"Maybe you've seen the clip from Cranford, New Jersey last week. As a man dances in palpable silence at a town hall meeting. "I probably have an instinct somewhere that talking is a little boring," Thilly said. Thilly said did not plan on dancing until a minute before it was his time to speak in the public comments portions. However, as you can tell from the reactions behind him, many of his neighbors are familiar with his eccentric approach to public speaking."
"Well, first off, he says he wanted to be neighborly, and break the ice at this suburban, biweekly meeting he says can get intense. "Imagine how awesome a town is when you can hey, we're all friends. We all love each other. This is the point of living together, right?" Thilly said. But after breaking out his big move, the back spin, Will got down to business. "Why did our taxes go up so much?" he asked."
In Cranford, New Jersey, middle-aged resident Will Thilly danced in palpable silence during a town hall public-comment period. He said he did not plan to dance until a minute before speaking and that instinct guided him. Audience members reacted, suggesting neighbors recognize his eccentric public-speaking style. The clip drew millions of online views and widespread news coverage. Thilly said he intended to be neighborly and break the ice at the biweekly suburban meeting before addressing a property-tax increase. He ruffled his papers, asked why taxes rose, challenged the town's property tax, then moonwalked away.
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