My sis Cori and her boyfriend Fadhly got married recently, and we celebrated with a wonderful party at their home in Alameda last Saturday. I couldn't really decide on what an appropriate present to get for the couple who has everything. So I decided to put together a little dance piece for them I thought…
Category: Dancing / Music
Awesome Sculpture of Legendary Lindy Hopper Frankie Manning
I'm proud to say that I'm the owner of a limited edition Frankie Manning sculpture created by artist and lindy hopper Ryan Calloway. Frankie Manning was of course the "ambassador of lindy hop," a treasured dancer and an awesome human being who would have been 100 this year. Ryan Calloway is a talented digital and…
Mixing Up Hip-hop, House and Swing to Gabin’s “Doo Uap” (video)
What would happen if you tossed together four different street dances with one infectuous electro-swing song? You'd get this routine — "It Don't Mean a Thing"! I am excited to share with you this video of me and my friends performing at Wednesday Night Hop in Mountain View last week. Dancers Shawn , Jeremy,…
Cookies Crew (aka Keone and Mari + 30) at WODLA 2014
Keone and Mari fans (and if you aren't, you should be), check out this sick group routine featuring that duo, plus a small army of other amazing dancers called simply "Cookies." (Formerly Choreo Cookies from San Diego, I'm guessing.) This understandably placed first at World of Dance LA.
JB Mino and Tatiana Udry Performance at Frankie100 (video)
I unfortunately missed this superb performance by French dancers JB Mino and Tatiana Udry on Monday May 26 at Frankie100, but caught the YouTube video later. This routine has musicality, grace, perfect timing, clever choreo, all delivered with style and character. The whole nine yards. I can't get enough of it. Keep an eye…
My Weekend With Frankie: Broadcasting 15+ Hours of Frankie100 to the World
So here's a little story about what me and some buddies did last weekend. We took a trip from San Francisco to New York. We might have overpacked a little. Not Pictured: Patrick and Natasha's luggage and our backpacks full of electronics. We were there for a modest dance event called "Frankie100." The purpose was to…
Jazzawockeez performing next week in SF!
A group of dancer friends of mine and I — performing under the very tongue-in-cheek name the "Jazzawockeez" — will be performing a couple of times next week, and it would be great to see you there! We've got a new routine that we've been working on called "It Don't Mean a Thing…" that we…
Club House at World of Dance LA
So much to love: flawless group choreo, lots of dope little kids rocking it so hard, great music choices, and the electro-swing / house set at the end is the sickest.
SwingNation 53: Peter Strom’s Announcement, the Ethics of Copying Routines
This episode of SwingNation #53 is going gangbusters with only a couple of days being online. Must be that MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT by lindy master Peter Strom. Or maybe it's our fascinating conversation about lindy hoppers copying each other's routines and the ethics behind that. Whatever it is, we're glad people are watching!
“Re/Genesis” : a Year Later
It’s hard to believe it was a year ago that my dance crew Freeplay and our friends at Prince on Point put on the dance show “Re/Genesis.” What a crazy, thrilling ride that was, and the high point of my time with Freeplay. If anything, “Re/Genesis” was worth it for all of the dope pictures that…