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Jerry Yang getting his groove back?

• Maggie Shiels
• 12 Aug 08, 10:10 GMT

It looks like the most fun the beleaguered chief has had in a long time and it's Jerry Yang shaking his stuff for all it's worth and dancing. Kinda.

Yes that is what I said, dancing.

The last seven months have undoubtedly been trying for the Yahoo boss between fighting off the advances of and then the corporate raider while at the same time trying to persuade investors not to kick him out of the top job.

Well all that is history and in an effort to boost the spirits of Mr Yang and fellow colleagues, Yahoo blog editor persuaded dancing phenomenon Matt Harding to come jig with the Yahoo faithful and make a video (you can watch it ) at the same time for the world to revel in.

Matt is the star of , a website that chronicles his jigging pursuits around the globe as he sets up a camera and, hey just dances. His travels have taken him to the four corners of the globe. He has danced in zero gravity, partnered up with humback whales, lemurs, Bollywood dancers and now .

You have to hand it to Jerry. Alongside Matt doing his stuff, he certainly goes for it and while he sure ain't got rhythm, he has bags of enthusiasm. Alas Susan Decker titled El Presidente doesn't even get up from her desk and while it might have been tongue in cheek, some would say she comes off as a kill joy.

Throughout the video, Matt gets jiggy all across the Sunnyvale campus including a stop in the scary looking cubicle of co-founder David Filo which hasn't seen furniture polish or a waste bin in a long time.

One of the big hits on the Yahoo blog is Matt's jig outside 'Frenemy territory' that is the up the road in Mountain View. Microsoft does not figure in this video.

Nicki Duggan said the film is a "Reminder that, in spite of the extraordinary events of the last seven months, this is still one helluva great company."

And by and large the comments on the blog are overwhelmingly positive with one or two pointing out that perhaps instead of messing about making videos, the Yahoo workforce should be working on improving products.

Hey surely everyone deserves the chance to cut loose once in a while?