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One zombie’s view of the NYC Halloween Parade

Posted on November 1, 2008 by

Still recovering from an amazing night at the Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village.  I was part of an army of 200 or so zombies performing the dance scene from "Thriller" organized by the nice folks at ThrillerNYC.  It’s definitely the best time I’ve ever had at the parade, and one of best dance experiences in…

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Dancing Thriller in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade

Posted on October 31, 2008 by

Omigawd, what an incredible time I had performing the "Thriller" dance in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade tonight!  Nothing can compare to being with 200 other zombie dancers, and at least five Michael Jackson impersonators, doing the Thriller dance for thousands of screaming onlookers.  Here’s a brief clip of our performance taken by my buddy…

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Learning the Thriller dance for the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade

Posted on October 28, 2008 by

Ok, I’m officially excited about performing as a zombie doing the classic "Thriller" dance routine.  I will be joining a hundred or so other zombie-fied revelers in the Halloween Parade this Friday in Greenwich Village, courtesy of the nice folks at ThrillerNYC.com. My friends tell me it’s an amazing experience dancing Thriller in the parade,…

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Team PMT breaking again November 21 & 23!

Posted on October 27, 2008 by

The PMT breakers will be performing again for the PMT Fall Dance Showcase on November 21 and November 23 in New York City.  The crew this time around will be Will "The Thrill", Marie, Boris, Monica, Ian, and myself.  That’s right, we got TWO b-girls this time around, which is super exciting. The PMT Showcases…

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My swell new pimp suit

Posted on October 25, 2008 by

My friends have started posting their hundreds and hundreds of pictures from Yehoodi’s 10th anniversary weekend to our Flickr group, which pleases me to no end.  So many talented photographers in our scene, and so many memories captured. Here’s a sweet picture of me in my new creme-colored pimp suit — with my friend Jen…

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Scenes from Yehoodi’s 10th Anniversary weekend (video)!

Posted on October 21, 2008 by

I threw together this video montage from Yehoodi’s 10th anniversary celebration this past weekend, a whirlwind of live music, dancing, and partying until all hours that started on Thursday evening and went straight through to Sunday at 1am. This video gives you a small taste of what the weekend was like, including footage from: Our…

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Amazing swing dance fundraiser for Obama tonight at Union Pool in Brooklyn!

Posted on October 20, 2008 by

Just got home from an inspired, amazing night of dancing and music to support Barack Obama. Local lindy hopper Ramona Staffield got together an all-star cast of musicians, singers, lindy hoppers and hoofers to throw on a fundraiser dance concert at Union Pool tonight in Williamsburg.  The event was officially in support of the non-profit…

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Machinima Festival November 1 at Eyebeam in NYC

Posted on October 20, 2008 by

I’m excited to announce that the 2008 Machinima Festival is set for Saturday, November 1st at the fabulous Eyebeam studios in New York City.  This is a historic period in the emergence of machinima as its own form of media, with more filmmakers, genres, and tools than ever before making this a truly public and…

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“Swing Out for the Swing Vote” dance party tonight at Union Pool, Williamsburg

Posted on October 20, 2008 by

Tonight I’ll be dancing for Obama at Union Pool in Williamburg (Google Map). Local bad ass lindy hopper Ramona Staffeld is throwing a "Swing Out for the Swing Vote" dance party for the Democrats tonight at 8:30pm. There’s a kick ass swing band, performances by world-class dancers, and a full bar: Dance for the Democrats…

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Sponsor Rafi & “make plastic bags history” in NYC

Posted on October 17, 2008 by

My buddy Rafi has been working over the past few months with an effort to get rid of plastic bags in New York City, called the "Back to the Sack" initiative.  Rafi is asking for support for the environmental initiative as he participates in the  "One City Walk" walkathon on November 8: Some of you…

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