I can be crafty. I knit. I make jewelry. I artfully arrange fruit for no reason. So, I figured I could sew. My sisters all do to some extent. My mom does. Her mom, my grandmother, had silk worms, made her own thread from the cocoons, and created fabric and embroidery from the thread. That’s nuts. No, really, look at the process (from wiki): If the moths were allowed to emerge from the cocoons, they would make holes in...
And, perhaps, very little soul, creativity, or any other interesting personal character trait. They are, however, useful for robotic sweat junkies, for whom repetitive uninspired motion for a sustained duration of 45-60 minutes means mission accomplished. Let me clarify for a moment. I am not talking about the pure athletic form used to run or swim for example, during which the athletic and graceful heights of human movement can sometimes be approached. I am instead referring to any of...
you can’t imagine how excited I was to learn that our whole class would be required to purchase character shoes for our recital. nevermind that today I’d rather dance in flats than anything else — back then I was thrilled to approximate anything I’d seen in the golden era musical movies. only adding to my excitement was that we were wearing tastefully sparkling black costumes with swishing fringe – a far cry from the previous year’s sequins-cuffed capris and...
my husband is the funniest snark this side of the hudson. see for yourself. (it helps if you’ve ever known or been a fed up new yorker) and also. this:
Dance and Nutrition Writing stuff coming up… Lindy hop/Swing dance workshop: Saturday, February 7th @ Swing ReMix Live music by the Boilermakers, featuring singer Dawn Lambeth from California, playing authentic hot jazz, ragtime and swing. Read all about them here. Dance Workshops Swing Remix is featuring one fabulous workshop for Saturday February 7th with two fabulous instructors! Please note that we have a huge floor for these classes providing plenty of space for all attendees! Our special reduced price foronline advanced sales is available now!...
