Crowdfunding Decentralized Dance Party (DDP)

 

Crowdfunding continues to alter the finance landscape while allowing creative individuals to disrupt conventional approaches to just about anything.  As reported in these pages previously, partying is just another iteration of the crowdfunding revolution.

Enter Tom and Gary’s Decentralized Dance Party.  As reported in Wired,  DDP has “held more than 50 semi-spontaneous outdoor throw downs” since 2009.

DDP has even created The Seven Commandments of Successful Partying AKA The Party Manifesto described below:

CLOTHING:
Partying is all about letting go of your inhibitions. Kickstart the process by throwing on a ridiculous costume. If the Party has a theme, go to the extreme. Lead the charge and maximize the fun for everyone. Do not attempt to Party in normal clothing or look cool, because nothing is cool except having fun and feeling good and sharing that with others.
PROPS:
In order to take the Party to the next level, you must drag out the trampolines, rollerblades, hula hoops, jump ropes, pogo sticks, beach balls, musical instruments and etc. Anything you can hoist, bounce off, or roll on. And share them all night long.
MUSIC:
Next-level Partying requires the infectious, high-energy stuff that will force everyone to sing and dance. Booty Bass, Eurodance, Party Metal, Jock Jams and Choice Hard Rock.  The songs people know and love. And it must be as loud as possible. A Party is no place for conversation.
DANCING:
You might think dancing is hard and requires practice. Not so. Just stop thinking, let go and allow the music to be your master. You will instantly be having fun and feeling good and others will be impressed and inspired to dance also.
BEHAVIOR:
As children, we constantly climb on, jump off, and explore everything. We want to run, scream, sing, dance, and play as hard as our bodies will allow. We are fearlessly responding to nature’s Divine Programming, which western society works very hard to subvert and destroy by incessantly training us to sit still and be quiet and follow the rules and dress and act identically so that we can join the labor force and reproduce another batch who will do the same. It destroys our natural fun-seeking, creative impulses and is the reason so many are depressed and afraid to sing or dance or deviate from the norm. Overcoming this conditioning is a formidable challenge. Partying can get us there.
LOCATION / ATMOSPHERE:
Dark locations lower everyone’s inhibitions and are ideal, although sunglasses can be a viable alternative. Party lights and fog machines are also necessary. The atmosphere must be as crazy and high-energy as possible. That’s why it is better to Party outdoors DDP style. You cannot Party indoors and do it right without wrecking your house. And Partying in a club means you have to be of age and spend a ton of money and the atmosphere is controlled and there’s a curfew and you can’t bring props along. Once outdoors, the Party is released from these restrictions and can be shared with an unlimited number of new friends and everyone is free to get as wild as possible.
ALCOHOL:
People drink a lot at most Parties because most Parties are boring and drinking is therefore necessary to loosen up and have fun. This is due to poor music, dull clothing, lack of props and lame atmosphere; all of which inhibit singing and dancing and living free.

DDP is, of course, financing their ventures via crowdfunding sites Kickstarter and Indiegogo.  Their venture has been quite successful to date.  A documentary film is even in the works  leveraging the over 600 hours of film footage captured over the past few years.