A few months into his trip, a travel buddy gave Matt an idea. They were standing around taking pictures in Hanoi, and his friend said “Hey, why don’t you stand over there and do that dance. I’ll record it.” He was referring to a particular dance Matt does. It’s actually the only dance Matt does. He does it badly. Anyway, this turned out to be a very good idea.

Matt kept going. I don’t know why exactly, but the result is ridiculously charming.

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding

The best part: all the people dancing are ones who saw an earlier 2005 YouTube video, and came together again to do the dance.

The full, absurd, happy story is here. (HT: Jeff Shek)