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Taiji and dancing, empty mind， 太极与舞蹈，空

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Weidong Yang

Reaching emptiness of mind is one of the goal of Taiji practice. What does it mean to have a empty mind? Research has shown that a baby hears much more detail in voice than an adult can hear, although he … Continue reading →

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Taiji and dance, relaxation. 太极与舞蹈，放松

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Weidong Yang

Story goes, the master who invented the Yang style Taiji used to sit in a chair and watch his students practicing for hours. He wouldn’t give much corrections, but he will say “relax” at least one hundred times. Relaxation is … Continue reading →

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Yosemite!

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Weidong Yang

Some say that Yosemite Valley is the most beautiful 5 miles on planet earth. It’s a subjective statement, but no doubt Yosemite is one of the most inspiring places on earth. There were times when I drove to Yosemite more … Continue reading →

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Finding new angles

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Weidong Yang

Intel has a famous copy exact policy. Once a process has been developed in one fab, usually a R&D site, this process, including all the tools, material, software, will be copied exactly to all the subsequent fabs. This policy might … Continue reading →

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3 in a roll, what is contemporary dance?

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Weidong Yang

Imagine you are new to watching dance performance, and saw all 3 major contemporary dance works that were going on in SF Bay area last week, by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Kunst-Stoff, and LevyDance, you would probably conclude that contemporary … Continue reading →

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High Key in Low Light

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Weidong Yang

High key in low light?! This sounds oxymoron. High key is a lot of high light in the picture, how can you do it in low light? We planned on a out door photo shooting for Sunday Oct 24. But … Continue reading →

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Rebetika in ODC’s new theater

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Weidong Yang

After 2 years and 9 million dollars, ODC’s new theatre is opening this month. That completes the trinity of ODC Dance, ODC School and ODC Theater. Marking the opening this two weeks, are Kunst-stoff’s Rebetika and LevyDance’s Our Body Remembers. … Continue reading →

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Over the bridge

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Weidong Yang

On Facebook Album Oh We had so much fun. Can’t believe 8 months have passed already. In a weekend of late February 2010, a group of friends decided to take some photos. Weather forecast of the day was not very … Continue reading →

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Something monkey don’t know about taking photos, formal elements in Dance Photography

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Weidong Yang

Ok, give monkey camera and they can take interesting photos, but can they make master pieces? Or better yet, do monkey know what make their work interesting? I’m afraid monkey won’t pass this intelligent test. They don’t yet have language … Continue reading →

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A sad lost of San Francisco dance community

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Weidong Yang

Weiferd Watts, his art works are still greeting hundreds of dancers going through Lines Ballet Dance Center, passed away on Oct. 14th, 2010. Weiferd has worked with dancers in San Francisco extensively and has created many inspiring works. His bunkers … Continue reading →

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