I love this classic Super Marios Brothers-style PSA about safe sex practices created by the Leichestershire Teenage Pregnancy Partnership. Someone needs to make this game! So incredibly clever. [Hat tip to my colleague Sarah for the link!]
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The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers on Conan Last Night (video)
Here's video of a very dark dance piece by the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers on the Conan O'Brian show last night. Seemed pretty subdued and moody for a live piece. The crowd hardly seemed hyped up at all. Odd choice. That said, last night's episode of the LXD was actually pretty good, if too short.
“Thought of You”: Amazing Animated Dance Short (video)
Thought of You from Ryan J Woodward on Vimeo. Animation artist Ryan Woodward created this gorgeous and moving animated short combining dance choreography with fantasy elements. I love how grounded the movement of the characters is, clearly based on the movement of real bodies. And the incorporation of wings, water, electricity and smoke add to…
Global Kids Launches DC Programs with Gala Benefit
Last night, my group Global Kids threw a fancy to-do at the home of the French Ambassador to celebrate the launch of our new educational programs in Washington DC. Sadly I could not be in attendance to sample the delicious treats prepared by world-class chefs Daniel Boulud, Jose Andres and Michael Richard and others. Pictured…
Cats don’t get Christmas
My cat Mole Negro is such a scrooge. Cheer up, Mole, it's the holidays!
Fun Facts about Pleasanton, California
In late January, I’m moving back to my mom’s house in Pleasanton, California, a place I spent most of my childhood in, but don’t know much about. I did a bit of research today, and here’s some interesting tidbits I came up with: Pleasanton is a mid-sized city in the Southeast Bay Area with a…
Re-kindling My Passion for Reading
It's been a few months since I got my Kindle as a birthday present, and it has slowly inched its way into both my heart and my backpack. I've been wanting some kind of e-reader to try and restart my love affair with reading that goes back as long as I can remember. I wanted…
How Ken Swift teaches improvisation and character in B-boying
I dropped in on Ken Swift's regular "breaking fundamentals" class that he has been running at PMT Studios for awhile now. It's always an enlightening experience, learning from one of the original innovators of this unique artform. Teaching breaking is enormously difficult, which I know from humbling personal experience. The dance demands so much from…
Videos are Up for the Red Bull BC-One B-boy Battle in Tokyo!
Wow, the videos from Saturday's epic b-boy battle Red Bull BC-One in Tokyo are already online, just one day later! And these aren't grainy, one angle, crappy audio cameraphone vids. This is a film-quality crew bringing the world's 16 best b-boys to the internet properly. And best part about the online videos — no annoying…
Final FINAL B-boy Performance at Frim Fram on December 9!
I'm excited to report that my ragtag crew from PMT studios will be performing our highly acclaimed b-boy routine "Ill Train" at the Frim Fram Jam dance on Thursday December 9. It's my favorite of all the routines I've ever done at PMT. Come by the Frim Fram Jam for the finest swing dancing and…