A reader caught an impromptu one-man dance party on the R train Monday night. She tells us that "going from Manhattan to Brooklyn around 10pm...this guy jumped on the car with a boombox and wearing 80s workout gear. It was clearly some sort of stunt but he seemed to be operating on his own and kept bouncing into different subway cars at each stop."
May we all have this much fun while ushering in the New Year. Perhaps keep a copy of Dead or Alive's 1985 album Youthquake on you should you be looking for a pick-me-up; this guy is dancing to their song "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)."





Unemployed?
Mentally Ill?
Attention seeker?
Jake Bronstein?
My first thought was your fourth: Jake Bronstein?
Now THIS is why I hate those locked doors on the R46 cars. I have to wait till the train get to a station before I can change cars.
www.forgotten-ny.com
What an attention whore.
Maybe this is what happens when you go as far as you can into ironic detachment... you eventually pass through your own light into earnest sillyness.
I kind of hope that's the case. I would sort of love for this kind of behavior to become an acceptable norm.
the guys is a part of the dance troupe 1-2-3 party (dance troupe meaning 3 dudes who dance in public and post it on youtube). he is from boston.
Suddenly I don't feel so bad about all the people wielding knives on the subway.
Very disturbing.
I'm sorry, but is that dance?
Looks like a poor imitation of the mid-80s Jane Fonda Workout tape.
Auditioning to replace Richard Simmons on Letterman?
Man, have you all lost your sense of humor?!? C'mon, wouldn't you rather see him than panhandlers or "knife wielding" thieves. Lighten up already! The dude meant no harm just humor.
Funnier when Spike Jonez did it a decade ago: http://tinyurl.com/4dqtw8
Taller... Better... Faster... Stronger: http://tinyurl.com/2y6y4u
Well that is better, but I don't think a normal human can dance like that in real time.