My friend Joyce shot and edited this sweet video of me and my fellow b-boys Eugene, Will and Brooke performing our piece "Ill Train" at the Frim Fram Jam Dance in December. Choreographer: Pavan Thimmaiah of PMT Studios. Thanks so much, Joyce!
Tag: performance
Awesome Time Doing B-boy Piece “Ill Train” at Frim Fram!
My crew and I had a great time performing for the crowd at the Frim Fram Jam on Thursday. Fellow dancers Will, Eugene, and young Brooke got to do our b-boy piece "Ill Train" one last time for an appreciative audience of 150 lindy hoppers, which is always a blast. Our choreographer Pavan (in the…
B-boy Show Tomorrow and Saturday: Tickets Going Fast!
I've been busting my ass rehearsing for my b-boy performance at the PMT Dance Showcase this weekend. I, along with 3 other b-boys / b-girls, will be doing a fun subway-inspired piece that I'm very proud of. Here's a pic of most of my costume. Guess which archetypal New Yorker I am? Our shows are…
“Entanglement Theory”: a Mixed Reality Dance Film from Australia
Tateru Nino blogs about this fascinating mixed reality dance performance / film called "Entanglement Theory." Richard James Allen, Karen Pearlman and Gary Hayes collaborated on this dance multimedia piece that explores the lines between virtuality and reality. It's a very heady, spiritual work, as you can see from the synopsis: Drawing on a Yogic/Buddhist worldview, Entanglement…
More Ridiculous Harlem Hotshots Footage (video)
In my zeal to post about the awesome hip-hop / lindy hop battle that took place last month in Sweden, I forgot to mention the other badass video clip I found on Jerry Almonte's blog: the Harlem Hotshots performing before tens of thousands of people in Stockholm! According to Jerry this was for the show…
Naomi Uyama and Peter Strom at Frim Fram (video)
Here's a sweet dance performance by lindy hop stars Peter Strom and Naomi Uyama at our dance the Frim Fram Jam last night. I love how smooth and relaxed they are in their movement.
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…
Salim Cash doing killer Michael Jackson impersonation / homage (video)
Here's some footage of dancer Salim Cash doing a kickass Michael Jackson impersonation / homage at the Monster Mash dance on Halloween in New York City. You can't see in this video, but Salim really owns and inhabits every single micro-movement of the dance, investing it with passion and emotion. I had forgotten how much…
“Groovaloo” brings b-boying to the stage with mixed results
Got to see the Groovaloos stage show at the Joyce Theater last night with some friends. It's a very impressive hip-hop dance show with the most fully realized combination of dance performance, staging, sound, and theater that I've ever seen staged. For someone who wants to see an energetic, well-presented demonstration of b-boying, you can't…
My 1st breaking gig: cupcakes, hokey-pokey, and b-boying!
Today I performed at my first paid breaking gig: a kid's birthday party in Queens. The spot was one of those party spaces for toddlers complete with themed decorations (from Power Rangers to Hannah Montana), lots of group games, gift bags, and everything else that a six-year-old wants to celebrate his or her special day. …