Waka’s part around 3:14. is the  best.

I knooow, right?! this is amazing.

I spotted this on 87th and broadway, chalked on the sidewalk by

This just made me laugh

the beginning of summer

Well… it could kind of be kind of a big deal. There’s one main subway line on the East Side, right? The “green line” 4/5/6  on Lexington and the trains are always crowded, even when I’m coming home at 4am.  The second avenue train line is in the works but it wont reach my hood, the line will end at 96th street the informal border of the Upper East Side and East Harlem. So that won’t help me.  Yeah,  maybe East Harlem is a bit hood, but damn!

These machines on 86th and 1st ave could signify more machines to come, perhaps on 96th street and then 106th street and maybe 116th street. So I may not have to walk from 1st to Lex to get a metrocard. And more importantly, the presence of said machines would mean that New Yorkers acknowledge there is a whole new world which exists beyond 96th. Not that I want more gentrification in El Barrio, especially since Target opened. But its just nice to know that we are not forgotten.

Time to Put Choreography Back on Its Feet; By GIA KOURLAS; Published: September 2, 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/05/arts/dance/05label.html#

What I appreciated most about this article is it made me rethink the definition of choreography. And when I go home I’m going to revisit my old dance composition books and binders from school.

I’ve been thinking about the strange interactions I have when describing the dances I’ve worked on.When asked what type or kind of dance I “do”?  I usually get really nervous because I can’t answer that. I mean- I usually just frolic around, crawl around and play with props. Nevertheless, after I define myself as dancer I wince when someone suggests I should try out for So You Think You Can Dance? And then I give the side eye.

And while I use to fantasize about Alvin Ailey dancers, I now cringe when I am told that I should look into dancing with them. This is not to say that SYTYCD is at all comparable to AAADT. Let’s be honest, that Fox network show is quite dreadful. But unfortunately, to most of America any dance form that is not ballet is defined but what you see on SYTYCD. And the most natural or only recognizable institution for a black dancer (such as myself) is AAADT.

I would have to be 4 years younger and I’d have to do some serious training to even consider auditioning for the AAADT. Fortunate for me, I have no interest in doing that.  More importantly those scenarios are proof of the limited vocabulary we have for movement forms. Recently I made a bold move. An acquaintance  asked me, what do you do? I told him I’m a movement instructor.  And then he gave me a really weird look.  So that was pretty pointless.

I mean, I know being able to communicate through language is based un accepted and recognized meanings that are referenced by symbols as words. But I’m very frustrated by the limited understanding of movement exploration or the overflowing meaning of dance. While dance’s definition becomes more and more shapeless, Kourlas concludes the article saying, it [choreography] moves beyond dance and performance to represent the most expansive way to think. It’s time to reclaim the word before someone else gets a hold of it. It stands for too much. So let me go work of the two pieces I’ve committed to and I’ll figure out what choreography is for me.

FRE

Research  confirms that drinking gives you the same benefits as yoga! Look at the  following…

Savasana
Position  of total relaxation.

Balasana
Position  that brings the sensation of peace and calm.


Setu  Bandha Sarvangasana
This  position calms the brain and heals tired legs.


Marjayasana
Position  stimulates the midirift area and the spinal column.


Halasana
Excelent  for back pain and imsomnia.

Dolphin
Excelent  for the shoulder area, thorax, legs, and arms.


Salambhasana
Great  excersice to stimulate the lumbar area, legs, and arms..


Ananda  Balasana
This  position is great for masaging the hip area.


Malasana
This  position, for ankles and back muscles.

Pigeon
Tones  the body, and builds flexibility and helps get rid of ‘stress’.

all  those years…. I had no idea that I was actually exercising. I feel much  better now!

I’m a huge proponent of “contempxualizing” traditional ideas and concepts. And the linking of Das Racist’s music with Lacan’s mirror stage could make for an interesting addition to psychoanalytic discourse. But Leslie’s lecture, while accompanied by great video projections, was at times elementary. Nevertheless, I had a good time.

from brooklynvegan.com