Watch This: University of Iowa Alum's "Davey Dance Blog" Spreads Funk, Joy, Across the Globe

Notes:

• Update: Mr. Fishel sent me a message after this story was published and informed me that the number of dance videos is above 150, and include several "pretty crazy" videos he did while on a visit to Egypt. He is also nearing the sixth anniversary of when he started this journey, which he will mark by reposting them in order over the next year. So stay tuned to the DaveyDanceBlog for that.
• The video above is actually a part of a play list. If you let the video end it will change to the next video automatically, or you can change it manually via a link at the bottom.

David Fishel is on a mission of dance.

Fishel, a former University of Iowa student, has recorded more than 150 videos of himself dancing in various locales across the country. He explains in his aptly named DaveyDanceBlog how this whole project got started.

DaveyDanceBLOG. A project started while traveling Europe during Spring 2007. Armed only with an ipod and a Canon, Davey picks a location and a pop song. Then Davey records an improvised dance

Watch as Davey dances in France. Davey dances in Mexico. Davey dances in New York. Davey, remembering his college roots, even dances in Iowa City.

Here's a 2009 interview (yes, he's been at this for awhile) with Fishel on his project plus other film projects he has done.

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Fishel is not a trained dancer. He is, however, a trained filmmaker and director of post-production at CollegeHumor.com. He was traveling in Europe in 2007 when he got the idea to create a funny video postcard for friends back home. With his iPod providing the tunes and a Canon PowerShot to record the action, Fishel performed an improvised dance to The Beatles’ “Don’t Let Me Down” in front of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. An internet dance star was born.

His subsequent videos have followed a similar format: He’s danced to Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” in front of the Anne Frank House and Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral (baby got hunchback). He usually performs solo but occasionally enlists backup dancers, as in this piece performed on the subway to The Sunshine Underground’s “Put You in Your Place.”

Read more about Fishel and his work at his IMDB page.