Double Dream Hands

Double Dream Hands

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Updated Oct 06, 2016 at 02:49PM EDT by James.

Added Dec 11, 2010 at 07:37AM EST by Vorpalsword.

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About

Double Dream Hands is a viral video starring music teacher and choreographer John Jacobson, and features a dance routine that includes a signature move that he calls "double dream hands".

Origin

The video was first published in the August/September edition of the Music Express Magazine. The dance is choreographed for the song "Planet Rock", which was written by John Jacobson as well.

Spread

Total Views: 2,686,268 3M 2M 1M 12/05/10 02/14/11 04/26/11 Ratings: 7029 Likes: 6700 Dislikes: 329 Comments: 4.070 Favorites: 11,729 Links Date Link A 12 8/10 First referral from www.google.com B 12/ 8/10 First referral from- twitter.com C 12/ 7/10 First embedded on - www.facebook.com D 12/ 7/10 First view from a mobile device E 12/7/10 F12/ 7/10First referral from www.facebook.com G 12/ 7/10 First referral from www.facebook H 12/ 7/10 First referral from YouTube - N/dm7yAWpX1 Views 31,635 31,397 581,997 434,869 341,131 149,056 92,762 32,181 First referral from YouTube search double dream hands


The video was discovered by a Hanford High School Student, and was uploaded to YouTube on December 6, 2010. On December 8th it was posted to The Daily What[1], CollegeHumor[2], and Today's Big Thing.[3]


@TheEllenShow Ellen DeGeneres I invented dream hands back in '89. My lawyers are looking into this. http://ow.ly/3mO5W 9 Dec via HootSuite ☆ Favorite t Retweet Reply Retweeted by babycakes15825 and 65 others


On December 9th, Ellen Degeneres tweeted a link to an embedded video of the dance on her website.[4] It was tweeted by Zachary Levi of Chuck the same day.[5]


Search queries for "double dream hands" started in December, and peaked in early January, all within a month of the video being uploaded to YouTube.

Parodies

The dark black backdrop behind Jacobsen made the video ripe for parody, because the background could easily be swapped out using video editing software. There were also quite a few remix videos with new audio overlaid like "Single Ladies", and Soulja Boy.

Hanford High School Version

After the video had taken off, the captain of the Dance Team of Hanford High School organized a "Double Dream Hands" performance at the school pep assembly. With the addition of 5th hour German students, and the initial uploaders of the video, the dance was recorded in front of a live audience for the first time. It was later featured on CNN's social media highlights.[6]

Sequel

On April 4th, 2011, John Jacobson uploaded a sequel entitled "Double Dream Feet." It was posted on The Daily What on April 26th, 2011.[7] A commercial for Sprint's Kyocera Echo smart phone uses a clip from video, and it was uploaded to YouTube on April 22nd, 2011.

America's Got Talent

Jacobson appeared on the 6th season of America's Got Talent during the Los Angeles auditions to perform Double Dream Hands. He was eliminated from the competition following his performance.[8]

Jacobson recounted his experience on the show on his personal website. He was told by producers of America's Got Talent that a cooperative audience would join him in a flash mob in order to raise awareness of art and music programs being eliminated from Los Angeles area public schools. Jacobson described the experience as being "slushied", a reference to the TV show Glee.[9]

Search Interests

External References

[1] The Daily What – Early Bird Special of the Day / 12/8/2010

[2] CollegeHumor – Double Dream Hands / 12/8/2010

[3] Today's Big Thing – Double Dream Hands / 12/8/2010

[4] Twitter – @TheEllenShow / 12/9/2010

[5] Twitter – @ZacharyLevi / 12/9/2010

[6] CNN -Social media highlights / 1/7/2011

[7] The Daily What – Song And Dance of the Day / 4/26/2011

[8] America's Got Talent Wiki – John Jacobson

[9] JohnJacobson.com – I've Been Slushied

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