Something to write home about

So I live in a place that not many people have heard of, well that's not true...I bet almost everyone has heard of Baltimore, but that's not exactly where I live. I live in Harford County, it's just north of Baltimore, and borders the Pennsylvania line, and is pretty much one of the most boring places to live...especially after 10pm.

Basically it's not the most jumping place, in fact no where I have lived is really that interesting, however, in the spirit of dance, and of life, I thought that it was interesting that just a week ago in Dundalk MD, my hometown, and landmark of the famous Baltimore 'hun' had a visit from a sudo celebrity. Ryan Kasprzak, who was a contestent on "So you think you can dance." He came to JUST DANCE, a dance supply shop in Dundalk, run by my mother's best friend and her daughter for the past several years.

He came to the shop, and held a dance lesson and signed some autographs, and though the event has already occured, I felt it worth mentioning. Especially since things like this are such a rare occurance outside of the actual city of Baltimore or Washington D.C.

So thank you Ryan Kasprzak for shinning a little light in our town, and for helping Just Dance (which is one of the coolest shops to go for dance supplies!) grow a little bit more!

Who Would You Chose?

I have to make a slide show about an interesting person in this beat, and while I contemplated I wondered what kinds of choices everyone else would make about this.
How do you chose who is worthy of a 2 minute long slide show? Do I know anyone that interesting?

Thankfully, I came to a decision, and the person that is worthy of my two minute slide show is Towson student David Blackburn. David is from my home town in Harford County Maryland, and for the past few years David has been lending his talents to helping a whole new generation learn how to swing dance.

Like in my audio story, David is the coordinator of the Friday Night Swing dances at Mt. Zion Christian Church, and I think that the effort he has made, and the talent he has makes him worthy of this two minute slide show.

Check this out!

While looking for recent news about the world of dance I came across this article, and since I have not really covered anything about ballet as of now, I thought it would be a very appropriate article to use for this post.

This story is about the century old Ballet Russes, first debuted in Paris in 1909, it was a contemporary dance that left people speechless.
The story then explains that today, Sergei Diaghilev's productions (legendary in their own time) are bringing back the Russes for Paris in 2009.

I feel that the story is great, though if I could change one thing, I would have added more background information on who Sergei Diaghilev was.

To check out the original article click here

Listen Here!!

Listening is such a huge part of the dance world. You have to hear the music, and count the beat and it all has to feel right.
So in the spirit of audio compatibility, check out this audio story about the swing dancers at Mt. Zion Christian Church in Bel Air Maryland.

Listen Here
Just look for the audio story at the end of the page

Feature, Feature, Feature

If you are curious about learning more about the dance crew The Regulators then check out this feature story. It's all about David Castro, one of the members of this up and coming crew.

tiger.towson.edu/~akern2- just look for the link under the photo of the regulators....hope you'll check it out!

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Baby Steps

I find that talking about different kinds of dance is a lot like talking about different kinds of music. There are so many differnet elements, that chosing one as a favorite is almost impossible. I know that for me my favorite kind of dancing is changing constantly.
However, with this blog I plan to share various types of dance with you, and for my first feature story...which will come from this blog...I hope to write a personality profile of my friend David Castro, a local member of a Dance Crew out of Columbia Maryland who is inching his way to the top.
This dance crew is a poppin, lockin' and breakin force that could probably give the give the Jabbawockeez a run for thier money.
So keep reading, and in the meantime if you are interested in learning a little bit more about different dance styles, go ahead and take a look at this link.

http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/dance.htm

Are you ready to rock the beat?

Hey all you bloggers out there, my name is Allie I am a 21 year old senior at Towson University and as my first assignment for my Journalism 2 course I'm here to introduce you to my new 'beat' blog...and this time, it's all about DANCE.
I've been dancing since I was a little girl, and in the recent years I have been introduced to some great people, and some great dancing! I hope to highlight different kinds of dance, from swing, to hip-hop dance crews and I hope that you will all enjoy the people and dances you will be exposed to through this site.
Generally I plan to tell you stories about interesting dancers, or interesting situations.
I've never written on a 'beat' before, so this is all really new to me, so any comments or advice is welcomed with open arms.

Also, if there is anything else you would like to know about me, just feel free to ask, or check out my other blog: The World Through My Eyes