So this awesome animated dancing gif has been making the rounds, for good reason. First off, it’s bad ass. Second off, it’s hilarious. The more and more I watch it, the more that I think it perfectly encapsulates some important life lessons that go way beyond dancing. Stay with me here! So what’s one of the…
My List of Where to Lindy Hop in San Francisco
I've been meaning to put together this list for awhile, since I get asked this on a regular basis. This is my own, non-exhaustive, curated list of places to learn and dance lindy hop in the San Francisco Bay Area. Basically, if I can recommend a venue or I go their regularly, they made the…
Rik’s List of Where to Lindy Hop in San Francisco
I’ve danced all over the world, and the San Francisco Bay Area has one of the best lindy hop scenes anywhere. Lots of awesome bands, classes, and venues, and one of the friendliest dance communities you will ever encounter. This is my own personal, curated list of opportunities to learn and dance lindy hop / swing…
Lia Kim Choreography: From Mimicking to Owning the Dance
I stumbled across this dope dance video of several groups of dancers doing basically the same choreography created by Lia Kim. All the dancers are awesome, but what really struck me was how different each of the versions was from each other, even though they were doing essentially the same set of movements. Small…
Update on High-Protein, Low-Carb, No-Dairy Breakfast Plan: No Effect!
About two months ago, I started a new diet plan. Very simply I substituted my normal breakfast for a high-protein, low-carb, no-dairy meal. In other words, I'm eating A LOT of eggs. The idea was to get a healthy start to the day and see how that effects the rest of my health. On the…
My New Hybrid Bike: The Trek 7.2 FX!
I'm the happy owner of a new Trek 7.2 FX hybrid bike! I still love my Brompton foldie, but I've been itching for something with a little more oomph that I can take on longer bike rides across the bridge to Sausalito or for other short country rides. Part of the challenge was finding a…
We Did It: A Quick Re-cap of What We Accomplished on the ILHC Live Broadcast
Over the next days, we'll post more about how the live broadcast from the 2015 International Lindy Hop Championships went, thank all the folks involved, and share where you can find the archives and assets later. But I wanted to just write quickly about what we accomplished at ILHC this year, as a reminder of…
Waacking + Indian Dance = Kumari Suraj
Speaking of fusing two awesome things that should go great together: Indian dance + waacking seems like a natural to me. I just saw a lovely contemporary indian dance performance in SF and thought that there must be some great synergies with street dance to explore. Then I found this. What do you think?
House Dance + Live Jazz: LaTasha Barnes
Oh HELL yeah.
Homemade Kimchi Made Easy by Krautsource
At the last Maker Faire, I ran into the Krautsource booth in food pavilion and thought that their home fermentation system looked really nifty. Krautsource is a simple device the screws to the top of a standard mason jar enabling anyone to make sauerkraut, pickled veggies, and kimchi in your kitchen. Here’s their video explaining…