Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
Skating waiters, or carhops as they were called then, were the result of a combination of three main factors — the explosion in personal car ownership in America, roller skating as national pastime, and women seeking job opportunities. Starting back as far as the 1920s, folks were spending more and more time in their cars….
I spoke from the lectern for the first time at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco service today! I was asked by Rev. Laura to share what I’ve learned about love, since joining a book reading group she started about two months ago. Here’s what I shared…. I started coming to Reverend Laura’s…
The practice of love offers no place of safety.We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being actedupon by forces outside our control.
Things are rough all over, but I’m also thankful for the blessings I receive. Check out this amazing custom jumpsuit made by my friend Steban! I’m obsessed with the fabric that I found at a fabric outlet a month ago. Steban worked his magic and made it into an incredible jumpsuit that’s perfect for skating…
For the second year in a row I’ve gone to the Marin County Fair for my birthday. This year I actually got to go on my actual birthday, July 3, which made it extra special. My friends Kenny and Kacie were sweet enough to accompany me this year. We had a solid plan: eat funnel…
I’ve lost a lot of dance competitions. But my all time favorite loss was on a warm summer’s evening in New York. A few years ago, my friend and I entered a lindy hop dance contest at a popular music festival, along with several other dancers in our scene. It was held in a large…
Holy smokes, funk legend Chaka Khan has a new track out, and it’s amazing. Could “Like Sugar” be funkier? Not possible. I look forward to the many dance videos featuring this track. Chaka Khan’s “I Feel for You” was a big part of my adolescent sound track. Still gets me moving, decades later.
Here’s another reason why #blacklindyhopmatters. All this week I’ve been participating in the Get Free Hip-Hop Dance Festival, a week of urban dance classes, talks and competitions in San Francisco. Today, a panel of female artists were talking about feminism and hip-hop. One Black dancer explained how she was in the process of discovering the…
Photo Credit: Andrew Lin Yikai About a month ago I had a blast participating in a Jack&Jill dance contest in Singapore at their World Lindy Hop Day celebration. I finally got the video of the comp from local dancer Lionel Tan, who graciously allowed me to share it here. Such a fun time competing with the…
I just can’t get over how amazing this performance by the Fabulous Sisters of Japan was on the TV show “World of Dance.” This is what blows me away about waacking when done at the highest level: the drama, the power, the expressiveness. And that group choreo is just so damn tight and flawless….