Throwback 2009:  Choreographed one very late evening, in a tiny London apartment room, with a small closet mirror and a few cups of coffee.

Pre-blonde, pre-agencies, pre-Debbie Reynold’s Dance Studio.

Usher - Climax featuring Kana Hasegawa and Satomi Nishikawa from Japan!  Thank you both for your support and for sharing with me!  I hope to see you again soon!

I love me some Usher.  When I heard this song, it sounded pretty epic.  I wanted to dance and I haven’t stopped listening to it since.  I admit, I have a lot of physical limitations and wish I could train a lot harder to push my body to reach different lengths… I still try.  I still would want to stretch more, extend more, have a lot more variety and different technique ranging from jazz to contemporary to real hip hop and funk styles.  Overall I just don’t want to be stuck in a box… or look like I’m stuck dancing in a box.  It’s a slow climb… slowly gettin there…. 

random vent…  don’t really know where that was going… but thanks for reading! Enjoy! :)

rihanna - tip pon toe
tamia - can’t get enough of you
andreena mill - erased
[NEW] usher - climax

A few old videos I thought I’d go ahead and share… and one new one! Enjoy!

First new routine after coming back from the Philippines!

**I told Xernan and David that I would do a video for them.. which I have not yet… and I owe ‘em, so.. be on the lookout.  I promise I’ll do it :)  Sorry, and I love you guys, but I need more time haha!**

Woke up at 8am, drove to Starbucks for my daily coffee, heard this song on the radio, came back home to choreograph, then taught this routine 4 hours later at Debbie’s.  I was pretty delirious and had been dancing for hours straight prior to teaching… but it felt good to be back in mah studio!

This video is from my 2nd round of teaching this routine… trying to get back into choreo-mode.  Check it.

Vid #2 of classes in the Philippines. 

Vid #1 of classes in the Philippines.  Check it <3 

Thanks to the dancers at Groove Central and the AllStars Dance Studio for your presence and amazing support.  From the bottom of my heart, I truly appreciate it.

Here’s my latest to a dubstep track.  I love how grimey this song is!

Thank you to the following dancers from Japan and Poland for coming to class and sharing your talent with me: Akane Miyoshi, Ami Saitoh, Kana Takahashi, Sonia Felbur, Misaki Kato, Ola Papior, Mami Osuka

It was my pleasure to have these women in my class this past week, and I can’t thank them enough for their time, energy, and for killin this routine in ways I couldn’t even imagine.  Thank you!

Skream - Make Me ›

danced and shot a vid for mah korean sista Ellen Kim.  check it. 

Been listening to a lot of different stuff lately.  Here’s something I decided to choreograph while I was practicing waving and isolating.  I couldn’t seem to get the song out of my head, so although it’s a lot different from what I’m used to doing, i thought “What the hell.”  I’ve gotta step outta my box sometimes… My execution is a little rough—not as clean and powerful as I’d like, but I think this is really only the beginning to what I wanna achieve as a dancer.

Ps. It was 104 degrees outside of the studio today.  Thank you to the class for your energy and for pushin it :)  Quick shoutouts to a few dancers I’ve recently learned from: Anthony Thomas, Chopper, and Bionic.  Thanks for the lessons.

Song: Get Up
Artist: Legend Da Beatslaya