STEP TOUCH - Dances Moving! Ep. 1

[@LorenzoDoesntExist]

That orange-shirted man who leaves angrily in disbelief made me laugh more than I should have.

[@combogalis]

What I love most about it is that he leaves after BDG says it can be used for every song because it thrives in counts of four, BUT he reappears during the waltz episode and is really good at it. The waltz is in 3:4 time.

[@cameron9087]

speedrunning tip: if you rewatch dances moving enough times you'll start to cry as early as episode 1

[@chubbypapaya]

goals

[@smalls1485]

If you put on your headphones at just the right angle you can cry thinking about it

[@suz5191]

I'm scared

[@arqamislam3877]

Suzanne Tan you should be

[@entitythatexists7554]

bold of you to assume I won’t cry on the first rewatch

[@nthor4]

Honestly the after-class conversation hurt so badly to watch. I don't know how you capture the awkward conversation so well.

[@TheYouTubeGame]

what if they weren't acting

[@KL-ho8mb]

can;t believ bdg invented dancign,,, iconic

[@monicaganderson9431]

I thought Keri invented dancing

[@ash-fz3tw]

Monica G Anderson I did not expect that reference here but I’m lining for it

[@sansmaedacanon700]

@@monicaganderson9431 bdg is keeri's descendant

[@Levleup]

girl on the internet Canon!

[@Flowtail]

I can believe it

[@xarxos5274]

I think it's safe to say that this series is BDG's most underrated work. Because it's among the least viewed videos on his channel but it's some of his most clever and emotionally moving content to date.

[@kara2125]

declan rlly got their whole stomach out...... amazing

[@yurtcobain3337]

it's the trans rights 😤✊

[@sywitz]

They can't be stopped

[@need4sleep2]

I know this is an old series but there's just something so genuine about BDG that has made this really genuinely touching to me, I'm not normally the type to get emotionally attached to youtubers but when shit gets wack, BDG always leaves me feeling better. Top tier gamer boi, 10/10

[@sen3782]

(Step) touching I’ll leave

[@dcr645]

@@sen3782 no come back

[@sen3782]

@@dcr645 I’m back

[@noashaham5438]

Right. This series is so underrated.

[@combogalis]

Commenting here to say KEEP WATCHING. This series is by far BDG's most underrated work and currently my favorite thing he's ever made. There is more to it than it seems at first so just keep going even if you don't love it from the get-go. I thought at first it was initially 7 parts because people lost interest, but it is actually a completed work with a wonderful ending.

[@xarxos5274]

People often tend to overuse the phrase "underrated", but it really is true in regards to this series. These videos are among the least viewed on Brian's channel, but it's some of his most genuine and multi-layered work to date. It's funny and entertaining but also emotionally deep in a way that you'd never expect. There are also so many lovely metaphors between the dance moves and the story, you can discover more every time you rewatch it!

[@bugdracula1662]

I would mention LMAM but they are very different good BDGs

[@genuineinterest]

Do you think while screening BDG for his new job Polygon just binged his whole channel

[@kshitijbenedict8431]

@@robynlaw7020 well he had the destitute timer since before that so, chronologically it should be set before him arriving in New york and hence before him applying to Polygon?

[@joshward7009]

bing

[@genuineinterest]

@@joshward7009 how do YOU spell it😭

[@biggaylol5438]

@@genuineinterest bing

[@MizhiBirb]

@@biggaylol5438 bing

[@benpebbles4111]

Please watch this fully. It looks like a meme, but you will cry I promise.

[@kappaross6124]

I'm angry that I listened to your advice because you are right

[@soupisfornoobs4081]

Did.. I miss some hyper emotional scene? Is there something that's meant to bring me to tears in these 2 minutes?

[@djephery]

@@soupisfornoobs4081 They were referring to the whole Dances Moving! series, not just this episode.

[@soupisfornoobs4081]

@@djephery yeah, I watched the whole series and had forgotten I wrote this. I didn't cry, but I was damn near close to, and that's an achievement. It's so comforting and beautiful, I can't stop rewatching it. And the last episode especially, my god

[@theundergroundera7985]

"I'll step... touch you later...?" Godamn I felt very uncomfortable there

[@dylana.3848]

Leave Declan alone they're trying their best

[@MrRobotman]

I love doing the Step touch when I do my tax evasion.

[@purpleyeseo9519]

That high note sounds sooooo good

[@secretname3897]

Brian "Angel Pipes David Gilmore" David Gilmore

[@bick5601]

@@secretname3897 it's Gilbert, not Gilmore

[@gustoonz]

Aww yeah new bdg

[@amanmishra1355]

Oh hi gus

[@huh968]

Aww yeah Gus comment under the new bdg

[@deanokken8960]

You and BDG deserve to be up in the top 10 channels..

[@megslug]

we love kings supporting other kings

[@andrewmly9834]

boys support boys

[@McDodgerMan]

As awkward as “StepTouch you later” is, I think it’s wildly underappreciated how the music continues to yell “StepTouch!!” in the background

[@Dani0x1B]

I just searched "step touch" to find this and there are a frightening amount of videos that look a lot like this one _but_ are completely intended to be serious. I laughed, a lot.

[@ThatOneIrishFurry]

1. declan is wearing the meme sweater 2. declans real name is declan and that suprised me for somereason

[@ella_cupcake]

“What if I told you you just gotta keep movin’ Here’s the secret to life, it won’t suck when you’re groovin’” More reasons this series is amazing. They subtlety put the entire moral of this in the first episode and I didn’t notice until like my third rewatch. That’s awesome

[@sunnysea24]

I relate to Declan because I too am a non-binary miscreant that's difficult to love

[@yurtcobain3337]

wow same

[@matrixodlum4969]

Fuckin mood

[@Dreeraven]

sunnysea24 LOL

[@moviehaus3492]

kin

[@heather19515]

I think you’re valid and easy to love

[@patheticest]

1:11 stating the theme of your project to your entire audience on the very first episode when no one understands it is one of the best things ever

[@haley9976]

"When life sucks, just dance! And since life always sucks, always dance." ~Tom Riddle

[@Levleup]

Another starkid reference!

[@thorn99thorn]

Starkid AND BDG!?! Who allowed this?!

[@James11111]

Voldemort!?

[@ColinHarding]

You step touched my heart.

[@takingamassiveel]

I like how he has the line about your job being the source of all your strife and discontent, it’s always been here but you don’t realize what’s happening til like episode 4

[@ivancaro1078]

I 100% started dancing some years ago because of this video, it's like I gained dancing conciousness. Everytime I dance with people I remember the step touch and I see how everyone mostly do just this. (also I come back to this series every now and then to cry, admire and rethink life)

[@d-lynnz7855]

SPOILER: Knowing that later in the series that Brian has to move, probably due to discontent with his job, makes the song hit wayyy different. And, the fact that in the end, the only thing that gets him through is to keep moving on? God, how is this work of art so amazing, and why does this make me so sad? :'(((

[@BenThere_DoneThat]

That synth makes me feel like I'm hugging a rainbow. It's warm and buzzing with energy, and those chords just fill me with hope for tomorrow. I can't get enough of it.

[@emd5492]

Those high notes. MMMMM

[@genmata7406]

2:20 's note gives me the good kind of goosebumps

[@cinnamon9390]

this could easily be an Adult Swim short series

[@Rurusa11]

He actually has a really good voice i can't believe no one is talking about it

[@c3r6s9]

I've been in a bit of a depressive spiral and this got me to move around more than i have all week. your joy is infectious and it permeates through everything you do.

[@MolochDE]

Serious question: How do you recommend this series without spoiling it?I need to recommend it to everyone XD

[@Aaronic88]

Thanks bdg for inventing dancing.

[@tobyncat4818]

quarentine has made me think that re-watching and actualy doing these dance moves is a great way to spend my time. Why.

[@ericchan5396]

do it. go dance.

[@bexdee3562]

Because it is!

[@benpebbles4111]

Declan has Their as their pronouns and thats just beautiful

[@secretname3897]

And BDG refers to them unflinchingly with consideration despite Declan's delinquent barefootedness

[@altusshow7574]

I come back everynow and then to watch the whole series. Hes done a lot of great things, but this series is stil my favorite.

[@starcaptain926]

You won't feel like a wreck when you can *stand like Declan*

[@drawingdingus6863]

I think he said “stay in line Declan”

[@hardstylepikachu]

I definitely didn’t expect this series to make me cry when I first watched this video

[@beefromashroom]

I have no fucking idea why I avoided this little series for soooo long, now I'm one episode in and I'm already crying these high notes make me wanna live

[@Ruminations09]

It's a remarkable testament to how well this series was crafted that even though this just seemed like a random, goofy, non-sequiter the first time I watched it, I now am genuinely moved by some of the lines in this episode given their relevance in future episodes.

[@kara2125]

due to personal reasons i will be dances moving

[@flitsman5954]

Gotta love how he addresses people who might get injured from dancing in the credits but completely ignores the tax evasion.

[@beachbummer_]

Every time I come back to rewatch Dances Moving, I’m reminded that every song ABSOLUTELY slaps

[@mangetsu9725]

Sometimes I take time and rewatch this whole series because... I dunno something resonates with me and it really does make me wanna keep going. The slightly somber but mostly hopeful ending really gives me a moral booster

[@jollysnail4394]

BDG PUT DANCES MOVING ON SPOTIFY AND MY LIFE IS YOURS

[@mrcleanwannabe]

I swear I remember one song and look up this series and just end up rewatching it. 💀 I’ve watched this series like 4 times, and they’re all bangers still.

[@AnnikaVictoria24]

We're all here on our 200th rewatch of this series... right?

[@depressed_cow7151]

the fact that the songs get further away from brian's home the step touch, just mwa chef's kiss

[@trinscabbage9414]

Don't worry Declan, you'll get it one day.

[@elenamawyer7887]

I´m mesmerized by the Maryland shorts! I´m from MD, watching this video from Madrid... :)

[@marachime]

Declan's inherently chaotic nature is something i aspire to

[@kazuma_asougi]

i just had a sudden vision of this video series after watching chris fleming but for the life of be couldn't remember either who uploaded it or what the videos were called or about other than the instructional dance and unexpectedly sad ending, and only after scrolling through my entire favorite videos playlist did i find another bdg video and the satisfaction of finding a video you thought you'd never see again is immeasurable.

[@CircuzFunPants]

Love the maryland flag shorts!😍 (Shoutout to Tim)

[@John-Smlth]

I think they fall short of the Maryland point despite having the flag on them.

[@kyrla]

Tim!

[@derekconwaygd]

The shorts are important later

[@kyro8559]

I am very glad that every time I return to this video it has close to a thousand more views. Brian’s beautiful work is getting recognition.

[@nofrillstissues]

Sorry everyone

[@chickenskink1]

Please tell me you're the actual Declan in the video?

[@kappaross6124]

I hope this is the real Declan and it has taken 2 years for people to start replying to this comment.

[@mr.wonderfulwisdomouswonde2991]

*STAY IN LINE DECLAN*

[@austyn.l6289]

Something tells me that there's going to be a dark twist at the end...

[@jockohomosexual]

Austyn. Less dark, more depressing.

[@cottontaelle]

good job

[@arqamislam3877]

You frickin jinxed it

[@snipperjoey1151]

When Brian said "finding your wife" at 0:19 he was gesturing towards his future love interest and now I'm crying.

[@beckel3593]

He also gestured at Declan..

[@rook37]

this needs so many more views, such a good series / basically short film

[@tommo8403]

Any further time without my dose of new Brian David Gilbert and in would have exploded.

[@liamolaoghaire]

Classic Declan

[@theultramontane]

Every time I see an upload from you it makes me happy

[@kakao-katze]

I'm watching Bdg, as he dances and acts his little heart out, as a coping mechanism as to heal the pain that is derived from me being deprived of musical theatre for 2 years now. Ever since since the virus hit, my theatres shut and my drama group split. I was suppose to be doing a musical this year and it was going to be a production I hold dear, but that was all thrown down the drain and I'm going quite insane and I feel a rising pain- Oh shit, I did it again, the theatre-kid-out-of-theatre-for-longer-than-anticipated disease is finally hitting.

[@999murimdumplings]

Rewatching this. Again.

[@tylerbarnhart8739]

Did anybody else come straight over here after Adventuring Academy?

[@charlesyoung9009]

Haven't seen anyone here yet from the Adventuring Academy with BDG. I love him even more now, look at this twink.

[@tabeseb]

god ive never been happier to see a video show up in my subscribed feed

[@jermaine7285]

god i love this series

[@zackbuildit88]

I’m still rewatching this series almost monthly all the way in now, 2022. I’m so tired with the world. What’s going on. I’m so exhausted. Someone please help me. Please

[@bananak.37]

you know those things that make you smile so much it breaks your mouth but also makes you cringe out of your mind? This is one of then. I love it.

[@mugwartsm773]

God I love this channel so much

[@Eriksjostrom]

I can't believe I watched every BDG video except this series, and it's your very best work. Just amazing.

[@matteoalberghini3816]

This series makes me cry everytime

[@owenrosser5746]

Are you fucking kidding me? I've seen this a million times and I just realized his shorts are the Maryland flag but later in the series he changes out of them. Brian you fucking genius.

[@kitkatliz1495]

Declan is my favorite as I too am a troublesome nonbinary dork with a lot of enthusiasm

[@apia46]

1:31 is foreshadowing for episode 6

[@genuineinterest]

I think about See the Day a LOT but holy shit I should think about the rest of the Dances Moving songs more often. Bdg says hes not a rapper but he's wrong

[@Goatbeez]

Here’s the secret to life-it can’t suck if you’re groovin’ -BDG

[@Flore7274]

oh my god this series.... I didn't expect it to be so genuinely well done

[@tajbell4086]

I love Declan! And the the refrain in the song is just too damn good. I can't get enough of it!

[@marathoncouples]

YOU'RE BACK!!!!!! I'M VERY HAPPY

[@dudeman3606]

I have binge watched all of bdg's other videos but not these, I now regret that decision after just the 1st episode.

[@Iamjustherek]

Okay your vocals had no business going that hard 👌🏽

[@TheMissbambi]

im getting bo burnham vibes from thisss

[@leoogle4814]

That falsetto is incredible

[@thegreatalfini]

hearing the "heres that new thing that your choosing!" can stop my heart for about 4 days

[@Ironthrash]

If only he remembered what step touch could do when he was in episode six...

[@notreal6032]

I just recently found your channel and man... this song really gives me a sense of optimism. I mean, I know we live in a capitalist hell hole and that you know that and that the only way out is with a revolutionary vanguard party..... But anyway this song makes me optimistic!

[@zware88]

I am glad I’m not alone doing the step-touch at funny meetings

[@lolnothxyt]

How does this amount of work, talent, and hilarity not have more views? I am both befuddled and enranged in equal measure.

[@slowghostly]

i want you to know that i am binge watching your videos instead of finishing my college applications that are due tomorrow :-) thanks!

[@yupyup5895]

After having watched this series(and obviously his whole channel and all unravelled) I feel empty and don't know what to do, the void is too great

[@divekingfan7150]

that melody is fire

[@craigmontgomery9346]

Your content is severely underappreciated. This is what the internet is for.

[@ilove2tut]

still better song than all the diss tracks coming out 🔥

[@user-ml5ui6nx1k]

this deserves more views

[@derekconwaygd]

I’m already crying

[@NaRandall]

How , how is his voice so..... angelic and yet ........he’s also Brian David Gilbert?♥️♥️♥️

[@bartman5693]

Classic Gilbert.

[@Roamancing]

Kinda loving this! Thanks for the smile!