Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
Here I am as a vintage nerd as part of the legendary Brooklyn Bombshell Revue. The Bombshells were out in force at the 2010 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island yesterday. Yes, I know, it’s not very mermaid-y. But it fit, I think, in the general vintage aesthetic of our team. Much of what made the…
My group, the Brooklyn Bombshell Revue, had a glorious day at the 2010 Mermaid Parade today. We were out in force, numbering around 50 dancers — one of the largest organized groups in the parade. As per our tradition, we performed our routine twice, once in front of Famous Nathans, and once in front of…
Get thee to Coney Island for the 2010 Mermaid Parade! Kick off is 2pm. Look for my group, the Brooklyn Bombshells, and cheer your head off!
A couple of months ago I had the pleasure of seeing Joe Schloss, adjunct professor at NYU, speak about b-boy culture along with Ken Swift. Schloss spoke about b-boying in a way that I had never heard anyone speak before, combining the rigor of academic inquiry with insider knowledge as a practitioner of the craft. …
The 27th annual Mermaid Parade is coming to Coney Island, on Saturday June 19! If you don’t know what that is, you simply must find out. It’s the best part of summer in the city. In short, the Mermaid Parade is a beach-side celebration of all things beachy, fishy and nautical, with lots of random…
Here's a rather dark video of my friend Voon and I dancing to Linnzi Zoarski's band at D.B.A. bar in Williamsburg. We were there with swing friends Stephanie and Michael. Here's another video of Voon, Michale and Stephanie dancing to "It Was Just One of Those Things." Linnzi does some lovely renditions of swing standards,…
I had a really awesome Saturday in Brooklyn, so thought I would list some of the tiny examples of cool things that happened: Yoga Virgin No More A friend of mine invited me to go with her to a free yoga class to start the day. I learned that the Lululemon yoga clothing store on…
This dope video directed and starring b-boy Daniel "Cloud" Campos shows that you can do EVERYTHING musically, even clean your apartment. Reminds me of the only decent scene in "Breaking" where Turbo (i.e. Michael 'Boogaloo Shrimp' Chambers) dances with the broom. I didn't think my boy-crush on Cloud could get any deeper, but it just…
BOUNCING CATS film trailer from nabil elderkin on Vimeo. This documentary about b-boying in Uganda looks so powerful and real. Can't wait to see this. {Hat tip to Breakernyc]
I had to leave World of Dance New York early on Saturday, so I missed seeing popping crew Poreotix in person, unfortunately. I'm kind of kicking myself now, cause look at this ridiculous routine! I got mad love for Blueprint Cru, but Poreotix shows why they won Season 5 of America's Best Dance Crew. And…