I finished uploading most of my pictures from my short trip to Kiev and Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. Kiev and Ivano-Frankivsk are lovely Eastern European cities with beautiful architecture, full of cafes and parks and city life. Really grateful I got the opportunity to visit both places! Check out the full set of pics here.
Category: Travel
Watch Nashville’s “I Charleston” Video and Get Happy!
The "I Charleston" phenomenon is one of my favorite swing memes, if I can call it that. Started by some Frenchy lindy hoppers, basically any swing scene in the world can create an "I Charleston" video showing their local dancers charlestoning and doing solo jazz in notables spots in their city and put it online…
Filling Up My Scooter for Four Bucks
It's been a week since I got my new Buddy 170i scooter, which I've ridden for about 60 glorious miles. It was getting close to empty, so I went to the gas station. It was an awesome feeling filling up the tank for four dollars, and knowing I was getting about 90 miles to the…
Photos and Video of Jack and Jill Competition at Santa Swing
The organizers of the Santa Swing weekend have put up a bunch of swell pics and videos from the event. It's always great when an event has trained photographers and videographers on site, so I don't have to stress about documenting the thing. My friends Katie and Jim were on hand for photo and video…
Thanks, Santa Swing for an Awesome New Year’s Dance Weekend!
I had a fantastic time at the Santa Swing swing dance weekend with my friends old and new in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. So many great dances, kick ass live music, yummy meals, and silliness. Can't think of a better way to ring in the new year. I really enjoyed all three bands that performed at Santa…
Geeking Out with 2,000 Other Science Educators in Columbus
For the next five days, I'll be in Columbus, Ohio for the annual conference of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, or ASTC for short. ASTC gathers nearly 2,000 professionals from science centers and museums from around the world. I'm looking forward to learning about all of the work being done by science centers and…
Ryan Calloway and Ann Mony’s Classic Routine at ILHC 2012 (video)
Here's one of my favorite routines from the 2012 International Lindy Hop Championships: my friends Ann Mony and Ryan Calloway doing a super fun choreographed dance in the "Classic Lindy" division. I love the tempo and mood changes and how seemingly effortlessly Ann and Ryan accent the music with their bodies. My favorite part…
Live Streaming the International Lindy Hop Championships: Wrap-Up and Thanks
I can hardly believe this happened, but this weekend Yehoodi had the honor of partnering with the awesome folks at the International Lindy Hop Championships to bring to several thousand viewers around the world a live video stream of a world-class swing competition. It was an exhausting, crazy experience for those of us in Washington…
Todd Yannacone and Ramona Staffeld’s Classic Routine at ILHC: Holy Elephants! (video)
Here's Todd Yannacone and Ramona Staffeld of the US doing a ridiculous Classic routine at ILHC. This will definitely be an iconic performance from the 2012 International Lindy Hop Championships, for sure. The social networks are already blowing up from it.
Atamon Danish Preservative & Chinese Stereotypes (redux)
About a year ago, I posted about this strange product I saw in a Swedish super market called "Atamon." The store clerk had no idea what it was, and so I turned to the internets. Apparently "Atamon" is a Danish product that is used in jellies and pickles to preserve the freshness of the food…