I SWEAR this is not me

[Gary Dillard]

Although my reputation for dancing at competitions is well known, any resemblance between this guy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg) and me is purely coincidental.

[Steph]

haha, this was emailed to me a few days ago. I was entertained by how many songs in that video are regularly heard at competitions. :)

[Jay Trzaskos]

Gary, is this a preview of your entry for the IRI talent show?

[Rohith Surampudi]

im not familiar with most of these songs, if anybody makes a playlist, they shall be my hero forever :p

[Mike Schroeder]

Gary it can't be you the person in the video has hair

[MissInformation]

I don't know, Gary, I think I've seen some of those moves before...

Dillard's Dance (http://www.invisiblerobot.com/robotics/robot_c65c/index/p1110819.html)

Heidi (mutter, mutter, short stack, grumble, mutter, mutter)

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

What a studly video...that man is my hero.

[nehalita]

I would pay good money to see you try that Gary. GOOD MONEY.
...i'm serious
who seconds this?

[Elgin Clock]

im not familiar with most of these songs, if anybody makes a playlist, they shall be my hero forever :p

I could do that.. Since I do know about 95% of them songs, and the ones I don't know I can just google lyrics for..

I'm always up for being a hero.. I mean hey; that's why I'm a mentor.*

If my night is unfilled tomorrow, I'll do it then.. Stay tuned!









*You gotta admit, that right there deserves an A followed by the the overuse of a bunch of w's.. :cool: :rolleyes: :p

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[Arefin Bari]

I would pay good money to see you try that Gary. GOOD MONEY.
...i'm serious
who seconds this?

like neha said... I would pay Gary a dollar to do this dance =)

[Tytus Gerrish]

so um gary, you want to do a talent show act with us?

[Rohith Surampudi]

so um gary, you want to do a talent show act with us?

If you guys are going to dance like that, i might make the long voyage out there :D

[Gary Dillard]

so um gary, you want to do a talent show act with us?

Sorry Ty - the IRI talent show is for amateurs only. Neha and Ari have offered me money to dance, which makes me a semi-professional.

[Gary Dillard]

I don't know, Gary, I think I've seen some of those moves before...

Dillard's Dance (http://www.invisiblerobot.com/robotics/robot_c65c/index/p1110819.html)

Heidi (mutter, mutter, short stack, grumble, mutter, mutter)

OMG I can't believe I missed those; I'll have to put a link to your website in my favorites so I remember to check it more often.

btw - did "Short Stack" catch on yet? C'mon Sean, I'm counting on you.

[Billfred]

OMG I can't believe I missed those; I'll have to put a link to your website in my favorites so I remember to check it more often.

btw - did "Short Stack" catch on yet? C'mon Sean, I'm counting on you.
I got smacked for it at Peachtree, so I guess it's at least partially entered the 116 lexicon.

(and now that I brought it up again, I'm sure I'll be smacked for it again the next time Heidi and I cross paths)

[Elgin Clock]

I could do that.. Since I do know about 95% of them songs, and the ones I don't know I can just google lyrics for..

OK, here goes.

Someone feel free to correct me if I'm off.
(In some cases where there are multiple artists who sing the song, I'll guess which one it is and who's moves he's trying to imitate)
Personal commentary from me in smaller text.

The Evolution of Dance:

Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
Chubby Checker - The Twist (Sometimes confused with Chuck Berry, Chubby Checker really did this song)
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (or) Night Fever (They both have the same sound at times, and I can't tell.. it's probably Stayin' Alive though going by his moves)
The Village People - YMCA
Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
Brady Bunch - Keep On
John Travolta & Others from the movie Grease - Greased Lightning
AC-DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Willy Wonka (Movie) - Oompa Loompa (original movie, not Johnny Depp remake)
STYX - Mr. Roboto (Duh :yikes: )
(Don't know this one - probably late 80's early 90's break-dancing song)
The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian (From the 80's, and played during the Super Bowl back then when the team The Bengals were in it.)
The Chicken Dance - Artist unknown as so many people covered it.
Tommy James & The Shondells (or) Billy Idol - Mony Mony
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (he definitely stole that riff from Queen's Under Pressure no matter what he says. Ding ding ding dah dah ding ding. :rolleyes: )
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This (anyone remember the MC Hammer cartoon with his talking shoes? Yeah.. ok.. so I'm old. LOL)
B-52's - Love Shack
Sugar Hill Gang - Apache (not to be confused with Sir-Mix-A-Lot's remake of this song named Jump On It)
House Of Pain - Jump Around
Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back (I Like Big Butts and I cannot lie) LOL
Chumbawumba - Tubthumper (yes this is the actual name, I have the CD lol) (I get knocked down, but I get up again, no you're never gonna keep me down)
Haddaway - What Is Love? (made famous by Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan on SNL, and then their characters spun off a movie called A Night At The Roxbury)
Rednex - Cotton Eyed Joe (another duh if you are in FIRST - you are required to know this song and dance to it..)
Los Del Rio - Macarena (I'm with him on that one, it had it's time and now it can retire, and never be played again.)
N'Sync - Bye Bye Bye
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Outkast - Hey Ya (shake it like a Polaroid picture!)
Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder (why is that in there with all the other "classics"? LOL)
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (revisited - Word to your mother!)
N'Sync - Bye Bye Bye (revisited - and that's the end.)


All in all a pretty good mix and a hysterical video!
If anyone knows that break-dancing song, feel free to post what it is.

[D.J. Fluck]

Tommy James & The Shondells (or) Billy Idol - Mony Mony

It sounds like Billy Idol to me

[Gary Dillard]

Wow Elgin, that's fabulous.
OK, here goes.


(Don't know this one - probably late 80's early 90's break-dancing song)


West Street Mob - Breakdance Electric Boogie

[Kristian Calhoun]

Now if only we could get him to dance to the F-I-R-S-T song.... :rolleyes:

[Kims Robot]

I have tears in my eyes from laughing so hard at that video. I think the saddest thing is that I knew EVERY song. AND that I recognized the MC Hammer dance!! lol

And I dont know what was funnier, his impression of Karthik doing Apache, or Greg Needel doing Bye Bye Bye ;-)