Here's a video of my second birthday jam, taking place this time at our weekly Frim Fram Jam dance last Thursday at Club 412. This was a super fun jam, dancing with almost as many followers as my birthday (40)! Thanks for all the dancers who came in my jam! And as always, thanks for…
Category: Dancing / Music
African Arts Parade & Festival in Brooklyn (pics, video)
I happened to hear the sounds of a marching band from my apartment and rushed down to see a parade for the International African Arts Festival rolling past my building up Fulton Avenue. Those dancers are so cute! African Arts Festival goers will discover live music, dance, spoken word performances, African marketplace, showcase performances, fashion,…
My Metaplace World: Now embeddable!
Here's my first world I created in Metaplace that I can now embed here (or anywhere on the web)! This is a pretty revolutionary way to move virtual worlds from "walled gardens" to places situated in the wider social web. Embedding can increase traffic to your world, let you more easily hang out with friends,…
My “Funky 40th” birthday jam last night! (video)
Here's a video of my birthday jam during my "Funky 40th Soul Party" last night at Club 412. So much fun dancing and partying with some of my closest friends from swing, hip-hop, Quaker and Global Kids communities. Yes, I really am 40. I don't really believe it myself sometimes. Thanks for taking this video,…
The Winners of “So You Think You Can Dance”: Where are they now?
I was bored and decided to do some research to find out what the winners of past seasons of "So You Think You Can Dance" are doing now. Here's what I found out: Season One: Nick LazzariniCurrent Work: Founding member of the Evolution Dance Company in California. No further info available, not even a website…
T-shirt on the art of floorcraft
Jerry on Floorcrafting by ichooseblues Create Custom Tee Shirts with zazzle Only a social dancer will find this funny.
OMG the Brooklyn Bombshells won the 2009 Mermaid Parade (again)!!!
I just got word that my group the Brooklyn Bombshell Revue won, yet again, the Coney Island Mermaid Parade! Specifically, we got the Judge’s Choice Award, with the additional note “might the winningest folks in Parade history — custom art bribes work!”. The art bribes they refer to are these awesome caricatures drawn by our…
Yehoodi Video Talk Show: The Frankie 95 Episode!
Spuds & Rik recap the event of the decade: The Frankie 95 Birthday Festival in New York City. The guys share memories and video from this amazing event where over 2,000 lindy hoppers showed their love for our ambassador for Lindy Hop, Frankie Manning. Catch the show on Yehoodi or subscribe to the podcast. Get…
Breakin’ Soap: When you want to feel “supa fresh”!
My friend Emily saw this at her work and had to get it for me: "Breakin Soap." I love that comes with a soap cassette tape and old skool boombox. This is the awesomest random gift I have received in a long time! Thanks, Emily!
A soggy but satisfying Mermaid Parade at Coney Island
What started out as the worst Mermaid Parade day ever, turned into one of the best! The weather forecast was for severe thunderstorms all day. So the organizers of my group the Brooklyn Bombshells Revue decided that it was too risky to have us march in the parade. I can not explain how much the…