For year's I've been wanting to go on a holiday lights bike ride around San Francisco, to see all the beautiful decorations. This year I got the gumption to organize a "Reindeer Ride" with some friends a couple of weeks ago. Here's how it went. To prepare, I decorated my bicycle and helmet. It was easy to…
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Louis C.K: “Dancing is the Worst Career Choice”
OMG, dying.
Tasha Barnes Fusing Vernacular Jazz and Urban Dance Styles
The Bay Area House Dance Festival is a fantastic weeklong celebration of urban dance styles put on by MVMNT Studio in Berkeley. I made it to several of the dances and performances, which were all amazing and inspiring. By far the highlight for me was seeing my friend Latasha Barnes perform a fusion of vernacular…
Holiday Tree in Golden Gate Park, SF
The holiday tree at the entrance of Golden Gate Park was just magnificent tonight.
Lighting Up My Brompton Folding Bike with El Wire
On Friday, some friends and I are going on a holiday bike ride around San Francisco, something I have been wanting to do for awhile. I’m super excited about exploring my city and seeing the pretty displays. But honestly, it’s just a good excuse for me to decorate my bike with festive lights! You have…
How Often Do You Weigh Yourself? How Do You Measure Your Health?
How often should you weigh yourself if you are trying to reach some health goal? Some recent studies (2016, 2015) have shown that people who practice daily weigh-ins are more likely to stay at a healthy weight then those who don't. However some health experts say that daily weigh-ins are too prone to random fluctuations…
Frida and Sakarias: The Definition of Bad Ass
Here's epic lindy hop dancers Frida and Sakarias of Sweden tearing that $%^& up in Vilnius, Lithuania from 2010. How has it taken me this long to see this?
Message to President-elect Trump from New York Quakers: Reject Hatred and Bigotry
Here is the message that was communicated from New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) to President-elect Donald Trump a few days ago. Although I have not attended Quaker Meeting for a very long time, I am still formally a member of the New York Yearly Meeting and the Brooklyn Monthly…
SwingNation #79: The Perfect Swing Wedding Song, Jean Veloz Rocks and 10 Ways to Fight Misogyny
We did another thing. I think it came out pretty great. NOTES Jean Veloz feature:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEmRt8bO3Os The Great Escape website:http://www.wearethegreatescape.com/ Brazil's BeHoppers:https://www.facebook.com/pg/lindyhopBH/photos/… Chazz’s Young's recovery fund:https://www.youcaring.com/chazz-young-607873 The Frankie Manning Ambassador Scholarships:http://www.frankiemanningfoundation.org/ambassador-program/ Norma Miller teaching in Houston, TX:https://www.facebook.com/tena.morales/videos/10157780655960008/https://www.facebook.com/tena.morales/videos/10157781672270008/ Big thanks to our Lindy Wedding Couple:James Oh and Courtney Shaffer Become a Patreon of Yehoodi.com so we can…
Ten Tips for How to Dance in a Cypher
A cypher is a dance jam that comes from hip-hop / street dance culture. You’ve seen them on music videos and dance movies. A bunch of dancers standing and crouching around a circle, as one person goes in and grooves to the beat. Most people think of cyphers as a b-boy / “breakdance” thing. It’s…