Shake It Lil Tina was created from daily dance videos I shot over the course of a year. 

My 365 days of dancing started in October 2013 with a Youtube video of me busting it Busta Rhymes. No one cared.  Video was new to Instagram, I needed electronic love, so I posted my dance there; nearly all of my 200 friends liked or commented.  The next day I made another video and my adventure truly began.  

The response was amazing.  I met and danced with people around the world.  I got the opportunity collaborate with fantastically talented people.  I became a better dancer, artist, and scheduler.   And that validation I craved from my father?  I ultimately got it from the biggest daddy of them all…the internet!

HIGHLIGHTS

Lili Hayes is my number one dance partner.  She is a lady full of vim, vigor, and hilarious vitriol. I don’t know anyone who is more themselves than this beacon of joy!

Lourdes Hernandez and I connected through this project. I love creating with her.  She’s also big in Spain under her pseudonym Russian Red; anytime the comment “jajajaja”  (ie. Spanish “hahaha”) pops up, I think of her fondly.

Just a few more bits I like to remember.