Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
In a little under two weeks, I will be heading off on my next adventure: to Shanghai and Singapore! Singapore is one of my favorite cities in the world. It’s like stepping into the future, full of pan-Asian awesomeness. I had a fantastic time when I was there in 2011. I’m looking forward to lots…
I love this video of a few of the amazing waackers in the Bay Area, shot around Lake Merritt, Oakland. Lots of my dance heroes in this video, including Alice, G-Funk, Karlita, MadGlad, Mikachu, Sabine, Shinobi Jaxx, and Tsunami the Soul Shifter. That's a dope track too — "I Can’t Give You More" by Suzy Q! …
Here’s a long take of my friend Brian and I dancing lindy hop together, where we switch roles several times during the dance. Learning how to follow in lindy hop and experiencing both roles has been a shot in the arm to my dancing over the past year. I had no idea how fun it…
I’ve been binge-watching The Great British Bake Off for the past few weeks. It’s quickly become one of my favorite reality TV shows, perhaps one of my favorite TV shows ever. It’s such a great combination of relatable, real-life drama, heart-warming moments, so many funny bits, and yes, the triumph of the human spirit. All…
Got stuck at the top, but managed to pull it off.
Photo credit: Rahul Doraiswami This weekend, I got to participate in a very dope dance contest in the Bay Area: “Waack, Crackle, Lock.” This unique dance battle brought together two styles with very different histories but that go perfectly together: locking and waacking. The brainchild of locker LilC and waacker Alice Hur, “Waack, Crackle, Lock” exemplified my…
This weekend, my friends Hanah, Jessica and I participated in Croissant Battle San Francisco 2018 at the fabulous French-Vietnamese bistro Le Colonial. When I saw this desciption for the event, I knew I had to be there: "in front of a panel of professional chefs and a special French celebrity guest, the finest bakeries in the Bay…
I finally scended this tall-ish, slanted yellow v3 this morning at Planet Granite, after falling from it dozens of times over the last few visits to the gym. The crux (hardest part) was that handhold second from the top, which I could never hang on to. Finally I figured out by stabilizing my left foot…
My friend Latasha Barnes is a beast of a dancer. Nice to see that the New York Times recognizes that as well. Check out this dope article about a neat dancer / musician collaboration in New York City, featuring quotes and a video of Tasha. So great!
Hanging with swing friends back in the day. The “Khakis Swing” Gap Ad is twenty years old. Woah. I’ve been reminiscing about what it was like to dance in the midst of the “neo-swing” era. I started lindy hopping around 1997 in New York City. I remember taking my first class with my friend Denise…