Check out this sweet compilation of videos of men following and women leading in lindy hop, put together by Sarah Carney. Lots of familiar faces and great great dancing there! Sarah asks if anyone has any links to videos of a woman leading a man, either socially or in a performance? I can't think of…
Seven Reasons Why Men Should Follow in Social Dancing
The Lindy Hop community has been having a "spirited discussion" about an essay written by a UK dancer called "Ten Reasons Why Men Lead and Women Follow." You can see much of the debate over on the Yehoodi.com forums. The issue got me thinking about why more men don't follow in this dance, or any…
When I’m Gone, Just Let Me Go: the Will to Not Live
So my family has been struggling with a series of health issues, most recently a very sick relative who is hanging on by a very thin thread and whose spouse is having difficulty deciding on what to do about it. Essentially all of his body functions have failed him and he is completely non-responsive to…
The Zeum: San Francisco’s Amazing Children’s Art & Tech Museum
Recently, I met up with a friend who works at the Zeum, the Children's Museum of San Francisco, in the lovely Yerba Buena Gardens. The Zeum is a "21st century multimedia arts and technology center for children," as the website states. But what it really is is a huge playground for kids to let…
Boston Tea Party 2011 Advanced Lindy Jack and Jill (video)
I just got back from the awesome Boston Tea Party dance weekend in Massachusetts. It was a really fun time watching the competitions, seeing lots of friends, and dancing to all hours to west coast swing,lindy hop, and soul music. One highlight was the advanced Jack and Jill lindy hop competition, which several of…
The Road to BC-One: Chronicling One B-boy’s Journey to the World Breaking Competition
I'm intrigued by this blog / video project called "Road to BC-One." It's a weekly chronicle of the preparation, training, and thoughts of one b-boy, Paranoid Android, as he gets closer to the BC-One world breaking competition in Russia on November 26. The filmmaking on these videos is gorgeous, and the posts are pretty interesting…
Work as Love: the Joyful Workweek
In a previous blog post, I described a lot of what I liked about the book The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss, particularly his emphasis on not deferring on your dreams and thinking creatively about how to structure your work / life balance. One of my major problems with The 4-Hour Workweek is that Ferriss…
Jar of Sadness (pic)
Yehoodi Video Talk Show Ep 13: Bally’s dance contest, Andrew & Karen, Dax & Sarah, and Spuds gets a bad buzz!
That's right, it's time again for our the semi-annual Yehoodi Video Talk Show, featuring your hosts Spuds and me, Rikomatic. We have a really fun show this time around, showcasing recent dance news, awesome performance footage from Dax and Sarah and Andrew and Karen, and of course our most popular segment: the best of "The…
Free Swing Dance Lesson and Dance Next Thursday at 920 Special in SF!
The nice folks at the 920 Special lindy hop dance in San Francisco send out the news that Thursday, March 31st, is their annual "Open House." On Thursday, the public is invited to partake in a free introductory swing dance lesson, and then practice their moves at the free social dance, plus watch performances and…