On Friday, some members of my crew and I went to the City Dance Hip-hop Dance Battle / Showcase / Fundraiser at the City Dance studio in downtown San Francisco. It was a solid four hours of non-stop dancing, showcasing the full-spectrum of hip-hop dance. The event demonstrated for me how interconnected and community-oriented…
Category: Dancing / Music
Letting My Inner Queer Shine with the Freeplay Crew at the SF Pride Festival
Here's the Freeplay Hip-hop Dance Crew doing the latest incarnation of our piece "Turn Turn" at the 2012 San Francisco Pride Festival. We were proud to share the stage at the Asian & Pacific Islander Pavillion with many other awesome acts that day. This was my first SF Pride and I was totally blown…
See Freeplay Dance Crew at SF Pride 2012 on June 24
I'm excited to announce that this coming Sunday, June 24, as part of the San Francisco Pride festivities, my hip-hop crew Freeplay will be performing for the thousands of revelers. We will be performing at about 1:45pm on June 24 at the Asian & Pacific Island LGBT Pride stage, on the corner of Polk and…
A Jaw-dropping Disney Haunted House-inspired Routine by Academy of Villains (video)
Academy of Villains is one of the ill-est hip-hop troupes on the West Coast, hell, in the United States. Here they are tearing up the stage at Body Rock 2012 in San Diego last month. I love the Disneyland Haunted House inspired theme, the perfect music choices, and the ridiculous dancing. But nothing beats…
Support SF Gypsy Jazz Band Gaucho’s New CD “Part-Time Sweetheart” (UPDATED)
Gaucho is one of my favorite bands, period. Playing in the gypsy jazz tradition, Gaucho puts out an inspired, Django-esque groove that has been entertaining San Franciscans for years. Some of my favorite nights of dancing has been to Gaucho, who perform every Wednesday at Amnesia Bar in the Mission. Gaucho has a new CD…
Felicia Day Dances “The Swing” **DOUBLE FACEPALM**
Like millions of other geeks, I have a huge nerd-crush on Felicia Day, actress / gamer / ubergeek. Miss Day apparently has a new video blog where she goes out and tries all sorts of different skills, from blacksmithing to crocheting. In this episode, Felicia goes out and learns how to "swing dance." There's so many…
Why It Took Me 13 Years to Learn “The Big Apple” Dance
The "Big Apple" circle dance is one of those lindy hop traditions that I never got on the bandwagon about, despite seeing it performed countless times in my 13 years of lindy hopping. Last night, I finally got the wherewithal to learn the full choreography and performed it with twenty or so others at…
RIP Chuck Brown (1936-2012)
Chuck Brown, the King of Go-Go, has died at the age of 75. I was lucky enough to catch him performing a rare concert in NYC in 2008. Here's a short clip. More about Chuck Brown, and many more clips on BoingBoing.
“Somebody That I Used to Know” : Sick Choreography by Anthony Lee (video)
Here's some amazing, subtle dancing to Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know." Choreographer: Anthony Lee. Dancers: Charles Nguyen, Josh EspinoSa, Lawrence Devera and Lawrence Kao. I watch this again and again and keep finding little moments that just kill me. (via Mamazilla.)
Dancing and Eating My Way Through Seoul
I just got home from a fantastic quick trip to Seoul, Korea. Seoul has long been on my "bucket list" of places to visit in the world, but I admit I didn't have many preconceptions going into the trip. Here are the neatest things I experienced in the Korean capital. (Sorry, I have been busy traveling,…