Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
On my 45th birthday in July, I resolved to resume a regular exercise regime for my health and well-being. For just under three months I’ve been doing a morning run three times a week, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday mornings. I’ve logged about 90-100 total miles over that time period. On the plus side, I’ve enjoyed…
Last week, I and some friends had an amazing time visiting the Walt Disneyworld and Universal Studios theme parks in Orlando. It was a fantastic opportunity to catch up on the explosion of themeparks since the last time I was there about 18 years ago. Walt Disneyworld is of course the grand-daddy of them all,…
Last night, some friends and I ate at the "Sci-Fi Theater Restaurant" in Disney's Hollywood Studios themepark in Orlando. It's a good reminder to me of how evocative and inspiring well-designed spaces can be. The Sci-fi Theater is actually a pretty hard place to get a reservation at, in my experience. I've been visiting Disneyworld…
Today was day one of my trip to Disneyworld with some friends this week. It's been nearly 20 years since I've been to this Disneypark, and it's long past due. On this first day we tackled the centerpiece of the multi-park complex, The Magic Kingdom. We hit up a large majority of the park between 9am…
I like the look of this video of Jeremy and I practicing a part of the "It Don't Mean a Thing" piece that we performed earlier this year. This was an ending to our piece that Jeremy and I were brainstorming and wanted to share with the rest of the crew. The framing of the…
This weekend I'm going to be in DC for my favorite dance event of the year, the International Lindy Hop Championships. I'm inviting you to watch along with me the live broadcast of this global dance competition that I'm helping to produce along with some friends. Whether you know anything about lindy hop (swing dancing)…
I've been chomping at the bit to share out these awesome screengrabs from our new animation open for the 2014 International Lindy Hop Championships this weekend. Manu, Jim and I conceived of this on the plane ride back from Frankie100 in April, and it's so awesome to see it finally getting to see the light…
Last night, I went with some friends to catch the opening weekend of the latest in the "Step Up" dance film franchise "Step Up: All In." I've been a fan of this series since the first "Step Up" in 2006. I enjoyed "Step Up 2: The Streets," fanatically love "Step Up 3D" and was…
I'm throwing a "Step Up" movie marathon this weekend, in honor of the FIFTH installment coming out soon. Can you believe there are five of these things now? Anyway, I wanted to figure out which of the four existing "Step Up" films to show at my place. Help me decide by ranking them from…
One of the highlights of the documentary "Planet B-Boy" is an incredible group performance by the legendary Japanese b-boy crew Ichigeki. I've watched that routine roughly 100 times. Finally, the routine has been put (legally) on YouTube. Watch it below, and I've got a few comments after: There's so much that makes this outstanding…