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Club House at World of Dance LA

Posted on May 1, 2014 by

So much to love: flawless group choreo, lots of dope little kids rocking it so hard, great music choices, and the electro-swing / house set at the end is the sickest.  

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SwingNation 53: Peter Strom’s Announcement, the Ethics of Copying Routines

Posted on May 1, 2014 by

This episode of SwingNation #53 is going gangbusters with only a couple of days being online.  Must be that MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT by lindy master Peter Strom.  Or maybe it's our fascinating conversation about lindy hoppers copying each other's routines and the ethics behind that.  Whatever it is, we're glad people are watching!  

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No Kid Is More Baller than This Kid

Posted on April 30, 2014 by

Check out this awesome kid in this photo from a Wall Street Journal article on the "Edible Schoolyard" project.  No, seriously, check him out!  Awesome tee-shirt: CHECK. Attitude: CHECK. Chicken: CHECK.

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“Re/Genesis” : a Year Later

Posted on April 23, 2014April 18, 2024 by

It’s hard to believe it was a year ago that my dance crew Freeplay and our friends at Prince on Point put on the dance show “Re/Genesis.” What a crazy, thrilling ride that was, and the high point of my time with Freeplay. If anything, “Re/Genesis” was worth it for all of the dope pictures that…

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SwingNation #50: Lindy Blinded Me with Science

Posted on April 9, 2014 by

  It's the 50th episode of "SwingNation"! I can't believe we've made it this far, and this was one of my favorite shows ever. Topics for this show include : Dancers from Africa who want to attend Frankie100   Do dancers brains sync when they dance together? And an amputee dances again thanks to awesome…

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Dance from A-Z (video)

Posted on April 8, 2014 by

  I kind of want to re-do this video, but with just social dances.  

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Six Things I learned at House Dance Conference Bay Area

Posted on April 7, 2014 by

This weekend I went to House Dance Conference Bay Area, a three day celebration of the art of house dancing. Sponsored by MVMT Dance Studio in Berkeley, the event featured competitions, dance parties and dance classes.  Best of all, it was completely free!  I've been to a number of different kinds of dance weekends, from swing to…

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Irish and Bay Area Kids Learn to Code Together at the Cal Academy

Posted on April 5, 2014 by

On Thursday, the California Academy of Sciences hosted a fun coding workshop for middle schoolers that I helped facilitate.  The occasion was the visit of five young programmers from Cork, Ireland to the Bay Area, along with the Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork, and various other dignitaries from Ireland.  The sponsoring organization was called CoderDojo,…

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Cal Academy of Sciences in NY Times Article on Bringing Museums Online

Posted on March 26, 2014 by

The California Academy of Sciences got a nice mention in a recent article in the New York Times on how museums are increasing their reach via offering lectures and other experiences online.   "Another innovator is the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. In January it began offering an online biodiversity course, devised for teachers and…

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My Dad and I: Hair Twins!

Posted on March 25, 2014 by

Look at these handsome gents!   

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