"Bronx Rhymes" is a project to preserve and present the history of hip-hop culture from its roots in the South Bronx. It combines several forms of new media in ways that honor the culture: Bronx Rhymes uncovers the history of Hip Hop in the borough by tagging historically important locations with rhymes. These rhymes illuminate…
Tag: b-boy
Learning the foundations of b-boying from Ken Swift
Tonight I took my first class with legendary b-boy from back-in-the-day Ken Swift, who has started teaching a fundamentals class at PMT Studios on Tuesday nights. In his early 40s now, Ken is still a phenomenal dancer and ambassador of the art of b-boying. Check out Ken Swift dancing as a teenager in the 80s…
Reading List: Star Trek comics, Quaker mystics, b-girls, and small town drama
I've been trying to get caught up on my reading list. Here's some of the great stuff that's on my bookshelf: The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole by Stephanie Doyon A Testament of Devotion by Thomas Kelly Star Trek New Frontier by Peter David We B*girlz by Martha Cooper and Nika Kramer More about each…
Final breaking performance today
The PMT Breakers did our final performance today for the Fall Showcase. I'm happy to report that everyone brought the fun and in-your-face spirit of b-boying to the stage. Thanks to Pavan for coming up with the overall vision for our piece, and then giving us the freedom to create our own personal moments throughout…
Awesome breaking performance last night!
Last night at PMT Studios, my breaking performance group and I were the opening act for the Fall Dance Showcase. It was a packed audience — including a good 15 or so of my friends, family and co-workers, which was super awesome. It's both great and nerve-wracking going first in the lineup because you don't…
Cypher Time: Breaking performance tonight and Sunday!
Tonight's the night! wup wup! Tickets are certain to sell out for tonight's Fall Dance Showcase at 8pm at PMT Studios in the West Village. The Sunday show at 3pm is probably still going to have tickets at the door. So excited!