My friend Voon sent out this cute photo of me with the Brooklyn Bombshells performing last night at Frim Fram. That was our first respectable public performance, so I’m feeling pumped about the team’s chances at ILHC this weekend. Good times.
Category: Dancing / Music
Off to DC for International Lindy Hop Competitions
This weekend I’m headed off to DC for the first ever International Lindy Hop Championships. Myself, along with a group of 13 other dancers, will be doing a more competition-friendly version of this award-winning performance at ILHC! And I’m also competing in the the Advanced Jack & Jill division, for reasons that are not exactly…
Lindybloggers.com launching this weekend at ILHC
My friends Carl and Alain announce that they will be officially launching their new swing dance-focused collaborative blog site Lindybloggers.com this weekend at the International Lindy Hop Championships in DC. They promise "coverage of the event, along with reviews about the event, photos and dance competitor interviews." Sounds really cool!
More awesome video of Sharon Jones at Summerstage
I just loaded up some more really cool video clips of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings bringing the soul to Central Park Summerstage last Sunday. These vids can’t compare to being in the presence of Ms. Jones and the Dap-Kings, but they should give you at least a taste of the raw energy and joyful…
Dancing with Sharon Jones at Central Park Summerstage (video)
You will recall that one of the highlights of my dancing career was getting to dance onstage with the inimitable Sharon Jones at the Apollo Theater in October of last year. Well it happened again today! I was at Central Park Summerstage to catch Sharon Jones with a bunch of friends of mine. I actually…
Audio review of “Hip-hop US History” CD and Guide
My friend Joyce gave me for my birthday a copy of the "Hip-hop U.S. History" study guide and music CD, which I have been enjoying for the past week or so. I was going to write about it, but thought it would be much clearer if I just prepared a short audio review that presented…
COBU drumming / rhythm tap ensemble performing September 15-17 in NYC!
In a couple of weeks, my favorite dance performance group COBU is doing one of their very rare shows in Manhattan. For those that haven’t heard me go bananas about them, COBU is a Japanese ensemble that performs a fusion of taiko drumming, rhythm tap and hip-hop. It’s got pretty much everything I like: hawt…
VIDEO: Opening night at Lola Staar’s Dreamland Roller Rink in Coney Island
Tonight my friends Amy, Ryan and I dropped in on the official opening night of Lola Staar’s Dreamland Roller Rink in Coney Island, Brooklyn. It was a really fun crowd, great music to skate to, and awesome atmosphere being right by the beach in a historic old building on the boardwalk. New York doesn’t get much…
Yehoodi’s 10th Anniversary Celebration is October 16-19 in NYC!
I just announced that Yehoodi is throwing a weekend long celebration of our tenth anniversary from October 16-19 in New York City. The weekend will include a very special Frim Fram on Thursday October 16, a live music event organized by our friends at Jelly Roll Productions, and more fun activities. This is a more…
Me breaking at Taste of Lincoln Avenue in Chicago
Our teens have been bugging me about dancing the entire time in Chicago. So I finally did a little breaking last night while we were walking around Taste of Lincoln Avenue. Good times.