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…
Category: New York
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…
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…
Finding balance with the Brooklyn Quakers at the Powell House Retreat Center
I just got back from the Powell House retreat center in upstate New York, joining 40-some Quakers from the Brooklyn Friends Meeting. It was a relaxing and spiritually recharging weekend among some very deep souls. I'm fairly new to Brooklyn Meeting, having only started attending a couple of years ago. So going on a weekend…
Settling into my Prospect Heights pad
I finally got a few hours today to get a bit more settled into my new Prospect Heights apartment. On the plus side, I've got the bedroom and the bathroom basically sorted at this point. On the negative side, the two middle rooms are kind of a disaster and the kitchen is still pretty messy. …
Update on Rikomatic’s new digs in Brooklyn
Yesterday was a big day for me, as I successfully completed my move from lovely Fort Greene, Brooklyn to Prospect Heights, the next neighborhood over. I'm happy to report that I, my cat Mole, and my stuff all made the transition without undue drama or stress. The movers were very good at their job, expertly…
Quick tour of my new Prospect Heights apartment (video)
Here's a quick walk-through of my new apartment in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Check out all the room I have! The kitchen / dining room area is really big, as is the main bedroom up front. The two middle rooms, which I'm going to be using as a living room and office space, are much smaller…