Check out the final of Season Two of "SwingNation," the world's only live streamed talk show on swing dance and lindy hop. I can't believe my production team of Manu, Nicole, Frank, Jim and I have slammed out nearly 30 of these shows!?! We get a little giddy in this last show of…
Just 2 Weeks to Support a Live Broadcast from ILHC!
Thanks so much for the many contributions we've received over the past weeks to our fundraiser to support a live broadcast from the International Lindy Hop Championships. We are grateful for every donation, from $5 to $500! The unfortunate news is that we are still far from our goal of $5,800, with a little under…
The Alameda County Fair: Pig Races, Fried Everything, and Weird Al!
My sister and some of my cousins and I went out to the Alameda County Fair yesterday for some old-timey fun. My family has been going to the Alameda County Fair for most of our lives. What's remarkable is how little is has changed over the decades. It still has the same slightly sketchy…
This is what 44 looks like
In case you were wondering. 
My Birthday Wish: Help Me Produce a Live Internet Dance Show This August!
Hey, it's my birthday this Wednesday! For this birthday, instead of a card or a present, I am asking all of my friends to support a project that is very close to my heart: “Livestreaming Lindy Hop” a live internet broadcast of an awesome dance competition that I’ll be at with (hopefully) my full…
Freeplay Crew brings the hawtness to City Hall for SF Pride’s VIP Party! (video)
Freeplay Dance Crew was honored to perform at the SF PRIDE VIP Party in San Francisco's elegant City Hall. What a rush it was dancing on the grand staircase of City Hall before hundreds and hundreds of revelers!
Helping teens teach science through music and dance
This summer, I've been given the opportunity to expand the range of youth programs I facilitate at the California Academy of Sciences. Along with the Digital Learning youth programs that I manage, I also started co-managing the Cal Academy's "TASC Force" last week. The Teen Advocates for Science Communication (TASC) is an initiative to…
Putting on My Boss Pants
For the past couple of days I have been in a professional development training on a supervision skills. I recently got a little promotion at work, and now have staff and volunteers who are my direct reports. So I appreciated the opportunity to get to work on my supervision skills. This blog post is kind…
Catch Freeplay Dance Crew at SF Pride 2013 this Sunday!
This weekend, as you may know, is PRIDE Weekend, when cities around the country celebrate the freedom to be who you are and love whoever you wish. San Francisco of course has the best PRIDE celebration anywhere, and my crew Freeplay has been a part of it for many, many years. This year Freeplay…
“Call of the Sea”: Learning Science and Seamanship on a Schooner
Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to take a group of ten teenagers on an incredible educational sailing trip in the San Francisco Bay courtesy of the "Call of the Sea" educational nonprofit. For three glorious hours, our teens and chaperones got to voyage out into the beautiful Bay on an 82' schooner called the…