Spin: The Pulse of Pride

Spin: The Pulse of Pride

I realized that this summer marked the 10th anniversary of my arrival in Seattle, and one of my first real memories of being here was experiencing Pride weekend. It made me feel like Seattle was a place where I’d want to live, and that feeling ended up being...
Spin: Ain’t that funkin’ kind of hard

Spin: Ain’t that funkin’ kind of hard

  The inspiration for this class was, straight up, me just being in a real, down-low, dirty kind of funk. Really going through it type sh*t, you know? I heard a Louis Vega remix of Funkadelic’s “Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You” featuring...
Spin: Spring forward

Spin: Spring forward

I was inspired to create this class because of the change of seasons, and I used the “spring forward” phrase associated with Daylight Savings time to play with the idea of the physics of a spring. I split the ride into three sections, and each was built on...
Spin: Mashed potatoes, apple sauce, buttery biscuits…

Spin: Mashed potatoes, apple sauce, buttery biscuits…

I created this ride to honor the dopest chick I know: the one and only Ashley Miller. The soundtrack is a compilation of songs that a) I know she likes, b) have some sort of meaning in our relationship history and c) are karaoke hits for her. I built the choreography...
Spin: We gon’ be alright #blacklivesmatter

Spin: We gon’ be alright #blacklivesmatter

This weekend, I led a spin class inspired by and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. I’d been thinking about doing something like this for a while, and a few things came together that made me realize it was the right time. Basically, it boiled down to...