New AGY classes starting Nov 12

Come fly with me * The Holding Space * Mondays 7:00pm

* New NYC adventures starting Nov 12 *

HANDSTANDS! :)

Proud to announce the opening of the magnificent Shelly Bomb's The Holding Space, housed in the beautiful & senseful Studio Anya, 49 W 24th St, 8th Flr. I'm honored to have been asked by Shelly herself to teach AntiGravity Yoga MONDAYS 7:00pm, alongside her & the other AG master instructors. Plus this 1st week our classes are just $12 (normally $20)!

Also, I have more classes at Aerial Yoga New York | Christopher Harrison's AntiGravity LAB, 265 W 37th St, 11th Flr. You can now fly with me there:
TUESDAYS 12:30pm AG Pilates, 6:00pm AG Yoga FUNdamentals, 7:30pm AGY Restorative
THURSDAYS 6:00pm AG Yoga Flying Fitness, 7:30pm AGY Restorative
SATURDAYS 12:30pm AG Yoga Flying Fitness

While we're at it, my ongoing schedule at Yogaworks - Westside, 37 W 65th St, 4th Flr:

SUNDAYS 11am AGY Flying Fitness
MONDAYS 11am AGY SlowFlow
FRIDAYS 5:30pm AGY Restorative

& at coolhotyoga, 15 Broadway, Suite 105, Cresskill, NJ:
SATURDAYS 9:15am AGY FUNdamentals

ESCAPE INTO A HAMMOCK SOON!

I ❤ Lindy Hop!

Giddy me with Norma Miller & Dawn Hampton
at the Savoy King film tribute

The postcard doesn't lie...

What can I say?! Hanging out with these legendary women of swing, entertainment & life, Norma Miller & Dawn Hampton...

Then assisting the Queen of Swing herself, Norma Miller, in her 2nd Annual NYC Master Class! I even got a compliment on my "beautiful" dancing from Ms. Miller & that doesn't happen often. She is an old school pro, won't let you get away with anything- just the way it should be!

Much respect to all the entertainers & artists that came before us. ❤ j :)

AcroYoga in Orange, CA

It's finally coming true! I'm hosting the 1st AcroYoga workshop in Orange, CA! Looking forward to working with the fine folks at SunSpark Yoga, a beautiful new studio in Old Towne Orange. Check it out...

Intro to AcroYoga with Josie Say

Sunday, September 23, 2012        SunSpark Yoga
1:00-3:00pm                            139 S. Olive

Have you ever wanted to fly or join the circus? Perhaps looking to take your yoga practice to another level? Well now's the time to join Orange's 1st AcroYoga workshop! We will build on the foundations of yoga, acrobatics & Thai massage to create a safe, playful community of flyers, bases & spotters. Experience partner flows, counterbalances & inversion training filled with metta (loving kindness). Surprise yourself & soar!

$25 pre-registered/ $30 at the door                                                                                                             You can register online HERE.

August Adventures

One of my favorite events all year- LA Tap Festival! This was the 10th anniversary.

Here's my lindy hop class with one of my best students, Tosh. Such a talented kid.

For most this was their 1st class ever or since the last festival. I wish I could keep them year-round! :)

After first being swept away in 2007, then taking over 2 years of serious study & dedication getting all my pre-reqs done & the reason I became a yoga instructor, Thai Yoga practitioner & handstand addict... AcroYoga Teacher Training was completed in a 2 1/2 week retreat in Ojai, CA. I'll have to write a more complete post to chronicle this life changing event. But you can enjoy some moments here:



Also an excellent debut with the Jersey Tap Festival... Full lindy hop class with more wonderful tap dancers & a special performance with cameos by founder Hillary-Marie Michael & the one & only Michelle Dorrance! So honored. Video to come...

Faculty Assistant at Kripalu

Just returned from an amazing 6 day, 5 night retreat assisting Restorative Yoga guru, Jillian Pransky, at the beautiful Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health! So many positive words to describe this experience- inspiring, sharing, trusting, healing, breathing, grounding, opening, releasing, supporting, listening, laughing, living... The list goes on & on. I am so grateful to have people like Jillian & these rewarding opportunities in my life.

Our Blooming Open participants

Assistant Carol, Jillian & Assistant Me :)

JSS & Co @ Joyce Theater

Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Michelle Dorrance, Chloe Arnold, Jason Samuels-Smith

One of the great things about NYC is working with the best of the best in every field!

July 3-7 I'm on the production side of things with Jason Samuels Smith & Co at the Joyce Theater.

Some of the finest tap dancers in the world, the music of Charlie Parker with a killin' live band, plus the awesome staff & crew at the Joyce... Life is good here.

Don't miss it!
 http://www.joyce.org/performancestickets/calendar_detail.php?event=437&theater=1

AntiGravity Yoga Workshop, Sat 7/14

You can register online-
http://www.yogaworks.com/Events/Workshops/NY/12_July/AntiGravity%20Yoga%20102.aspx

Here it is! My first workshop at YogaWorks Westside NYC!

AntiGravity® Yoga 102: Making Your Connection from Fundamentals to Flying Fitness 

YogaWorks Westside

37 W 65th St, 4th Flr, NYC

(212) 769-9642

Saturday, July 14. 1:30-3:30pm.

$35 early, $45 day of.

Choreography News

Recently had a great time revisiting my theatrical roots by choreographing a humorous little number for the play, "This Town." Thank you, Ryan, Carol & Jonathon for the collaboration! Looking forward to the finished product. :)

This Town runs for 3 nights at Triskelion Arts, 118 N 11th St, 3rd Flr, Brooklyn, NY before touring the Canadian Fringe Festival Circuit!
written by Carol Lee Sirugo
directed by Ryan Shams
featuring Jonathon Kaplan and Carol Lee Sirugo
Friday June 22 7:30 pm
Saturday June 23 7:30 pm
Sunday June 24 7:30 pm
Run Time approx. 60 minutes
$15 - For reservations, email jon.kaplan24@gmail.com

A Jazz & Tap Experience

In NYC we have the opportunity to collaborate & work with the latest emerging & ambitious talent (who just happen to be some great friends, too)! So when Hillary approached me with an idea, I knew Harlem Soul had to represent & expand on it.

Hillary & I bonded over our love of Basie & have been anxiously awaiting the time to share our own rhythm &  swing.
So help us get this dance party started & you may see it become a more regular thing. 
(I didn't mean to rhyme just now, ha!)
Check it.

Saturday, May 19, 2012
12:00 - 2:00pm

Studios 353 (meet in Studio 3)
353 W 48th St, NYC

$25 by May 18, $30 cash only at door
Pre-register at HarlemSoul (at) gmail.com

Deco Japan

I'm very much looking forward to modeling for Mutsumi Gee's Allure Original Styles this Saturday, May 5, at Deco Japan!
Revisiting my vintage days & you may catch me rock a charleston step or two...
Mutsumi designs & creates some beautiful reproduction vintage clothing. I'm honored she asked me to be a part of this. I hope to share many great photos with you after the event. :)

One of the reasons I am Harlem Soul

The rain is making me nostalgic & grateful for the "good ol' days." So giving respect to an amazing mentor who taught me so much, both in dance & life. (& for my acro friends, you can say he was quite fancy there, too!)
In less than a month it will have been 3 years since he passed, but his spirit lives on... It doesn't get much better than the legendary Frankie Manning. ☮ ❤ :)

"Frankie Manning: Never Stop Swinging": New Documentary Chronicles Life of Dance Legend Known as the "Ambassador of Lindy Hop"

More AGY fun!

It's official! Om Factory's Flight School has launched.
The new space is quite spacious & beautiful & only a couple blocks from NYC's Union Square. What a treat to be teaching here. (Now if I could just live around the corner...)

We are located at 873 Broadway, 4th Floor, NYC. Buzz 058.

You can fly with me at the following times:

MONDAY - 4pm AntiGravity Yoga FUNdamentals
FRIDAY - 4pm AGY FUNdamentals/ 5:30pm AGY Restorative
SATURDAY - 11am AGY Flying Fitness/ 4pm AGY Restorative/ 6pm AGY Flying Fitness

Also can't forget YogaWorks, 37 W 65th St, 4th Floor! (Recognize anyone?)

SUNDAY - 11am AGY Flying Fitness
MONDAY - 11am AGY 101

April AGY events

So 2012 is the year to take things to a new level & dare to be different, right? Though I do teach traditional yoga styles, I wanted to enter Yoga Journal's Talent Search in the hopes of representing & bringing awareness to a special yoga fusion technique that continues to change my life for the better! Thank you, Christopher Harrison & the AntiGravity Aerial Yoga team for inspiring me everyday! Thank you, Fara Marz & Om Factory NYC for having this awesome space to capture my (hopefully winning) moment. Friends, please share the link below & click the thumbs up! (You can do it 5 times a day.) I would appreciate it so much! ♥ ♥ ♥ j :)

Josie Say

talentsearch.yogajournal.com

Vote for Josie in Yoga Journal's Talent Search. The top 5 winners will receive a $250 gift certificate to Athleta and the chance to be featured in Yoga Journal magazine! Voting ends April 17, 2012.

And... YAY for new classes in NYC!

Starting April 1 @Om Factory NYC, 265 W 37th St, 17th Flr
Sundays 4:30pm AntiGravity Yoga FUNdamentals
Sundays 6:00pm AntiGravity Restorative

Starting April 2 @Yogaworks - Westside, 37 W 65th St, 4th Flr
Mondays 11:00am AntiGravity Yoga FUNdamentals
Sundays 11:00am AntiGravity Yoga Flying Fitness

Continuing @Asphalt Green, 555 E 90th St
Thursdays 7:15pm AntiGravity Yoga

And now @Om Factory Flight School, 873 Broadway, 4th Flr (Buzz 058)

Mondays 4:00pm AntiGravity Yoga FUNdamentals
Fridays 4:00pm AGY FUNdamentals, 5:30pm AGY Restorative
Saturdays 11:00am AGY Flying Fitness, 4:00pm AGY Restorative, 6:00pm AGY Flying Fitness

Hatha 2 Hip Hop

Thank you to the wonderful students in Malaysia & the Philippines!
I was honored to debut Hatha 2 Hip Hop in both countries & look forward to our next gatherings.
For those of you wondering what it's all about, here's one of the sequences we use to warm up...
(Vinyasa flow yoga with a hint of b-boy & capoeria freezes & transitions.
This is just the beginning. Definitely more on the way!)

 

New headshots!

New headshots for acting, dancing, etc. Thank you to the talented Ananta Cuffee. More pics to come...

Asia tour Jan/Feb 2012

   Retreats at The Farm, San Benito, Philippines.

Introducing Lindy Hop & Hatha 2 Hip Hop to Penang, Malaysia.

Bringing Hatha 2 Hip Hop to Beyond Yoga, Manila, Philippines.