Last night at PMT Studios, my breaking performance group and I were the opening act for the Fall Dance Showcase. It was a packed audience — including a good 15 or so of my friends, family and co-workers, which was super awesome. It's both great and nerve-wracking going first in the lineup because you don't…
Category: Dancing / Music
Cypher Time: Breaking performance tonight and Sunday!
Tonight's the night! wup wup! Tickets are certain to sell out for tonight's Fall Dance Showcase at 8pm at PMT Studios in the West Village. The Sunday show at 3pm is probably still going to have tickets at the door. So excited!
Final stretch before PMT breaking performance this weekend!
So my little group of b-boys and b-girls are getting into the final preparations before another breaking performance at PMT Studios this Friday and Sunday. As usual we are doing everything in the last second, having barely worked out the choreography and blocking and the music still not finished mixing. At the very least I…
Swing that PhD Thesis! (video)
Some crazy outfit called Gonzo Labs is challenging PhD candidates around the country to post dance videos of themselves demonstrating what their thesis is about. I don’t even understand most of what these theses are about. But I love that some folks are doing bad ass lindy hop to demonstrate the principles these science doctoral…
I saw this on purpose: “High School Musical III”
High School Musical 3 Now Or Never Video Envoyé par JoeLeMort sur wat.tv "My heart just doesn’t know it’s in high school." — Gabriella Montez, "High School Musical III" My curiosity about the latest installment of the "High School Musical" series got the better of me this weekend. The first theatrical release in the series,…
Tai Chi in Cuyler Gore park in Fort Greene (video)
I overslept and missed Quaker Meeting this morning. So I decided instead to do some tai chi chuan in Cuyler Gore park across from my apartment in Fort Greene. It was a brisk but sunny Fall morning, with the breeze whipping around the orange and yellow leaves. Lovely conditions for some tai chi. Here’s a…
PMT does Thriller in Washington Square Park
Here’s a video of some fellow hip-hop dancers from PMT Dance Studio doing a really neat "Thriller"-esque dance performance on Halloween in Washington Square Park. The routine is much harder and more involved than the one I learned for the Halloween Parade. Awesome work, guys!
Why I love Second Life (video)
Here’s a little video I prepared for a TV show explaining in one minute why I love Second Life. Oh and here’s a link to a story about Winston Ackland, the Second Life alt-rock musician I mention who has a song in an upcoming motion picture.
Geekcrush #37: DJ Bubblyfish
Last night at the Machinima Festival after-party at Eyebeam labs we were treated to the unique 8-bit DJ stylings of Ms. Haeyoung Kim, better known as Bubblyfish. I’ve seen Bubblyfish a couple of times before and have been blown away by her retro gaming-influenced electronica. Bubblyfish’s performances combine wonderfully retro imagery from old 8-bit games…
One zombie’s view of the NYC Halloween Parade
Still recovering from an amazing night at the Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village. I was part of an army of 200 or so zombies performing the dance scene from "Thriller" organized by the nice folks at ThrillerNYC. It’s definitely the best time I’ve ever had at the parade, and one of best dance experiences in…