Awakening Collegiate Shag
Somebody called Collegiate Shag the “forgotten bad ass dance.” I can’t accept that, at least the part about it still being forgotten. I believe there are many things we can do, as teachers or as Collegiate Shag supporters to awaken and advance the beautiful style. Here’s what I think we need to do. Practice Collegiate Shag like you mean business: We can all afford to practice our craft. The dance itself is unusual in that... [Read More...]
Lemon Cashew Chicken
Yummy Score : 4.5 out of five. Time : 10 minutes prep, 15 cooking. Ingredients : 1 pack of sliced chicken breasts (super thin) 2 egg whites 1-2 TBSP brown sugar 3 tbsp Sesame seeds 1 lemon Kosher salt 1 cup of cashews Four baby onions 3 tbsp lemon curd soy sauce (maybe) Prep : Heat the wok, as usual, the hotter the better. Chop the onion fairly small. Whip the eggs a bit in a cereal sized bowl. Prep the chicken by slicing the pieces into thin strips.... [Read More...]
Java versus .net
Writing your own wordpress plugin.
Ok, so I have this massive reel engine project called dakotaspots and a lot of people use it to feed their website. Problem is, I really do think that websites are a thing of the past, like literally I just told several clients they need to chuck their sites and replace it with wordpress. So, I thought I better get cracking on a dakotaspots wordpress plugin. As it turns out, it’s really a snap. Basically you just pull in this variable called... [Read More...]
My first cooking post
As many of my friends know, I really like to cook. I don’t know why I never really talk about it to anybody but my wife, so I figured I’d let out a few blog posts on the matter. Firstly, let me set the stage. With respect to cooking, I’m just a normal guy , as amateur as they come. By no means can I say I can really cook. Like everything else we do in life, it’s all about knowing the basics and that’s something that I... [Read More...]
Spotters and swing dance aerials
Aerials require training, and the process of aerials training can be extremely dangerous. In my opinion, you can mitigate some danger by training correctly, but danger never goes away. I believe the best thing you can do to mitigate danger is have people experienced in dealing with the dangers head on, thus, experienced spotters. In my opinion, the spotter is the most important person in the room when you’re practicing a a new aerial, especially... [Read More...]
Principles of the Swing Dance Back Flip Aerial
The back flip is one of the easiest swing dance aerials one can learn. There are many different names such as walk in and knickerbocker, but they all operate on the same principles. Learn the principles before you try it. Principle one : Axis is everything! Regardless of the entry (one footed or two), platform use (hand platform, shoulder protect platform, free flying tuck), or any other factors, somebody is executing a back flip, probably a back... [Read More...]
Southern Fried Swing
If you haven’t heard about it, there’s a new event starting up in Fort Smith Arkansas called Southern Fried Swing. Carol, Dave, Marcus, Shannon and I are all doing our best to make sure this is a world class event. We all hope to see you there. Come support this new community and this new event. tf Read More →
Frankie Manning
Frankie, I can’t even begin to say how sad it is to hear that you are not with us anymore. You’re the founder of all swing dancing, the aerialists that I’ve studied the most, and just about the single biggest role model for two entire generations of swing dancers. (both in the 40′s and in current.) And to top it all off, you’re just a nice, normal and humble guy. Rest in peace, and it’s an honor to have met you,... [Read More...]
Welcome to our new website!
Yes, I finally scrapped the old site and went to WordPress. It’s easier to blog and easier to work with. Most importantly, because all the side projects are keeping me from my kids, I thought “why not just let wordpress handle my own website?” I did want to launch a flash site last year but it just never quite seemed to come about. It also wasn’t the sort of design I wanted to represent my work on the web. It’s... [Read More...]
