Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
Wow, thanks so much to the many folks who have shown their support for the fundraiser campaign for the “Re/Genesis” dance show that we launched yesterday. It’s a wonderful feeling knowing that people are supportive of your vision. I’m happy to report that we are already a quarter of the way toward our initial goal…
I'm super excited to share the news that I'm going to be one of the principal dancers in "Re/Genesis" a full-length hip-hop dance show debuting the weekend of April 12 in San Francisco. "Re/Genesis" is a collaboration between my dance crew Freeplay and the fantastic dance company Prince on Point, under the overall leadership of…
I love this 50 minute compilation / remix of 80s commercials and television shows, which among many other treasures has some wonderful classic hip-hop and b-boying. Fast forward to the 1:37 mark where the dancing starts. Also included: "endless beach parties, Saturday morning cartoons, claymation everything, sleek cars, sexy babes, toys you forgot existed, station…
The organizers of the Santa Swing weekend have put up a bunch of swell pics and videos from the event. It's always great when an event has trained photographers and videographers on site, so I don't have to stress about documenting the thing. My friends Katie and Jim were on hand for photo and video…
It was bound to happen. The most viral video ever in the history of viral videos gets the lindy hop treatment. Filmed at the finale of the New Year's Eve show at Lindy Focus, in Ashville, NC, December 31, 2012. Choreography by Bobby Bonsey, Dax Hock, Sarah Breck, and Evite Arce. Enjoy!
I had a fantastic time at the Santa Swing swing dance weekend with my friends old and new in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. So many great dances, kick ass live music, yummy meals, and silliness. Can't think of a better way to ring in the new year. I really enjoyed all three bands that performed at Santa…
A couple of months ago, I had this crazy idea to adapt the “Shim Sham Shimmy” line dance into a b-boy / breaking routine. As one of the few b-boy / lindy hoppers in the world, I figured this might be an interesting way of connecting these two awesome dance forms for others to see….
Here’s a swell pic of my friends Jeremy, Shawn and I right before we performed the “Shim Sham II: Electric Boogaloo.” Or more descriptively, the “B-Boy Shim Sham.” It was so fantastic getting to perform this piece that has been in my head for at least six months. Jeremy and Shawn were excellent collaborators and…
Watch the last episode of the "SwingNation" talk show for season 1 with Spuds, Zuckerpunch and yours truly! In this episode, we got to chat with the wicked smart Baltimore lindy hopper Mrs. Sommer Gentry about the amazing new system that she and her hubby Dorry Segev have designed that will vastly improve the…
This just made my day. Jordan Vogt-Roberts brings you "Bad Boys II Men in Black." This could be an epic movie, actually. (Okay, the "Men in Black" part is kind of a stretch, but it's awesome nonetheless.)