How to: Start a massive dance party

By Ross Borden On June 2, 2009 · 41 Comments

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Starting a huge dance party is tough if it’s just you and the dance floor, but confidence is always inspiring and this guy has it in spades.

Sometimes it’s all about not giving a shit. The video is slow at first, but watch the gradual build of the dance party’s momentum. This guy has done this before.

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Ross Borden is one of the founding members of Matador. He has lived in Spain, Kenya, and Argentina and currently resides in his native San Francisco.

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Tooley

That escalated rather quickly.
JoshuaAM

That was impressive, and I just love Santo Gold one of my favorite albums of 2008. YA!!
“I’ve got be unstoppable”

-Santo Gold
Christine

That’s what I’m talkin’ about!
http://www.on-common-ground.com on-common-ground

that SO rocks!!! thanks for sharing this! too funny.
http://www.alfredre.com Alfred

I have studied the master. Now it’s time to try this myself. Do you think trying this in the middle of New York City is setting the bar too high for my first attempt?
http://www.bastardgeek.com Brad Gillap

I have done this in clubs successfully and unsuccessfully in the past but dancing is already inevitable in those places. This guy is pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing!
Some Guy

That’s so weird… people are literally running over there!? Can’t they dance wherever they are at?

http://www.purefunk.com.au Pure Funk Dance

Wow, it’s that easy to get people to dance? I wish I was where that guy was.

http://phonicbomb.com doctorgrim

…one of the many reasons why California is the bomb!
Me!

SANTOGOLD FTW
ANCHORMAN

I mean that really got out of hand fast.
http://musictravelwrite.wordpress.com Michelle

Oh wow- that just took off!
Ani

That was awesome!
http://thelonglayover.blogspot.com Carlo

Hilarious
http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/k-crimini Kate Sedgwick

Unstoppable indeed!
Aaron

You guys don’t know how special of a moment that was. This is what makes me cry tears of joy.
http://moderndaythoreau.com Josh

This is pretty awsome!! Thanks for the post!
Greenman

I was at the Sasquatch festival, but I was down at the stage for the Santigold concert, which is pretty far down from where these people are. My friends and I all turned around and saw this dance party in full force and all began exclaiming how awesome it looked. I can’t believe that this is how it started! That guy is a true master of the art of dance.
PBC

Brilliant, and oddly inspiring.

I couldn’t help notice the few people that didn’t join in- I feel for them. How could they not!?!
http://donandkarla.com 20HrWorkWeek

OMG… I just love the message. Moral of the story… don’t let ANYONE crap on your dreams and keep on doing what you do until it PAYS OFF!
http://michaelnetsch.kakuteru.com/articles.rss Michael Netsch

I think the first two guys just joined the dance to make fun of this guy. But he just continued doing his thing.
chris

Great post. That guy is a legend. Shit like that is what makes life worth living
PinkPlumeria

@DoctorGrim
That’s at the Gorge in WA
andzaa

Hilarious I love this video, I think in my country he wouldn’t make it so sad
Alex

Now THAT guy was unstoppable. Good for him. ;D
Scott

I freaking LOVE this video. It shows the raw, uninhibited potential of the human spirit when social norms are lifted. Keep on dancing, my man.
sophia

now thats what life is all about
Sam

Lol where is this, who is playing, and where was the music coming from? This was incredible though, good stuff.
http://yoyoyo.com Dblack

yeah, this is in washington state!!!!! we know how to party. i love that spot!
http://www.eventsetter.com/ Events

That was pretty cool, but how long was he dancing there before the first guy went over? Either way that’s a guy you want to have at your parties.
http://www.christophercatania.co Chris

I was amazed and inspired, too when I saw this! But I had my doubts. So I had the chance to get responses from the guy who took the video and another person who saw the Dancing Guy before and after the swarm.

http://christophercatania.com/2009/08/03/i-was-wrong-about-sasquatch-festivals-dancing-guy/
Mike Oxlong

OMG ITS THE BUD LIGHT GUY!!!!!!!
Deanith

Too cool….
http://www.adelaidedance.com adelaide dance

me rikey rikey!
http://jerrysproject.webs.com Jerry

Awesome, I love people with that much attitude…
http://www.rorymoulton.com Rory Moulton

Pause at 2:16: Guy in red undies, umbrella hat and pink sash is mi favorito.
http://www.expatheather.com Heather Carreiro

When I saw the guy in the red underwear I really started to wonder what this event was in the first place…
http://nataliectaylor.blogspot.com/ Natalie T.

That is awesome! Its all about persistence.
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cranelake

If it’s a rave, WTF are they doing sitting down for in the first place?

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