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I taught at a convention (for the first time), and I figured I’d write about it a little. But, not right now. I mostly just wanted to say something about Hurricane Helene and give a safety update about the originally intended workshop instructor. I was a last-minute substitution for Ruth Alpert, who was unfortunately stuck…
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Hey, everyone. 🙂 I have some news! Here’s the news: I’m dancing in an art exhibit called Body and Presence, through the city of Santa Clarita. The piece I’m showing is called Untitled Stim Piece and it’s a freeform percussive dance piece about my experiences with neurodivergence and masking. I’m really excited to be able…
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From January to June this year, I had the privilege to be a part of SEED, an early-career choreographers’ residency and mentorship program offered through Culture Flow Projects. It’s been a few months since it concluded, so I thought I would put down some thoughts. So, how did SEED work? I would characterize it as…
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I’ve written a few times about “Hello World,” that common first command widely used when learning a new programming language. Recently, though, I set up a blog for my partner M. Lopes da Silva, and he decided to make his own “Hello World” first post. Except it’s not “Hello World,” it’s “Wello Horld,” and the…
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“Okay, listen. You’re a human with a living body. Rest and get better. Don’t treat yourself like a machine because you’re not one.” That’s what I would say to someone else who was sick. Conferences to submit to? Papers to write? Who cares. Right now, you need rest so stop talking and get back in…
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This spring semester I took a performance course at Pasadena City College, which meant that I created original choreography for other dancers to perform onstage (and I also participated as a dancer in other choreographers’ pieces). My background is mostly in percussive dance, and mostly in solo improvisational percussive dance. To create movement pieces, choreographed,…
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I was lucky enough to go see Alvin Ailey Dance Company perform at the Music Center last Sunday, and for now I don’t have much to say about it except that this was some of the most beautiful choreography I have ever seen.
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This short analysis creates data visualization for author M. Lopes da Silva’s record 2023 writing submissions and acceptances. Hooray for a full year of writing and submitting! Basically, some of his fellow writers had posted similar graphs on social media, he asked me to make some graphs for him, and I was all too happy…
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I just got back from a gathering of queer percussive dancers and even though I’m still somewhat reeling (that’s a pun), I figured I should write down some thoughts before I lose them. If “queer percussive dance” sounds pretty niche, I suppose it is. Queer people aren’t a majority group. Percussive dance (which encompasses but…
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In my first post, I said “hello, world!” It’s the traditional first program in a new language, and so it seemed appropriate for a first post. But honestly, though, there’s something kind of weird about the “hello, world” convention. It seems so friendly and inviting, doesn’t it? Perfect for a student’s first computer program. The…
