As someone who believes the spontaneous dance party is vital to human happiness, I must share this video right now.
Ely Kim, a current MFA student in the Yale Art School, did a different dance to a different song on 100 different days, then he edited it all together into one hypnotic sequence:
BOOMBOX from Ely Kim on Vimeo.
A few things:
(1) This guy is a great dancer! I’m impressed that he keeps finding new ways to use the same basic vocabulary of movements.
(2) I love that you can see the progression of the seasons, and that sometimes he repeats his shirts. (Because what art student has 100 different shirts?)
(3) I love it when the dog shows up. In the narrative I created for myself, that was shot when he went home for winter break.
(4) Yale Art School shares a building with the School of Drama, so I’ve been in a lot of the rooms in this video. Who knew it could get so funky in there?






8 responses so far ↓
1 Heather // Mar 26, 2009 at 5:51 pm
I think the best thing about it is how much better he got as the project went on. Just a lot more comfortable in front of the camera.
Also, I am gratified to hear how many of the songs I flailed around to at his age are still in circulation.
2 Laura Mc. // Mar 26, 2009 at 8:04 pm
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3 Cristian G // Mar 26, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Does anybody have tha playlist ?
4 Rube Goldberg // Mar 26, 2009 at 11:15 pm
This guy is my new hero. One of my philosophies is “Dance Party! Every Ten Minutes! On the Sevens!” but sadly I do not live as closely to this rule as I should. This guy is an inspiration and the video is the essence of joy.
Also, our taste in music has 2/3 overlap — though I wouldn’t mind checking out the 1/3 I was unfamiliar with. Anyone who brings M.I.A. , Le Tigre, and Talking Heads to the table is my kinda guy.
5 JennyM // Mar 26, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Woo! Off for a spontaneous dance party.
6 Mark Blankenship // Mar 27, 2009 at 12:48 am
Hey Cristian — If you look up the video on the Vimeo site, where it was originally posted, you’ll find a list of all the songs.
Here’s the link: http://vimeo.com/3237836
7 Amanda // Mar 27, 2009 at 9:33 am
I especially love the fact that when the dog does show up, he appears to be looking at the birdcages, rather than the guy dancing like a maniac two feet from him. Aaah, dogs.
8 Ebeth // Mar 27, 2009 at 4:34 pm
I’ll admit I watched it just to see the dog appear. The kitty t-shirt was a bonus.
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