It starts in the foot...

"Scott's 4th of July dance where it starts in his foot and you can see the rest..."Thanks mmd83

Matt Harding

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008)
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Thanks mattharding2718

14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands. Thanks to everyone who danced with me.

Mike Long, Tube Dancer

"New Addiction For The Masses"

Mike Long, aka " dipsetmuthafucka" on Youtube, is a multi talented guy with a great outlook on life. He's a musician, a comedian, and a video artist who also loves to dance. He's quite a fantastic dancer, and has recently completed a year long Youtube "tour de force" in which he videotaped himself dancing to a variety of classic dance tunes in various public places around his home of Hamilton, Ontario Canada. He videotaped a different dance every day for an entire year. It's a Youtube masterpiece!

Kim Fowley - "The Trip"
"Up on the brow again with Mike Long, this time he's kicking it to some psych from the managerial master, Kim Fowley. Let's all take a trip together, just put your head back..."
Thanks dipsetmuthafucka
Break it out!


The fact that he was able to produce a complete dance video every single day is quite an accomplishment in itself, but in addition to that the videos are really well produced. Most of the videos are shot in a single take with the camera on a well placed tripod that frames the dancing perfectly. This technique eliminates the distraction of changing scenes and really showcases the dancing. I think it's a much better way to show dancing than the more traditional fast cut music video style that is usually seen in bigger budget productions. Those videos are also great, but tend to show off the skills of the filmmakers more than the artists. You can't fake anything in a one shot video!

David Bowie - "Suffragette City"
Thanks dipsetmuthafucka
Break it out!


Mike has great taste in music and has chosen an eclectic variety of memorable dance tunes that transcend any genre boundaries. He dances to the song on location, and then dubs the clean track onto the video in post production. This guarantees good quality sound which usually is a great enhancement to a location dance performance. The ambient noises and tinny sound that usually go along with location dance performances can be annoying and distracting from the action.

Nervous Breakdown - "I Dig Your Mind"
"..."My head really hurt" the last few days, now its feeling alright."
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Each day, Mike has chosen a different and unlikely spot around gorgeous Hamilton to stage his impromptu performances. He dances in the streets, in schools, the mall, public parks, supermarkets and other local shops. Bystanders often appear nonplussed and usually go about their business as if nothing out of the ordinary was happening. It's great!

Mike describes himself on his blog as a social rocktivist. He says he's anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-homophobic, pro-choice, and a pro-party vegan. Sounds good to me. I don't know Mike, but he sounds like a very good hearted person. He says on his blog that he plans to videotape himself dancing all around the world for the next two years, and hopes to some day, "Walk Like An Egyptian" at the foot of the pyramids and dance on "Late Night". Well, who knows where all this dancing will take him! It's fun to watch Mike dance in different locations around Hamilton, and I'm looking forward to his future videos from wherever his dancing feats may lead.


Here's Mikes personally selected Youtube playlist featuring 28 videos that will play continuously. Wow, that's cool...Thanks Youtube! (Hint, "Break it out" opens new full sized window)
Playlist: Start here...
Description: This is more or less what I am trying to do here...
From:dipsetmuthafucka
Videos: 28
Break it out!

What's It All About?

Let's Dance, Say Shava Shava!

Tube Dancer is a dance blog featuring an eclectic collection of videos that are about dancing, and music videos that are good for dancing. My goal is to create a fun and useful field guide to dance related videos that can be found on Youtube and around the web. I encourage anyone who visits this site to take a little moment to give it up to the rhythm, step away from the computer and dance to the music! It's a good, healthy way to break up the web worker day.

Let's Dance music by David Bowie(remix)

The original music video of "Let's Dance" by David Bowie from the early 80's ironically features no dancing, so thankfully, Director Sam Akina and Director of Photography Ben Niles got together to produce an updated version of the song that includes a lot of great dancing.
Thanks benniles

The main source of the videos embedded on this site is Youtube, but other video hosts are also being referenced. I am not claiming ownership of any of the videos here, and do not claim responsibility for uploading them to the web. I am grateful to all the people around the world who are making the effort to share their video clips with the community, and I urge anyone visiting this site to take some time to check out the original uploader websites. There are many awe inspiring video collections on Youtube that are well worth exploring. Of course I am also deeply grateful for the brilliant people responsible for Youtube, Blogspot, Google, and all the other video hosts our there who are making all these cultural exchanges possible. If you discover some good dance music on the site, make sure to track down the artist and buy some of their stuff!

Dancing With Myself music video by Billy Idol

Thanks DannyVicious

I'm not focusing on any particular dance style and will try to feature examples of every type of dancing that I can think of. It's a huge subject and a ridiculous challenge that only a true ignoramus would attempt. I am not an expert on dance and have no educational background on the history or theory of dancing. I am also one of the world's worst dancers and I'm in awe of the people who can actually dance. It's all just for fun, and I hope it's fun for people to browse through the archives. Any commentary that I include with the videos should be taken with a grain of salt, because I speak with no authority and have no idea what I'm talking about.

I am not trying to be a dance critic. I can tell that some people are better dancers than others and I appreciate excellent choreography, but in no way am I pretending to be even slightly knowledgeable. This is more of a random scrapbook about dancing. Amateur and professional dancers will all be sharing the same stage here. I have the greatest respect for every dancer will try to include as many examples and variations as I can find. As far as I am concerned, "it's all good!"

Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham- Say Shava Shava ( With Extra )

Thanks usmaandin

If anybody happens to read this and knows of some great dance music or an interesting example of dancing, I would love to hear from you. If you have any suggestions or know of any good dance videos that you've seen on line, it would be great if you could send me a link. If anyone spots any mistakes or inaccurate reporting, please consider taking a moment to let me know so I can fix it. (alarthur+tubedancer@gmail.com)

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the videos. Feel free to step away from the computer at any time, and dance around the room. The posts labeled as Dance Mixes are playlists that will automatically play a whole set of songs that you can dance to. OK, let's dance!