Update on Dancing Man's Party Plans

[Baitball Blogger]

“Dancing Man” Sean, Bullied and Body-Shamed, Becomes Internet Sensation and Dance Party Guest of Honor

By Friday, the Dancing Man had been found! Sean posted a picture of himself holding a sign reading, “Hi Cass + Twitter (as requested)!” Fairbanks was thrilled. “We are going to dance!!!” she tweeted. Fairbanks then set up a crowd funding page to raise money for a huge party, hoping to hit $20,000. It’s already crossed $29,000, with no signs of slowing down. The page now has this message:


The outpouring of support for #dancingman has moved our group beyond words. We found our man and the next step is bringing him to LA for the dance party of a lifetime! Again, thank you for all of your support our minds are blown and we are so happy to make a difference for #dancingman and anyone else out there who has experienced this type of pain or ridicule. Now…LET’S DANCE! *Any proceeds not used for the #dancingman dance party will be donated to an anti-bullying campaign.

Meanwhile, celebrities are showing their support, too. “Hey @CassandraRules keep me posted about your dance party! @Dancingmanfound, never be ashamed of yourself,” tweeted Pharrell. “I offer my dj services for free for #DancingMan #DancingManFound #FindDancingMan . no one should ever be ashamed about dancing,” wrote Moby. Party details have not been announced yet… but it should be quite the bash.

http://www.gossipcop.com/dancing-man-sean-dance-party-cassandra-fairbanks/

[mythology]

1. Congrats to this guy

While I don't dance (having the natural grace of a drunken rhino coupled with a near phobia of being touched by random people), if he enjoys it, have at it. It's good exercise, it's a good way to meet people, have fun etc.

It is great how in these sort of circumstances sometimes humanity proves that we don't entirely suck. Unlike the guys who put up the mocking pictures. Those guys suck.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. I've shed a tear or two over the positive response.

It's so unexpected to see people do something kind for someone else when there really isn't any financial reward for them to do so.

It's rare and I think we're all lucky that he seems to be the kind of guy that will enjoy the attention this will bring him. It could have also gone the other way had he had an introverted personality.

[mythology]

3. I know all about the latter

I'm deeply introverted and had a recent major surgery. I was fairly angry when one of my friends got the people in the gym to sign a get well card, including a bunch of people that I hadn't told I was having surgery because I don't know them well enough. My friend couldn't imagine why I would find it annoying that she had them sign the card. To be fair, I can't imagine why she thinks it's okay to walk up to strangers who have a broken wrist and ask them about it because she once had a broken wrist.

But I would imagine people who dance in public are probably not generally introverts.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. From your standpoint I can see how you would reach that conclusion.

Dancing, for me, is probably the one public display I feel very comfortable with. Probably comes from my Latina heritage. There was a time when Latin American music crossed generational lines and the music would clear the seats from the youngest to the very oldest.

Not sure if it's still that way.