Showing posts with label dancing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dancing. Show all posts

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Less Talk... More Dance!!!

With my family spread out up and down the East Coast, I do quite a bit of Skyping. Actually, I'm not the only one who Skypes, my two year old niece also Skypes, as does Hush. Milly is much less into Skype than Hush, and usually the only thing the person on the other end will see of Milly is the occassional tail wagging in the background, or some reddish blonde hair on my lap. Hush on the otherhand, loves to Skype. She presses her nose up to my built in web cam, and shakes her blonde locks in front of the camera, basking in the limelight.


Skype is a great way to keep in touch with family and friends. Especially with family, I feel very comfortable on Skype. I don't care what I look like, and we laugh and chat just like we would in person. My eldest brother is a musician, and he is the person I turn to to share my growing knowledge of cars and to talk about music with.



For a few months, I've been getting more and more into electronic music - especially House and Dubstep. This electronic phase is interesting for me, because I was borderline obsessed with it when I was 15 years old... I have to find those old mixed tapes, and a cassette player. It'd be a fun look back in time. Anyways, my oldest brother James is an excellent musician, and I always love the different songs he'll share with me. So when he shared some Nero with me, I was blown away. I never thought he would be into electronic stuff, nor did I think he'd also love it. Well, that was all the affirmation I needed about my new musical interests, I was hooked.


My friend Abby from the Equestrian Team in college came up to
Washington, DC to go to Fedde Le Grand with me.

Fedde Le Grand himself

Fast forward a couple of months, and I find myself going to happy hours on Thursday nights at the Donovan Hotel in DC to hear the DJ's, and sometimes retiring for the evening, or sometimes continuing the musical adventure into the wee hours of the morning. Most recently, I went to Lima to hear Fedde Le Grand. He was absolutely incredible. So, here are a few pictures and some of his sets (not from Lima), so you all know that while I love dogs, I do have a life outside of them. ;)




I have always loved to dance. Whether I am swing dancing,
clogging, or fistpumping... I just love it!

And for those readers who have known me a long time, you are probably shocked by my new(ish) taste in music. Do not worry, I still rock out to the Beach Boys and P. Funk... I'm still the same ecclectic Lydia, just a bit more diverse now.


Sunday, September 5, 2010

Amazing video!

I think Milly needs to learn to dance like this! Talk about fantastic training and talent! I hope you enjoy the video!!!



Friday, October 30, 2009

FUN FRIDAY!!!

This gives **Dancing with the Stars** a run for its money!!!

I came across this video and all I can say is WOW!!! I've mentioned before I'm not a big fan of putting clothes on dogs, and I think this Salsa dog costume is kind of over the top, but this dog and its trainer have an incredible routine. Canine freestyle, what this form of "dog dancing" is called in the U.S., requires a lot of training, and I really admire the training that goes into a great performance. Canine free style is a great form of entertainment, and this performance is incredible. The dog seems to really be having a great time - watch that expression and the tail wags - which really makes me enjoy this performance that much more! While this routine would put a lot of stress on the hips from standing on the hind legs for so long, this dog seems to have great hips, and is clearly happy and not uncomfortable, so I don't think this would be much of a problem.



Friday, August 14, 2009

FUN FRIDAY!!!

As a former dancer, I have an odd admiration and fascination with K9 Freestyle! This Britain's Got Talent video of Gin is amazing! Even if you have no love of dance you can still enjoy the obedience and great rhythm this incredible dog has! :)



HAVE A FUN FRIDAY!!!

Friday, May 1, 2009

FUN FRIDAY!!!

This has been a GREAT Friday. I took a half-day at work, came home and spent the afternoon with my Milly. We went for a nice run and then did some gardening - we're growing lots of herbs, cauliflower, tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, scallions and hopefully soon to be lettuce and carrots (by Monday those should be planted). Milly loves to stand with me while I garden, and nose at any soil that falls to the ground. With all this gardening, it is important to remember foods and plants that are poisonous for dogs. The Humane Society of the United States has a great list of poisonous plants on their website.

Onto what you readers are waiting for! The actual FUN part of FUN FRIDAY! I was thrilled when I found this YouTube video with multiple dances - this duo truly are the most talented Free Style team I've ever seen! I was just going to post the Grease routine, but to have so many dances of Rookie & Carolyn Scott makes this FUN FRIDAY so much better!

In honor of Rookie, the amazing dancing Golden Retriever (he passed away), I hope you all enjoy today's FUN FRIDAY!!!