Finally got to see “B-Girl” the movie last night at the Anthology Film Archives in the East Village. It was a small audience for the showing, which was followed by a Q&A with the producer, the director and star of the production Lady Jules. They all seem like such nice people, so I hate to…
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B-boy / B-girl Gift Guide
Is there a special b-girl or b-boy that you know that you can't think of what to get for the holidays? What present can you get for your favorite headspinner and toprocker and he or she will really love? Here's some ideas: DVDs "Planet B-boy" a loving and riveting tribute by director Benson Lee to…
Congrats, Quest Crew! (Next stop: the Battle of the Year?)
Here they are: Quest Crew, "America's Best Dance Crew" of 2009. Well deserved, boys. Well played. Quest brought some seriously jaw-dropping tricks every single show, combined with near perfect team precision, creative choreography, and playful energy. No one, besides Beat Freaks, could touch them the whole season. That said, I do have to wonder how…
“B-Girl” the movie: please don’t suck
Well, here it is, the trailer for "B-Girl" the movie. Starring Lady Jules of Beat Freaks, with a cast of b-boys and b-girls, it promises to at least deliver on the dancing front. The question is whether the plot will enhance or detract from the movie. With that in mind, I have to say, the…
Reading List: Star Trek comics, Quaker mystics, b-girls, and small town drama
I've been trying to get caught up on my reading list. Here's some of the great stuff that's on my bookshelf: The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole by Stephanie Doyon A Testament of Devotion by Thomas Kelly Star Trek New Frontier by Peter David We B*girlz by Martha Cooper and Nika Kramer More about each…