Me and my Lindy Focus "Wife" Jodie This is my third year in a row going to the Lindy Focus swing music and dance festival in Asheville, North Carolina. (Blog posts from 2014 and 2015.) It's always an incredible, inspiring experience, and a great way to close out the year. Here are some of my personal highlights from Lindy…
My 2016 in Pictures
It's been a strange year for a lot of people including myself, with a lot of drama and ups and downs. That said, I have a lot to be thankful for in 2016. Here's a pictorial recap of some of my favorite moments in the year. Dancing Dancing was a huge part of 2016, which…
Hip-Hop Santa Crashes a Lindy Hop Routine (video)
It's so annoying when you are doing a lindy hop routine and hip-hop Santa decides to crash your performance. At Cat's Corner SF, featuring dance classes and live music for dancing every Wednesday in San Francisco.
Reindeer Ride 2016: Holiday Night Bike through San Francisco!
For year's I've been wanting to go on a holiday lights bike ride around San Francisco, to see all the beautiful decorations. This year I got the gumption to organize a "Reindeer Ride" with some friends a couple of weeks ago. Here's how it went. To prepare, I decorated my bicycle and helmet. It was easy to…
Louis C.K: “Dancing is the Worst Career Choice”
OMG, dying.
Tasha Barnes Fusing Vernacular Jazz and Urban Dance Styles
The Bay Area House Dance Festival is a fantastic weeklong celebration of urban dance styles put on by MVMNT Studio in Berkeley. I made it to several of the dances and performances, which were all amazing and inspiring. By far the highlight for me was seeing my friend Latasha Barnes perform a fusion of vernacular…
Holiday Tree in Golden Gate Park, SF
The holiday tree at the entrance of Golden Gate Park was just magnificent tonight.
Lighting Up My Brompton Folding Bike with El Wire
On Friday, some friends and I are going on a holiday bike ride around San Francisco, something I have been wanting to do for awhile. I’m super excited about exploring my city and seeing the pretty displays. But honestly, it’s just a good excuse for me to decorate my bike with festive lights! You have…
How Often Do You Weigh Yourself? How Do You Measure Your Health?
How often should you weigh yourself if you are trying to reach some health goal? Some recent studies (2016, 2015) have shown that people who practice daily weigh-ins are more likely to stay at a healthy weight then those who don't. However some health experts say that daily weigh-ins are too prone to random fluctuations…
Frida and Sakarias: The Definition of Bad Ass
Here's epic lindy hop dancers Frida and Sakarias of Sweden tearing that $%^& up in Vilnius, Lithuania from 2010. How has it taken me this long to see this?