[NOTE: This was cross-posted to Yehoodi.com] “It’s like… a solo jazz mosh pit,” Pamela, a lindy hopper from Singapore , remarks beside me, looking out on the crowd. In front of us, hundreds of sweaty and happy people are solo jazzing like crazy to the sounds of the JB swing band, on day 1 of…
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Latasha Barnes and Josh Collazo: A Jazz Dance and Drum Collaboration
Check out multi-genre dancer Latasha Barnes collaborate with the incredible jazz drummer Josh Collazo on this improvised piece at Fog City Stomp last weekend. This just blew the doors out the joint when we saw it. Just incredible. As a side note, how fly is that shimmery gold suit Tasha is wearing? SUPER FLY. Here’s…
Dancing to “Puttin on the Ritz” by Fred Astaire
Here’s a short choreo piece I created to the wonderful song “Puttin on the Ritz” by Fred Astaire. So much fun to do!
Daniil Nikulin does next level solo jazz at Jazz Roots 2016
I have no idea who Daniil Nikulin is, but I’m already a huge fan. In this video Daniil performs some ridiculously creative, eccentric and breathtaking solo jazz at the Jazz Roots festival in Paris last weekend. Apparently he’s a dancer living in Moscow. I can’t even wrap my brain around all the different kinds of…
Preparing for Spontaneity: Thoughts on Performing at Diggs Deeper
About a six months ago, I went to a street dance performance and thought to myself, “I should do this.” It was called “Diggs Deeper,” a unique dance performance series that is now in several cities around the country. Six months later, I did it. Here’s how I got there. Diggs Deeper is a non-profit whose…