Evita Arce and Michael Jagger in Singing in the Rain from Eileen O'Donnell on Vimeo. I am just in love with this video of Evita Arce and Mike Jaeger dancing to "Singing in the Rain" in Central Park. While they are both nationally-known lindy hoppers, Evita and Mike demonstrate a wide variety of dance styles…
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The Five Boro Bike Tour: the Central Park Leg (video)
Here's one of my favorite stretches of the Five Boro Bike Tour, the leg that runs through Central Park. Getting to this point involves a somewhat frustrating crawl up fifth Avenue, with lots of starts and stops along the way. Everyone is anxious to get on the tour, knowing that they've got 40 more miles…
My Team at the Global Kids Online Leadership Program! (pic)
Here's a super cool picture of the current team at the Online Leadership Program at Global Kids. We took a lovely day-long retreat yesterday, visiting the "Silk Road" exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, followed by a relaxing hang in Central Park. So nice just spending QT with my fantastic colleagues on a…
Pic of me in the NY Times leading Second Line processional for Frankie Manning
There's a lovely article in the City section of the New York Times today about the memorial service and festival to honor legendary swing dancer Frankie Manning entitled "Honoring the Man Who Helped Make Lindy Hop." It's got lots of great quotes from friends and fans of Frankie from the memorial, and a couple of…