One of my resolutions for myself in 2013 was to start transitioning away from b-boying toward house and other street dance styles. Last week I started taking house classes with Jenay of Mix'd Ingredients Crew at ODC Studios in the Mission. So far it has been AMAZING. House is an urban dance that primarily came…
Beautiful House Dance Duet by CoFlo and Tsunami (video)
I love this performance and want to learn to dance like these cats! This is CoFlo and Tsunami of SoulShifters crew just killin it. I just started taking house classes again at ODC with Jenay of Mix'd Ingredients. House is such a sick dance. Wish I had appreciated it earlier.
“Maelstrom II”: An Independent Scifi Film Project Based on Real Science (video)
Yesterday, a group of our science teens at the Cal Academy of Sciences got to talk with Jeroen Lapre, senior technical leader in the Morrison Planetarium here. Before Jeroen came to the Academy, he spent many years working in digital effects for the film industry, specifically Industrial Light and Magic. He worked on such tiny,…
How Freeplay Dance Crew Warms Up (video)
I'm so sorry.
SwingNation Ep 11: Who’s the big winner? Plus Indian “The Swing” and an Old Skool quiz! (video)
J-P Metsävainio’s Astronomical Animated GIFs to End All GIFs
J-P Metsävainio is an astronomical photographer who has done something so simple and yet so compelling: combining two images of interstellar objects and animating them gives them a depth and a richness they didn’t have before. They are the most stunning animated GIFs ever. Check out his gallery of nebula here.
Celebrating Year One at the Cal Academy of Sciences!
Twelve months ago, I started working at the world's only "natural history museum, planetarium and aquarium — all under one living room," the California Academy of Sciences. It's been an incredible first year, literally a dream come true. Some highlights from my work so far as the Programs Manager in the Digital Learning Department: Worked…
Hip-hop Dancers Cloud, Twitch, Pacman and more in Surface Pro Ad (video)
Here's a pretty sick Microsoft commercial. Never thought I would write that last sentence. Directed by LXD creator Jon Chu, this ad for the new Microsoft Surface tablet showcases lots of awesome hip-hop dancers, featuring b-boy Daniel "Cloud" Campos, Phillip "Pacman" Chbeeb, Steven "Twitch" Boss, and many more. Love the beatboxing section, but don't know…
SwingNation Ep 10: A Fancy New Intro, Another Norma Creation, & Bad Ass Lithuanians! (video)
Check out episode 10 starting off season two of "SwingNation," the world's only live broadcast internet talk show on swing and lindy hop. Spuds, Zuckerpunch and I were excited to get back into the studio and try out our new 30 minute format. Check out the fancy new intro designed by our buddy Paul…
Update on “Re/Genesis” Fundraiser Campaign: a Quarter of the Way There!
Wow, thanks so much to the many folks who have shown their support for the fundraiser campaign for the “Re/Genesis” dance show that we launched yesterday. It’s a wonderful feeling knowing that people are supportive of your vision. I’m happy to report that we are already a quarter of the way toward our initial goal…