I was turned on to this song "Happy" (by the electronic group C2C) from watching this amazing "I Charleston Nashville" video a couple of months ago. After watching the original music video, I can see where the Nashvillians got their inspiration. Really fantastic dancing, blending vernacular jazz, house and more. And the tent revival…
Category: Dancing / Music
Watch List: “Been Rich All My Life” and “Carmen and Geoffrey”
I spent Saturday night watching dance documentaries, and I can heartily recommend the two films "Been Rich All My Life" and "Carmen and Geoffrey." As a middle-aged person who still loves to dance, I cherish these films about older folks who are still killing it on the dance floor. If you love dance and documentaries,…
Dancespiration from … Virgin America?
This Virgin America flight safety video features a who's who of street dancers in America. So amazing. I want to fly Virgin, well, anywhere!
Salsa + B-boying at Red Bull Dance Competition in Cuba (video)
What would happen if b-boys and salseros battled, having to show not one but both forms of dance in a competition? Sounds like it could be a complete trainwreck! But apparently not if it's in Cuba. Legendary b-boy Crazy Legs went to Havana in 2012 to help judge a competition between salsa dancers and breakers…
Interactive Video of Basement Jaxx’s “What a Difference Your Love Makes” (video)
I used Mozilla Popcorn Maker to create this enhanced video to supplement Basement Jaxx's excellent music video "What a Difference Your Love Makes." Mozilla Popcorn Maker is an open source system for combining video with text, web links, maps, photos, and more. Really fun and easy to play with. Click this link to see the…
South African Pantsula and Basement Jaxx “What a Difference Your Love Makes”
Check out the dope dancing to this new music video for the Basement Jaxx song "What a Difference Your Love Makes." But what's the story behind the dancing? A friend of mine called this "charleston hip-hop," which I can kind of see. There's definitely some tap and vernacular jazz influences in that movement, but…
My Talk on Social Dancing and Embodied Learning
For a staff retreat day at work last week, we had different staff people give short talks about something that they are passionate about that in some ways relates to our work as science educators. I decided to give a talk on "social dancing and embodied learning" since dance is such a big part of…
“That’s It” Combines NOLA Jazz, Tap, and Hip-hop Dance Beautifully (video)
Here's some slick house dance, popping, breaking and tap to the new song by the inimitable Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The track is "That's It." That is it, indeed! Video link, in case the embed doesn't work.
What Is Lindy Hop? (video)
A couple of months ago, I asked lindy hop friends where I could find a concise, accurate and entertaining video defining what "Lindy Hop" is. No one could suggest a video that met that criteria, so we decided to make one. Here is "What is Lindy Hop" by Yehoodi productions. We hope you like it….
Why We Broadcast ILHC in One Picture
Q: What did you do this weekend? A: We produced over three days a 15-hour live broadcast production, bringing an international dance competition to hundreds and hundreds of lindy hoppers around the world, from Tel Aviv to Minsk. More details here. More pictures here.