Evolution of Dance is a video that was originally posted on YouTube in 2006 by motivational speaker Judson Laipply. Since he posted it, it has achieved a large degree of viral buzz and has become the third most viewed video on the user-generated video website.

The video itself is a six-minute sketch from Laipply's comedy show entitled Inspirational Comedy. In the sketch, Laipply, who wears jeans and an Orange Crush t-shirt, dances to a medley of well known songs from 28 artists, such as Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and Eminem. The sketch is devoid of dialogue and derives its entertainment value in Laipply's dance routine as he transitions from song to song.

On January 9, 2009, Laipply released a sequel to his Evolution of Dance video. It was named Evolution of Dance 2. The routine has a new set of songs by artists, such as James Brown and Soulja Boy. Since its release, this sequel video has been viewed over 12 million times.http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=evolution+of+dance&aq=f

Because of the large amount of Evolution of Dance views, Judson Laipply has been featured on Good Morning America and The Today Show. Laipply has also used this video's viral status to promote his motivational speaking business. The one-man show called Inspirational Comedy, which incorporates Evolution of Dance as one of its sketches, is presented on Laipply's official website.http://theevolutionofdance.com/

Laipply currently markets his skills to corporations to help develop team building, marketing campaigns, improve team work and to develop workplace communication. Laipply received an undergraduate degree from Bluffton University and a master's degree from Bowling Green State University.

In June 2010, Laipply posted a video promoting his new website called Might As Well Dance.http://mightaswelldance.com/ In the video, he also confirmed that he is working on an Evolution of Dance 3 video.

Laipply features a total of 32 songs from 28 artists in his Evolution of Dance routine. The following is a listing of the tracks used in the sketch in the order that they appear.http://www.theevolutionofdance.com/songs.html

• Hound Dog - Elvis Presley

• The Twist - Chubby Checker

• Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees

• Y.M.C.A. - The Village People

• Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

• Keep On - The Brady Bunch

• Greased Lightnin' - John Travolta

• You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC

• Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

• Thriller - Michael Jackson

• Oompa Loompa - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

• Mr. Roboto - Styx

• Break Dance (Electric Boogie) - West Street Mob

• Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles

• The Chicken Dance - Bob Kames

• Mony Mony - Billy Idol

• Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice

• U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer

• Love Shack - The B-52's

• Apache - The Sugarhill Gang

• Jump Around - House of Pain

• Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot

• Tubthumping - Chumbawamba

• What Is Love - Haddaway

• Cotton Eye Joe - Rednex

• Macarena - Los Del Rio

• Bye Bye Bye - N'Sync

• Lose Yourself - Eminem

• Hey Ya! - Outkast

• Dirt Off Your Shoulder - Jay-Z

• Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice

• Bye Bye Bye - N'Sync