For those that missed the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers and several dancers from "So You Think You Can Dance" on the Oscars last night, here's a video I found. Probably won't stay up for long! Gotta give a shout-out to B-boy Cloud in the awesome middle sequence. UPDATED 3/8/10, 10pm with link to official LXD…
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Legion of Extraordinary Dancers Blowing it Up at TED (video)
FINALLY! The video of the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers presenting and performing at the TED conference earlier this year has been released. I've been eagerly anticipated the LXD webseries, and this looks like the first major public appearance by them online in 2010. So, super exciting to see this! Featured dancers: Madd Chadd: "Master of…
Breaking Practice Today (video)
Link to original video.
B-boy 187 Meen talks about musicality, his influences & hip-hop culture
I love this interview from Breakernyc.com with b-boy 187 Meen. He talks about how he developed his own style, where he draws his influences from, and the relationship between b-boying, the music and the larger hip-hop culture. I thought it was interesting what he had to say about why b-boy competitions can no longer be…
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: B-boys with “Disabilities” (video)
I'm going through a personal dance funk, which happens to every dancer periodically. In order to bolster my spirits, I've been trying to connect with the reason why I dance. No "big revelations" yet, but here's some inspiring videos of hip-hop dancers who have clearly had to overcome difficulties way beyond what I've ever had…
Plateauing as a b-boy
I am trying to face up to the fact that my b-boying is starting to plateau. That is, I'm not feeling like I'm learning that much that is new anymore, and I don't see any goals that I am working toward to keep me inspired. Plus I don't think my body can take much more…
“B-Girl” the Movie : A for Effort, C- for Execution
Finally got to see “B-Girl” the movie last night at the Anthology Film Archives in the East Village. It was a small audience for the showing, which was followed by a Q&A with the producer, the director and star of the production Lady Jules. They all seem like such nice people, so I hate to…
Breaking Photoshoot by my Dad! (pics)
For my Christmas present this year, my dad — quite an accomplished amateur photographer — gave me a free photoshoot! I asked him if he would shoot me doing some breaking moves outdoors, which he happily obliged. We had lovely shooting conditions on Tuesday morning. We found this nearly empty skate park in the…
The joys and challenges of teaching 13-year olds how to break
Yesterday I had the pleasure of teaching a hip-hop workshop to a group of Global Kids teens in the Bronx, which was a unique challenge for me for a number of reasons. Here's how it went. Global Kids has been running programs at the middle school IS229 for the past couple of years, exposing these…
Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (LXD) smokin’ trailer! (video)
LXD "Moments" Trailer from Jon M. Chu on Vimeo. I really have no idea what the "Legion of Extraordinary Dancers" (LXD) is, but the dancing and cinematography are ridiculous. Anything that has guys in sharp suits doing handhops is okay in my book. Here's their performance on "So You Think You Can Dance" last night….