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After being subjected to ridicule on the Internet for simply having a good time, "Dancing Man" will now be having a star-studded dance party at the Los Angeles Coliseum thrown in his honor.Dancing Man (real name: Sean) had his picture posted in that dark corner of the Internet known as 4chan last month, with the caption, "Spotted this specimen trying to dance the other week. He stopped when he saw us laughing." The two photos show a before-and-after of Sean dancing followed by him hanging his head in shame after being laughed at. Cassandra Rules of the L.A.-based Free Thought Project sprung into action and called out to the Internet to find Sean and even created a formal invitation:
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
They even launched an online fundraiser to cover the costs of his dance party. Having raised over $31,000, any leftover funds will be donated to an anti-bullying charity.
Of course as the way of the Internet goes, the search was successful and Sean graciously accepted the invitation:
@CassandraRules @MaxTaucer #finddancingman
— Dancing Man (@Dancingmanfound) March 6, 2015
Cassandra just seen invite and would love to join you in LA for a dance off!!
Moby offered to lend his DJ services, though he might've missed the memo that nobody listens to techno:
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
Pharrell, who loves dancing in L.A., wanted a spot on the guestlist:
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
When it's time to party we will party hard:
And where does one throw a party of this magnitude? L.A. Memorial Coliseum, of course:
@CassandraRules @Dancingmanfound @Pharrell we would love to donate the "worlds greatest stadium" for the worlds greatest dance party!
— LA Memorial Coliseum (@lacoliseum) March 7, 2015
Needless to say, it's been quite overwhelming for Sean, who wasn't even on Twitter until 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
