from Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco.
In December 2015, he appeared in YouTube's annual YouTube Rewind.