The holiday tree at the entrance of Golden Gate Park was just magnificent tonight.
Category: SF Bay Area
Google Celebrates Frankie Manning with a Doodle on His 102nd Birthday!
Happy World Lindy Hop Day, aka the birthday of Frankie "Musclehead" Manning, the ambassador of lindy hop! Google.com (after YEARS of us asking for this) has decided to honor Frankie with a Google Doodle on the front page of their site all day today! It's kind of the best thing ever. We're celebrating in San…
City Dance Spring 2016 Showcase Performers: King Charles, Doc Lock, Ian Eastwood, and More!
I had great time at the City Dance Spring 2016 Showcase last night at the Palace of Fine Arts. I saw some of my favorites dancers on stage, live for the first time, and got turned on to some new dancers I had never seen before. So of course, I fell into a YouTube hole…
Recipe: How to Make an Andytown “Snowy Plover” at Home
I decided today that I wanted a “Snowy Plover,” the tasty coffee beverage that they concoct at Andytown Coffee in the Outer Sunset. The Snowy Plover is a fizzy, creamy, slightly sweet coffee beverage composed of sparkling water, a double-shot of espresso, a little brown sugar syrup, and some whipped cream on top. Very delicious…
Rik’s 2015 Year in Pictures
Here's a quick pictorial rundown of 2015. It's a good reminder to me of what a remarkable year it has been! Dancing and Music This has been a great year for dance. I did a lot of house dancing in 2015, including organizing semi-regular practice sessions in the Golden Gate Park , taking classes with…
Merry Christmas, from San Francisco
At Hayes and Masonic, San Francisco.
My List of Where to Lindy Hop in San Francisco
I've been meaning to put together this list for awhile, since I get asked this on a regular basis. This is my own, non-exhaustive, curated list of places to learn and dance lindy hop in the San Francisco Bay Area. Basically, if I can recommend a venue or I go their regularly, they made the…
Appreciating the Sky, for Once
I happened to stop by the Palace of Fine Arts after running some errands, right around the beautiful hour. Lots of people were milling about, shooting pics with their phones and cameras, probably hundreds of shots every minute. I decided to just stop and take in the incredible sky, framed by the palace. Over the…
Okonomiyaki: As Fun to Say as to Eat
Is there any other food item that is as fun to say and to eat as "Okonomiyaki"? I think not. Just say it a few times to yourself: "O-ko-no-mi-ya-ki , O-ko-no-mi-ya-ki, O-KO-NO-MI-YA-KI!" For those that have not had the pleasure, I'm sorry for you. It's a delicious savory Japanese pancake, typically stuffed with some kind of meat…
“Shake It Off” Shim Sham (video)
I find it difficult to not like Taylor Swift when she sings earworms like "Shake It Off" and enjoys making a fool of herself in her own music video. Apparently I'm not alone. Here's a bunch of swing dancers at Lindy in the Park in San Francisco doing a modified Shim Sham to "Shake It Off."…