PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. (WSVN) - Professor Jonathan Lowndes at Keiser University in Pembroke Pines has a simple rule: any student who is late has to do a dance for the class.
Students can’t say they aren’t warned. While it isn’t expressly written in the professor’s American literature class syllabus, students are given a verbal warning.
Student Brandon Goderich was clearly prepared to be tardy. “I’m trying to get ready, but I look at the time, I’m like, ‘I know I’ll be late,'” he said, “and I had him before, so I know the rule about you going in when you’re late — you either tell a joke that’s good, bring food for the class or dance.”
The Pines resident even brought a Bluetooth speaker for his performance, making the class (and professor) crack up as he busted a move.
“I had my old iPod, even a Bluetooth speaker,” said Goderich, “’cause I’m like, ‘I know he’s going to play with me, so I’m going along with it.'”
Another student tweeted video of Goderich’s fancy footwork with the caption, “My professor makes you dance when you’re late to his class. This is college.”
https://twitter.com/_vvanee/status/978340403274551296
The video quickly went viral, garnering over 9 million views in less than two days.
“My mans had that tongue out the side of his mouth, he just KNEW he was killin it,” one person tweeted.
“I think this guy went late on purpose haahahaha,” another replied.
https://twitter.com/_rbne/status/978366386295713792
Goderich wasn’t aware the video had become so popular. “Yeah, I didn’t know that,” he said. “I had my classmate film me, and then I didn’t even know about Twitter, too, because I didn’t even have an account.”
Goderich said he decided to bring a Bluetooth speaker to class after finding an old iPod “full of high school jams,” noting that this was actually the second time he showed up late and had to dance for his fellow students.
“Soooo the video that got viral was my second time getting to my American LITerature class, this was the first one about a week agoooooo,” Goderich tweeted, showing video of his first performance.
Soooo the video that got viral was my second time getting to my American LITerature class, this was the first one about a week agooooo!!! In case you didn’t noticed, I’m a student. The professor was sitting at the podium and died of laughter 😂 pic.twitter.com/9AbATxWTLa
— Brandon Goderich (@bgod91) March 27, 2018
Luckily, the professor doesn’t grade students on their dancing abilities, but if a student doesn’t dance, it will lower their participation grade.
“I’ve been told you better go late, and I’m like, ‘I mean, come on, I’m trying — I’m here going for this degree and whatnot,” said Goderich.
While Goderich said he doesn’t plan on being late again, he said he’s willing to consider it if it means he can meet Ellen DeGeneres.
“I mean, I do want to meet Ellen, and so does my sister, so I’m like, ‘Hey, let’s have this conversation and get something to happen.”
The song he was dancing to was DJ Chipman’s “Stick It and Roll It.”
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