I'm sure I will have more coherent comments about the past three days once I've had some more sleep and time to think about it. For the moment, let me just say that this weekend totally rocked. I was up in the beautiful retreat center run by the Quakers called Powell House along with about…
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Hundreds Fete Yehoodi’s 12th Birthday with Dance Jams, Cake and Contests
I'm exhausted but smiling today from the awesome celebration of 12 years of Yehoodi.com that took place last night at the Frim Fram Jam at Club 412. It was such a great feeling seeing the nearly 300 folks who came out to fete a dozen years of Yehoodi, from newbies who've been dancing for a…
“Entanglement Theory”: a Mixed Reality Dance Film from Australia
Tateru Nino blogs about this fascinating mixed reality dance performance / film called "Entanglement Theory." Richard James Allen, Karen Pearlman and Gary Hayes collaborated on this dance multimedia piece that explores the lines between virtuality and reality. It's a very heady, spiritual work, as you can see from the synopsis: Drawing on a Yogic/Buddhist worldview, Entanglement…
Update on My “Bay Area or Bust” Plans in 2011: Roadtrip, Anyone?
It's slowly been floating around my social networks that I'm planning to move back to Cali in early 2011, after my original post about this in August. I truly appreciate everyone's concern and helpfulness through this complicated process. So I thought I should update you all on my thought processes and plans so far. It's…
Montreal Bagel Tasting at Global Kids Today
I am admittedly not always the easiest person to work with — short-tempered, critical and stubborn on my worst days. But I think I made up to my co-workers today in a small way by bringing in a batch of fresh bagels all the way from Montreal for all of us to enjoy. As NYC…
CityOne: IBM launches game on urban planning and sustainable development (yawn!)
So IBM has launched their "CityOne" online game, designed to teach regular folks "how to better cope with complex modern problems by showing them the forest of solutions that have to be brought to bear, ranging from technological wizardry like smart grids, to better IT, to smart environmental policy." I wrote about CityOne briefly in…
Can’t think of something clever for your FaceBook status? There’s an app for that.
Oh jebus, this makes me so sad: an app that writes your Facebook status update for you. Have you ever wished that you had something pithy, "like"-worthy, and memorable to put as your Facebook status? Don't have a razor-like wit, a way with words, or an interesting life? Worry not, Feathermoor's new iPhone app "FaceBook…
NPR Story on the Music and Legacy of Cab Calloway
My local NPR affiliate WNYC broadcast recently an interesting piece on the swing great Cab Calloway on their show "Soundcheck." Cab Calloway of course was a primary inspiration for our website Yehoodi.com, and continues to get quite a bit of rotation on swing dance floors all over the world. Soundcheck interviews Alyn Shipton to talk…
Celebrating Michael Ingbar’s “125th” Birthday aboard the Frying Pan
Last night I had a fantastic time with 100-some other guests at Michael Ingbar's "125th Surprise Birthday Party" aboard the lightship Frying Pan off of the Hudson River. Ingbar is one of the most fascinating, eccentric and cool people that I have ever known. A die-hard lindy hop and balboa enthusiast, he runs a succesful…
General Mischief performing feats of aerial daring and yoga mastery October 14 and 17
My friend Emily, co-director of the General Mischief Dance Theater, sends out the news that her group is putting on another eclectic, fun set of dance performances this coming weekend. Their latest show "Terra Firma to the Troposphere" features new aerial pieces, a hot-off-the-mat YogiDance, and a new modern dance set to live music by…