It’s June, folks! And that means it’s time to get ready for the Herrang International Dance Camp in beautiful Herrang, Sweden! < www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing items in a set called Herrang 2007. Make your own badge here. For those that don’t know, every year hundreds of lindy hoppers from around the…
Category: Dancing / Music
Mixed reality partying at NetSquared
This is what a super-dork I am. I’m at this conference with 300 non-profit and tech industry folks. There was a a live DJ and sax player, doing super cool Star Wars medleys. But eventually the Second Lifers and I got bored and decided to go in-world and party with our digital friends. This pic…
Video: Funky jazzy “Star Wars” medley at NetSquared
Here’s a fun "Star Wars" medley performed by the DJ and sax player during the dinner tonight for the NetSquared conference. I of course squealled like a little girl, and then shot some video and twittered it. Enjoy the serious nerdiness.
Help make the Coney Island Dreamland Rollerrink a reality
Photo Credit: Norman Blake I’m feeling the Coney Island love after the wonderful Spring Gala I performed at last Wednesday. So in that same spirit, I’m passing along this info about Miss Lola Starr’s vision to open the "Dreamland Rollerrink" in Coney Island. Miss Starr already has some startup funds, but needs more support to…
Brooklyn Bombshells at Spring Gala for Coney Island USA (pic)
Cute / scary picture of the "Brooklyn Bombshell" group at the Coney Island USA Spring Gala yesterday night, taken by Carl Saytor. Left to right: me, Vintagewhore, Miss Behave, Sugarplum, Shana, Felix and Brendan. Not pictured: BluesforCP, Akemi, Patrick, Zev and Cathy. I think we’re screaming "Braaaiiiiinnnnssss!" (Hmmmm, zombie lindy hoppers. I think I have…
Fun times at the Coney Island USA Spring Gala
Lindy hoppers Akemi and Patrick performing tonight at a benefit for Coney Island. Had a really awesome time tonight at the Spring Gala Fundraiser party for Coney Island USA, which took place tonight in the Lower Eastside of Manhattan. I was there with a group of a dozen of so lindy hoppers to liven up…
Spring Gala tomorrow (May21) for Coney Island USA and the Mermaid Parade!
Those that know me know that my all time favorite New York event of the entire year is the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, which I have been participating in for many years as part of the Brooklyn Bombshell’s group. The Mermaid Parade is run by the non-profit group Coney Island USA, which does a bang…
Video: Swingin in the 2008 Dance Parade!
My friend Jerry posts some cool video of the lindy hop group dancing down the streets of Manhattan at the 2008 Dance Parade. Again we had the lovely Swankmobile leading the way, blasting swing music for us to dance to and the crowd to enjoy. We had a nice group of a dozen lindy hoppers,…
Dance Parade 2008 is Today!
I’m off in a few minutes to meet up with some lindy hop friends to dance in the 2nd annual New York Dance Parade. We’ll be joining nearly 4,000 other dancers from 100+ dance groups representing 31 different styles of dance, for the sheer joy of moving our bodies to music. You can catch us…
Breakdance/b-boying as a vernacular street dance
Just had a fun practice session with some of my fellow breaking students at PMT Studios. We are getting to the point where we have enough of an initial vocabulary and confidence that we can try out new moves on our own and have our own unique styles and strengths. It’s a great feeling making…