UPDATED VERSION OF THIS POST IS HERE. If you’ve taken class with me you know sometime near the end of class I set up a little tripod and I shoot us dancing. Most teachers are cool with it, but of course always ask before you do it. Your teacher is right to be protective of… Continue reading
I was a very boy crazy young girl growing up in Los Angeles. First boy crush was Ricky Schroder from Silver Spoons. Blond and sweet, he stole my heart. But it was Kirk Cameron who really pushed me into puberty. It makes me cringe to think how much I thought about Kirk…and what he’s become… Continue reading
A co-worker lamented on his FB feed about an administrative assistant who has been working in the same position for 20 years but still didn’t know how to change printer toner. That made me sad. Then it annoyed me. Because that means this person just saw a situation that they would clearly have to encounter… Continue reading
So you’ve decided you join to do a flash mob. You’ve seen Oprah’s flash mob, you saw that Modern Family flash mob episode, you’ve watched many flash mob proposals online and thought “hey, I want to do that.†And I say to you YES. Good god yes do it. Flash mobs are fun and full… Continue reading
I’m quite a bit older than your average tween so bear with me. I actually have solid reasons why you should take selfies at least once a day. I’ve been taking selfies for 8 years so I’ve had a lot of time to think about this.
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A few weekends ago I took a spectacular trinity of classes at City Dance. Amber, Rocko, and Emerson. 4.5 hours of dance in one weekend. I was on an endorphin high that whole weekend…then Monday hit and my body was like …NOPE. You shouldn’t have done that. Iced my knees. Didn’t dance at all. Just… Continue reading
I did not grow up rich. So if you told the 15 year old me (pictured below) that I’d be spending $98 on stretchy pants from Lucy I’d say you’re INSANE. My BFF Helen and I would spend hours at thrift stores trying to find the perfect black velvet dress that was under $20. The… Continue reading
Did you know that there’s a hip hop dance class available every day in the Bay Area? EVERYDAY. I knew this was roughly true in my head because I’ve taken enough classes to know if one teacher cancels a class I can switch to another and not sit in my car stuffing powdered donuts in… Continue reading
IMPORTANT: There is an updated 2017 version of this list here. It’s the new year and you’ve decided that you want to learn hip hop dance. Or you’ve seen my constant updates in FB and are wondering which classes I recommend you take because I seem to be taking classes everywhere in the Bay Area…. Continue reading
2013 has been a year of dance for me. Thanks to some fantastic teachers in the SF Bay Area finding amazing dance teachers hasn’t been a problem. I turned 40 this year so I really wanted to end the year with something happy and incorporated dance. [View the story “SF Flash Mob Proposal 12.7.2013” on… Continue reading