The Male Dancer Conundrum

Playing soccer when I was younger, I remember having a severe disdain for the idea of the coach’s son on the field. He was the player who got everything he wanted because his dad was the team coach. The spoiled brat could be on the field as much or as little as he wanted regardless … Continued

New Year of Dance

Its been a busy few months and quite a journey. I’m now officially a dance major at FSU and diving straight into my classes and pieces for the next couple of months. I’m on a fast track to achieving a minor in art history and, if things schedule well with classes, I’ll be set to … Continued

You’ve Reached the Top… Now What?

Playing the professional game of dance requires a little bit of ladder climbing. Its a dangerous game for teenagers to play because their motivations are not always in the right place. Many girls just want to be Queen Bee for the entourage. Many of the same are unaware of the burdens the crown carries. Even … Continued

ABDC: the last blog… for now

We made it through callbacks, an obscene amount of paperwork, and a lot of waiting for season 6 of America’s Best Dance Crew. But as of last week we now know that we won’t be apart of the show… this time around. We have no regrets and feel like the amount of growth we achieved … Continued

The Mentality of Sweat

I made a new friend that I met at the gym during a workout this week. He’s 33 years old, 6 foot, 220lbs with an assortment of metal rods holding parts of his spine and hip together after a devastating car accident several years ago. Looking at him today you would never know. He is … Continued

The Next Big Project

An excerpt from an upcoming choreographic project: Two households, both alike in dignity, From collegiate grudge break to new mutiny, One, from a swamp with Champions sweat fresh, Another, from Royal steps and ancient finesse. In fair Florida, where we lay our scene, Where football fans make civil hands unclean. A pair of star cross’d … Continued

Be true to youself

Video inspiration today comes from a group out in California called “Entity.” This group has found considerable success out on the west coast. They even auditioned for the next season of America’s Best Dance crew and made it through callbacks. The crazy thing is that the crew is an ultra contemporary group dancing to an … Continued

ABDC doing it big

The new season of the show starts at the beginning of April on MTV. Unfortunately for my cru, I’m not allowed to talk about our casting status. I can however post some wicked cool videos of some of the people that came out to our audition in Houston, Texas. Check it out… One of the … Continued

Times Change

Closing out the school semester, I took an interesting history course that started somewhere in the renaissance and ended in modern day. So in one of the last classes my teacher handed us a printed version of “Housekeeping Monthly” from May of 1955. The name of the article is called “The Good Wife’s Guide” and … Continued

How to be an Athlete

The dictionary defines an athlete as “a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill.” Let’s break down a couple of key points about this word. The person is trained or gifted at things requiring physical skill. Well, … Continued