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Happy Dance Project: compilation of the brothers' and Nerdfighters' happy dances (2007)

project history · status: completed · last event: outcome (2007-12-24) · last mentioned: 2007-12-28

A Brotherhood 2.0 project agreed in January 2007 to compile the brothers' happy dances; it stalled, and in August 2007 it was relaunched as a Nerdfighter project collecting viewers' happy dances. After a missed December 1 deadline, the finished compilation came out on 24 December 2007.

Part of: Brotherhood 2.0: the 2007 year of daily video letters

Parts: John asks nerdfighters to send happy dance videos by October 1 (2007) · Hank asks John to talk about the happy dance project in his next video (2007)

Punishments and asks under this rule: John: do a half-naked dance in a golden bow tie as punishment (2007)

Told alongside: Hank asks Nerdfighters to email him about a secret project for John's birthday (2007) · Project for Awesome 2007 edition: the final Brotherhood 2.0 project (2007)

About: Nerdfighter Happy Dance Project, Happy dance (practice), Daniel Biss, Mike Green

date event what video
2007-01-12 proposed John suggests turning the 5-second happy-dance clips into a joint project, 35 dances each, and asks Hank whether he is interested. (hedged) Brotherhood 2.0: January 12, 2007 00:01:50
2007-01-15 launched Hank agrees to John's happy-dance idea as a Brotherhood 2.0 project, recomputing the count as 42 five-second clips. → refers to Brotherhood 2.0: January 12, 2007 Brotherhood 2.0: January 15th 00:01:05
2007-01-16 proposed John proposes finishing the happy-dance compilation video around the end of February. Brotherhood 2.0: January 16, 2007 00:02:37
2007-08-27 announced Hank hints at another secret project: he and John are working on an idea, more about it later this week (week of 27 August 2007). (hedged) August 27th: Thanks Yous and Cameos 00:02:28
2007-08-30 launched After admitting the January happy-dance compilation was never made, the brothers launch it as a Nerdfighter project: happy dances at awesome local places, about 10 seconds, emailed by October 1. → refers to Brotherhood 2.0: January 12, 2007 August 30th: A Secret Project for Nerdfighters 00:02:15
2007-08-31 rule change Hank tells contributors that no sound from their happy dances will be used, since music will likely play over the whole project. August 31: Copyright and Airports 00:01:43
2007-09-20 milestone John reports more than 100 happy dance videos received so far and hopes all nerdfighters everywhere will send theirs. Sept. 20th: Wacky String 00:01:49
2007-10-04 rule change John says late happy dance videos are welcome but no longer 100% guaranteed to be part of the project. October 4th: Happy Dances, Feuds, and Raccoon Infestations 00:00:39
2007-11-30 rule change John moves the happy dance project's deadline: it will not be finished by December 1 as planned but some time in December. Nov. 30th: A CHRISTMAS RANT 00:00:00
2007-12-24 outcome The finished Happy Dance Project compilation is released: Nerdfighters from six continents share their happy dances. THE NERDFIGHTER HAPPY DANCE PROJECT video description
2007-12-26 (said on 2007-12-25, implied) looked back Looking back on the finished Happy Dance Project, John says it has made him happy nearly every minute for days and will be his cure for sadness; he thanks his dad for editing it. Dec. 26th: Christmas, Manga, and Goat Poop 00:01:47
2007-12-28 looked back John says he enjoyed the Happy Dance Project because people who don't suck came together to do something that doesn't suck. Dec. 28th: John's Last Brotherhood 2.0 Video 00:03:18

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