Here are my RPM track lists for April and May, 2015. I’ll teach the mix a few times in April before the Les Mills Spring Sneak Peek Weekend (Saturday/Sunday April 18-19), then I’ll stick with the latest release (RPM 66) for a…
BODYJAM 72 Music Review
Part of my process of learning a BODYJAM release is to listen to the music first before doing anything with the choreography. Considering the Les Mills program directors pick the music first and choreograph later, I’m trying to approach the release…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 13
Dates covered: March 23-29, 2015 (week 13 of 52) Career Some Changes to DaedTech Because I Want to Build a Thing (via Erik Dietrich) Too Busy to Network? Make Time With These 15 Tips (via Lifehacker) The Dark Side of Technology Careers Communication…
BODYJAM AIM-1
This weekend I attended my first Advanced Instructor Module (AIM) for a Les Mills program; this module focused on BODYJAM. This post is about my experience. The People The facilitator was Josh Keenum, who is a bit of an all-star…
RPM 66 Music Review
Part of my process of learning an RPM release is to listen to the music first before doing anything with the choreography. Considering the Les Mills program directors pick the music first and choreograph later, I’m trying to approach the…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 11
Dates covered: March 9-15, 2015 (week 11 of 52) Career My 2014 in Review: Or How I Beat Impostor Syndrome (via Phillip Andreason) “The Best Job Description for an Engineer Ever Written” (via Rich Rogers) Build to Learn: Why You Should Make Things…
Kalamazoo X 2015
About the conference/trip This year I was thrilled to finally attend the soft-skills conference, Kalamazoo X. One of the things that drew me to this conference is that it deals with things that transcend any technology and any job at a certain…
Time Poverty
Recently I went looking for some information about how society has responded to the fast pace of change (mainly in technology). My thoughts were geared toward things like open-source software and lower cost of entry into tech fields (e.g., 3D…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 10
Dates covered: March 2-8, 2015 (week 10 of 52) Career The Surprising Benefits (and Pitfalls) of Being a “Jack of All Trades” (via Lifehacker) Worry About Keeping Your Next Job, Not Your Current One (via Lifehacker) How to Answer “Why Do You…
BODYJAM 71 Review
Overview BODYJAM 71 (10 Years Turnt Up) is the 2015 Q1 release. Here’s the overall format: Warmup Isolations Break on D Floor Too Turnt Up (5 tracks) Recovery Bounce Generation (5 tracks) Groovedown For the Mash It block, the last…