Here's some more ill competition footage from the Kings of New York 6 dance competition that took place on Sunday, November 1, at Saint Marks Church in the East Village. This time, it's the poppers turn! I didn't shoot as much video of the popping battles, but you can still see some sick moves just…
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B-boys and B-girls Battle to be the New “King of New York” in East Village (video)
Yesterday evening was the sixth annual "Kings of New York" Dance Competition at Saint Marks Church in the East Village. Here's a montage of some of the 8-on-8 crew battles. Sorry, I didn't catch all the names of the crews. Congrats to Dynamic for winning the KONY6 best crew crown (again, apparently)! They featured incredible…
Pics from “Kings of NY” B-boy Battle in East Village
Today was the sixth annual "Kings of New York" Dance Competition at Saint Marks Church in the East Village. It was a really cool and inspiring event, showcasing some of the best b-boys, house dancers and poppers in New York City. I managed to squeeze up front and shoot some pics and videos. Here's the…
“Cause this is thriller! Thrill… er… night!” Dancing with ThrillerNYC in the Halloween Parade
I'm totally exhausted and braindead, but I had an absolutely fantastic time dancing with the ThrillerNYC group in the Halloween parade as one of the boogie-ing zombies. It's such a wonderfully open and friendly dance group, presided over by Bridget, Severine and many, many other volunteers. Thanks, ThrillerNYC, for organizing such a kick ass dance…
Rundown of Halloween Swing Parties in NYC (updated)
I plan on again rocking the Halloween Parade as a zombie with the gigantic Thriller group. But afterwards I'm going to want to get some more dancing on. This Halloween there is a huge assortment of swing dancing parties going on all over the city. Which is awesome! Here's a quick rundown of what I…
Fun Prezi presentation about the new Yehoodi.com website!
I just finished preparing a video presentation about the new Yehoodi.com, complete with the classic Yehoodi song created by Spuds several years ago. I hope you like it! Created using the awesome prezi zoom-a-rific, web-based presentation tool, you can see the original prezi version of the slideshow after the jump…
B-boying in Brooklyn: Free breaking practice at the Bushwick Hylan Community Center
Last night I finally made it to one of these breaking practice spots that b-girl Monica keeps telling me about. On Mondays and Wednesdays (for now, at least) there is a free breaking class and practice session at the Bushwick Hylan Community Center in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. When I arrived, the staff directed me to a…
Celebrating 11 years of Yehoodi & new Yehoodi 3.0 website this Thursday at Frim Fram!
I am excited to announce that this Thursday, October 22, Yehoodi.com, the swing dance website I help run, will be celebrating our eleventh year of operation. So we are throwing an extra special Frim Fram Jam swing dance this Thursday featuring all of your favorite Yehoodistrators! The incomparable Manu "Spuds" Smith will be spinning songs…
Quaking and Swinging: Teaching Quakers how to social dance
This weekend I am up in Old Chatham, New York at the Powell House retreat center for the annual retreat of my spiritual community, the Friends Meeting of Brooklyn. Tonight I taught a small group of Quakers the basics of social dance both as a fun activity and to deepen their understanding about the concept…
Interactive “Shim Sham” line dance instructional video
Here's a really well-produced instructional video on how to do the "Shim Sham Shimmy," a popular line dance that is performed at swing dances all around the world. The video project was conceived and created by lindy hoppers Patrick and Natasha of Montreal. Here's why they made this video: We all know how frustrating it…