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…
“The Four-hour Work Week”: Revisiting the Work-Happiness Equation, Becoming “New Rich”
I just finished reading Timothy Ferriss's best-selling self-help book The Four-hour Workweek, first published in 2007. I found it to be a breezy, thought-provoking, entertaining and at times inspiring read. Ferriss's central thesis is that — surprise — you can have it all now, as long as you are willing to get creative about how…
Killer Promo Video for 2011 Herrang Dance Camp (video)
I love this new promotional video for the 2011 Herrang Dance Camp. Herrang of course is the annual mecca for lindy hoppers from around the world, a five week smorgasborg of dance workshops, live music, shows, talks, and endless hours of amazing social dancing with hundreds and hundreds of the best dancers in the…
The True Anti-semitic History of Lindy Hop (video)
Thank you, Onion, from the bottom of my heart.
JabbaWockeeZ Explain How Ford Explorer V6 Is Better than V8 (video)
This commercial for the 2011 Ford Explorer doesn't really make any sense. Not that it has to, since it features the epic JabbaWockeeZ hip-hop crew. I seriously have to see their Vegas show!
How Should Lindy Hop Knowledge Be Propagated?
Here's something I have been thinking about off and on for literally years. How do we most effectively propagate knowledge about lindy hop in this era? Traditionally, lindy hop is a street / vernacular dance. It evolved and developed outside of a formal studio setting, largely in public or semi-public spaces (dance clubs, jazz clubs,…
Can you learn to learn choreography?
One of my biggest hurdles as a dancer is the ability to learn and retain long sequences of choreography. I just seem to take much longer to learn even fairly short sequences of moves than other people in performance classes or workshops. It's super annoying. Am I doomed to always have this as a barrier…
Dance Video Monday: Three Ladies Charlestoning to Club Mix
Ok this remix "The Charleston" by DJ Maurice & Daim Vega kind of bores me with it's fairly standard club beat and plinky-plinky classic swing sample. And those dancers only do like three actual charleston steps, plus the Roger Rabbit? WTH? But there's a lot to, um, appreciate about three lovely ladies rocking out…