2019: The Year of R&R (Restoration and Rebuilding)

2019: The Year of R&R (Restoration and Rebuilding)

Happy New Year!!! In a previous blog entitled ‘The Brain Science of Steppin’’, I dealt with the pseudo-scientific and physiological experiences we encounter as we do this dance that we love. I wanted to follow up that blog with a few observations of what I see us...
You Don’t Have To Be “A Crab In The Barrel”

You Don’t Have To Be “A Crab In The Barrel”

At one point in my tenure as an urban dancer, I almost lost myself. I almost lost the friendship of those who really cared about me and I almost walked away from dancing completely. It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago and the experience is still fresh in my...
Steppin’ Ambassador: A Representative of the Dance

Steppin’ Ambassador: A Representative of the Dance

Steppin’ Ambassador: How Do You Represent The Dance? An ambassador is defined as “a person who acts as a representative or promoter of a specified activity”. A diplomat is “a person who can deal with people in a sensitive and effective way”. There are inherent...
Steppin’ Should Be FUN-damental

Steppin’ Should Be FUN-damental

This blog post is motivated by a recent encounter during a private lesson with one of my students. I was covering the basic fundamentals moves that I taught in my public class for years. I’ve been working with this student for about three weeks now, emphasizing the...
Why Houston? In a Word, “Magical”

Why Houston? In a Word, “Magical”

A couple of weeks ago, practically out of the blue, I received a text message from one of my former gentlemen out-of-town students. In the message he gave me New Year’s greetings and expressed “how it’s such an honor to know you as a brother, teacher and friend”. He...
AM Update – November 2017

AM Update – November 2017

  Hello AM Family, Yes, I know, it’s been a while since you heard from me. To say that 2017 has been a busy year would be an understatement. There is so much that has transpired this year and to think that the year is almost gone… This post is an update on where...