My friends have started posting their hundreds and hundreds of pictures from Yehoodi’s 10th anniversary weekend to our Flickr group, which pleases me to no end. So many talented photographers in our scene, and so many memories captured. Here’s a sweet picture of me in my new creme-colored pimp suit — with my friend Jen…
Category: Dancing / Music
How NOT to integrate global issues and hip-hop: Ban Ki Moon drops a rhyme
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon "raps" about the role of private donors and foundations in helping the UN do its work. Ouch. I’m embarassed for the entire UN system. Someone really needed to advice Ban Ki Moon to not try and rap. Where were his advisers getting his back? And there are lots more…
Scenes from Yehoodi’s 10th Anniversary weekend (video)!
I threw together this video montage from Yehoodi’s 10th anniversary celebration this past weekend, a whirlwind of live music, dancing, and partying until all hours that started on Thursday evening and went straight through to Sunday at 1am. This video gives you a small taste of what the weekend was like, including footage from: Our…
Amazing swing dance fundraiser for Obama tonight at Union Pool in Brooklyn!
Just got home from an inspired, amazing night of dancing and music to support Barack Obama. Local lindy hopper Ramona Staffield got together an all-star cast of musicians, singers, lindy hoppers and hoofers to throw on a fundraiser dance concert at Union Pool tonight in Williamsburg. The event was officially in support of the non-profit…
“Swing Out for the Swing Vote” dance party tonight at Union Pool, Williamsburg
Tonight I’ll be dancing for Obama at Union Pool in Williamburg (Google Map). Local bad ass lindy hopper Ramona Staffeld is throwing a "Swing Out for the Swing Vote" dance party for the Democrats tonight at 8:30pm. There’s a kick ass swing band, performances by world-class dancers, and a full bar: Dance for the Democrats…
“Stuff I’m Into” as organizational chart
I was playing around with the bubbl.us’s cool web chart creation tool and decided to map all the stuff I was "into." No wonder I’m so scattered at times. It’s a wonder that I can plan my day at all. Click on the image for a larger version.
“Ballerina Who Loves B-Boy” review
Tonight I was super-excited to see "Ballerina Who Loves B-boy," a Korean dance show featuring Extreme Crew, the winners of the 2007 Battle of the Year breakdance competition in Germany. I saw some of the sickest b-boying I’ve ever seen in person, bar none. That alone was worth the price of admission. The Korean crews…
Breaking Swipes Practice (video)
My swipes are starting to come along, I think. It’s a deceptively simple move that takes a lot of coordination of your arms and legs and torso. I’ve got another show I’m doing with my breakdance group at PMT Studios in November that I have to start training for. It would be cool if my…
New Pimp Shoes
I wish there were any other phrase to describe the new outfit I bought for Yehoodi’s 10th Anniversary Party coming up in about a week and a half. But there is no other word to describe it other than — Pimpin’. If it were any more pimpin’, I’d have to have actual sex workers in…
What Quakers can learn from hip-hop
Today in Meeting for Worship at Brooklyn Quaker Meeting, my mind was spinning on the subject of hip-hop. Although the Meeting was just about over, I couldn’t help but stand up and share this: This morning I can’t stop thinking about hip-hop. As a form of expression, hip-hop, at its best, challenges the powers that…