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Pharrell Williams and Moby have said that they want to pledge their services in support of viral sensation, 'Dancing Man'.
Both musicians contacted Cassandra Fairbanks on Twitter regarding the forthcoming crowd funded party for the aforementioned chap. They were both inspired by the movement to support the man, after his picture was ridiculed on internet underbelly 4Chan.
Sean (dancing man's real name) was tracked down by writer Cassandra Fairbanks, with the help of 2,000 Londoners, and now a party is being held in his honour.
Anyone know this man or who posted this? There's a huge group of ladies in LA who would like to do something special pic.twitter.com/DGbu3AXOrB
— Cassandra (@CassandraRules) March 5, 2015
"Our entire group was horrified seeing the cruelty represented in the post, and seeing as this amazing group has done so many charitable and beautiful things in the past, I decided to throw out an offer to pay for his flight here if we could find him and throw him a party," Cassandra Fairbanks said (via. The Free Thought Project)
i offer my dj services for free for #DancingMan #DancingManFound #FindDancingMan . no one should ever be ashamed about dancing.
— moby Ⓥ (@thelittleidiot) March 6, 2015
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
The Kickstarter, which has already surpassed its $20,000 target, reads: "We started this so that we could dance with one man, who had been shamed from dancing in public. Many of us know what it is like to not be comfortable in our own skin- and the photograph resonated with all of us.
"When we saw the worlds response throughout the night - it became clear this was bigger than us, bigger than him, and the start of a beautiful wave of solidarity against bullying, against body-shaming, and an inspiration to ?#?Dancefree? in our own bodies."
Watch the original 'Dancing Man' video below
