The internet comes together for the Dancing Man
The internet can be a scary place. With places like 4chan and StickyDrama, cyberbullying is very common. Just a few days ago, a photo was posted on 4chan of a man dancing at a party. Labeled the ‘Dancing Man’, he was ridiculed by the site.
Fortunately for him, the internet could also be used as a tool for good.
Cassandra of The Free Thought Project tweeted in hopes to finding this guy. Social media went wild trying to find the dancing man to take him out dancing with them. Using the hashtag #FindDancingMan, social media went nuts.
Anyone know this man or who posted this? There's a huge group of ladies in LA who would like to do something special pic.twitter.com/DGbu3AXOrB
— Cassandra (@CassandraRules) March 5, 2015
It's 4 am but i can't sleep until #FindDancingMan has become #founddancingman and we set a date to #dancefree pic.twitter.com/AhyEaLdDpT
— Hope Leigh (@HOPELEIGHMUSIC) March 6, 2015
And they finally did find him. Sean, who lives in London, heard about the movement and created his own Twitter page @DancingManFound.
The girls created a fundraiser page to create a dance party for Sean. It surpassed its $20,000 goal in less than two days. It also caught the attention of music legends Moby and Pharrell, who wanted a piece of the action.
i offer my dj services for free for #DancingMan #DancingManFound #FindDancingMan . no one should ever be ashamed about dancing.
— moby XⓋX (@thelittleidiot) March 6, 2015
Hey @CassandraRules keep me posted about your dance party! @Dancingmanfound, never be ashamed of yourself. You are both truly #OTHER?
— Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) March 6, 2015
Now, there will be a dancing event in honor of the Dancing Man, with proceeds going towards anti-bullying organizations held at the LA Coliseum. Party king Andrew W.K. even expressed dancing with Dancing Man.
Sean posted his excitement on Twitter, which he just joined yesterday.
Just woke up to be greeted with so many more kind words. Big thanks again and am sure the charity will appreciate it as well. Thanks again
— Dancing Man (@Dancingmanfound) March 7, 2015
What’s next for Sean? Maybe an appearance on the Ellen Show?
Take that, internet bullies.
