Happy Anniversary!

Poi!!!! (It's not just for pyromaniacs anymore)

TMI: Leamur might have to move to CA after all

(Northern California, that is. Leamur is so not a So-Cal gal.)

But between the retreat to green a car and this way-cool vid of the FireDrums 2013 event...


...Leamur might be Going to California.


Meet you up there where the path runs straight and high. ;)

How-To: Pop like a Master!

WHZGUZ2

The Nostalgia of a Seasonal Classic...

...is an essential ingredient of Holiday Spirit. Don't you think?

So 'natch, the daughter of a ballet teacher turns to The Nutcracker during the Holidays. Holla if you were a waltzing Flower as a child! ;)

Ballanchine...got creative, took liberties, however you see it, but this is nevertheless a beautiful and accessible presentation of The Nutcracker.


I can't believe it was so long ago, but checking with the Kennedy Center shows that the Kirov Nutcracker we saw with the (awesome) scary black snowflakes was back in 2003!

(If you were good, you got to be a snowflake.)


ps - yes, that is Macaulay Culkin!

Playing with Fire in the Dark

Movement and Pose in Space and Sound and Silence...and in Competition...and at Weddings...and on TV...

"Dancing about Sculture" from the Barber Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Birmingham. (England, not Alabama)


The University fo Birmingham took 1st place at the 2011 Bhangra Showdown:


So I'm watching this and thinking "What fun! I wanna do that!" Sure enough, the Good Indian Girl is here to help:

"We've all been in that situation. You're at the wedding, the reception, and the hip hop starts giving way to some Bollywood and Bhangra and you're not quite sure how to dance to it." [ohyeah, happens all the time, I hate that! ;) ]

And if you're really good, you can get from Atlanta, Georgia, all the way to compete on Indian television. (which is as bad as American football for all the junk they paste over the screen while you're trying to watch. :/ )

From Crunchy Moms Yesterday to LA Moms Today

The video:


The making of:


Just a totally different perspective on mom-ness, right?

Gratitude

Realization (this guy has an amazing story):


Dance:


Vision:

Rachael! Dancing! 2 of Leamur's fav things!

Rachael with the DWTS Guru, Tony Dovolani:


With Paula Deen!


With Emmitt Smith!


And cooking (sort of, it's guac) with John Salley!

"Anyway, I had this incredible fantasy life."

We saw this (live, the musical, not the movie). I think it was 1983 in New York...



No video uploaded to utube alas, and Amazon doesn't have the DVD (dammit), but here's the song At the Ballet:


In case you had forgotten that Trisha Yearwood is awesome (sadly, I had):

My eyes are not dry. Miss you, Mom.

Happy Halloween!

Lindsay Stirling's Halloween bit'o'fun:


SYTYCD fun:


Classic animated fun:

Tim O'Brien Coming to WolfTrap

So, I got to thinking "Gee, I wonder who else Erica Cantrell/Mel Bay interviewed who has an upcoming performance in this area?"



With Chris Thile at Grey Fox 2011:


With The Chieftains (!):


More Celtic songs, in Austin in 2007:


On the violin:



To finish, House of the Rising Sun:


Refer to Tim O'Brien's website for further tour info. (November 8th at the Barns of WolfTrap!)

Lindsey Stirling

So here's a kid (I'm old, remember) who dances while she plays, adapts/orchestrates songs she likes for her violin performances, directs her own videos, the whole package PLUS.

Dubstep(-ish) Violin
Crystallize
Electric Daisy


Skyrim (with Peter Hollens)


Transcendence & Shadows (these are just cool videos, period)



Sold Out show Tuesday, September 25th at The Hamilton. And almost everywhere else. Sorry, maybe next tour...

Happiness Is...: Hot Boys with Hot Toys

Fire in Paradise:


And in Kiev:


Hah! Girls spin too!:



(More vids on playpoi.com)

Padme Week Continues: Black Swan Featurette

The "Official" Music Video:



No vid here, but here's The Chemical Brothers' full track (the club scene from the movie):




And this is just the beginning of Padme as The Black Swan:



The guy she's dancing with who follows her offstage and says "wow!" is the bump's Daddy. :)

Padme with a Bump & a Dorky Laugh -- TOO Cute

Swan Lake, Chinese-Acrobat Style

Thanks to Mom's childhood (and lifelong) friend, Jean, for sending me this. 

Beats Antique - No Visuals Necessary

Beauty Beats:



Oriental Uno (feat Fanfara Kalashnikov):



Table Toy:



Caterpillar:


Lantern:




PaigeOneYoga is offering belly dancing classes now. They had an intro class this past Sunday, to which I stupidly did not go.

OWN it!