As my readers know, I have had strong reservations about the LXD dance web-series for the past couple of seasons. For the most part, it has been bursts of inspired dance sequences nearly ruined by hackneyed plots, bad dialogue, and stilted acting. So I have been somewhat nervously waiting for season three to come out….
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Interview with Remy Kouame, Dancer in “Two Cousins” Music Video & Boogie Woogie World Champ
On episode 135 of the Yehoodi Talk Show, Spuds and I chatted with French lindy hopper Remy Kouame about dancing in the "Two Cousins" music video by the band Slow Club. Find out how Remy went from world champion boogie woogie dancer, to new convert to lindy, to starring role in a music video. …
The LXD Season 3 Trailer: Rise of the Drifts (video)
At this point I know not to get my hopes up about the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers new season. But damn is that a sick trailer or what? Gotta love scary clowns, ballerinas in the supermarket, and bolero dancers in the desert. Beautiful cinematography and wonderful dance moments captured. It's just the parts where…
Dance Legend Chester Whitmore in National Peanut Board Commercial (video)
Check out this fantastic advertisement for the National Peanut Board featuring tap / swing / martial artist master Chester Whitmore! (I know, its a few months old, but I just heard about it.) Chester is just an inspiration for dancers young and old. So who you callin grandpa? LOL. I'm very sad that I missed…
America’s Best Dance Crew Season 6 Finale: Congrats IaMmE!
Tags: America's Best Dance Crew (Season 6), MTV Shows Last night was the season finale of season six of America's Best Dance Crew, with only two crews left after nine weeks of competitions, pitting some of the best dancers in the US (and the world) against each other. As I expected, the ratio of hype…
Matt & Charlotte Lindy Hopping on SYTYCD-UK (video)
Check out this awesome video of contestants Matt Flint and Charlotte Scally dancing the lindy hop on So You Think You Can Dance -UK . Choreographed by world-renowned lindy hoppers Ryan François and Jenny Thomas, I knew this was going to feature lots of their signature classic jazz movement, airsteps, and high energy. My only question was were Matt…
America’s Best Dance Crew: S6 Ep3 “The Black Eyed Peas Challenge”
America's Best Dance Crew (Season 6) – MTV Shows I caught America's Best Dance Crew season six, episode three tonight. Each crew was tasked with dancing to a Black Eyed Peas song and with one trick move or illusion — not that tough since it's early in the season. Here's my notes from the episode:…
Recap of America’s Best Dance Crew S6 Ep2 “The Ke$ha Challenge” (ugh)
Tags: America's Best Dance Crew (Season 6), MTV Shows This week, America's Best Dance Crew, Season Six, Episode 2 featured five new crews, with a good mix of styles and personalities. This week was the "Ke$ha Challenge." I think the biggest challenge was finding five decent songs by Ke$ha to dance to (oh snap!). Anyway,…
Kurzweil talks about the Singularity, Backing Up Your Brain and Second Life on Colbert
In case you missed it, renowned futurist Ray Kurzweil was recently on the Colbert Report, blowing our collective minds talking about mind-computer integration, virtual worlds that are indistinguishable from the real one, and computers in our bloodstream. All that in five minutes! And it's really funny too. The new documentary about Kurzweil, The Transcendant Man,…
America’s Best Dance Crew: Season 6, Opening Episode Recap
Tags: America's Best Dance Crew (Season 6), MTV Shows Tonight I got around to watching America's Best Dance Crew season six, episode 1 (lil wayne). A strong start to the season, IMO. Here's my recap of the first five crews presented in this episode: IAmMe Crew (Texas): Pretty sick popping crew, including master popper Phillip…