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Why It Took Me 13 Years to Learn “The Big Apple” Dance

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

  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…

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RIP Chuck Brown (1936-2012)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

  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.

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“Somebody That I Used to Know” : Sick Choreography by Anthony Lee (video)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

  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.)  

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Dancing and Eating My Way Through Seoul

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

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,…

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Bad Ass Salsa at Cal Academy Last Night by Salsamania! (video)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

  Here's some ridiculous salsa being performed at the California Academy of Sciences' "Nightlife" program last night.  No idea who these cats are, but damn, just damn. Check out two more videos of another group choreo and 2 ladies doing a salsa routine together. Great stuff. UPDATE 5/7: Apparently the performers are the pro-am team…

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Freeplay Dance Crew at Dance-a-Rama Dance Fest in Berkeley (video)

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

  Here's some nice video of the Freeplay Dance Crew doing our thing at the "Dance-A-Rama" dance festival in Berkeley earlier today.  It was a pleasure getting to perform with a diverse range of dancers in a beautiful studio space.  I love how the natural light in the room changes as we do our piece…

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America’s Best Dance Crew Season 7 Ep 2: Funky Mexicanos, Dirty South, LA Pros, and Even More Teens

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Get More: America's Best Dance Crew (Season 7), Full Episodes America's Best Dance Crew Season 7 Episode 2 was in all respects an improvement over episode 1: better music (Flo Rida), better dancing, and actual drama with one crew going home.  Here's my take on the five crews (really six) this week. Electrolytes: Crew from…

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America’s Best Dance Crew Season 7 Kicks Off: Hawaiian Kiddies, Sexy Canucks, and More Funny Asian Boys

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Get More: America's Best Dance Crew (Season 7), Full Episodes I was totally unprepared for Season 7 of "America's Best Dance Crew," which my friend Michelle alerted me to on Facebook.  Just finished Episode One, and I'm so far pretty impressed.   This first week was the "Britney Spears" challenge, which was kind of a…

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Freeplay Dance Crew Performing for Bay Area Dance Week April 29

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

I'm excited to report that the Freeplay Dance Crew will be performing as part of Bay Area Dance Week on April 29th in Berkeley.  This is our first time doing a BADW event, so we are super-psyched to be involved.   Specifically, we are dancing as part of "Dance-A-Rama," an afternoon of various dance performances organized…

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Social Media versus Social Dancing: You Can’t Tweet a Tango

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

During my commute this week, I watched this thought-provoking TED talk by psychologist Sherry Turkle called "Connected, But Alone?".  It's worth the few minutes of your time to view, particularly if you are as immersed in social media as I am.   Sherry Turkle examines what in her view are the dangers of the online…

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