We’re In It To Win It

The Chicago Short Film Brigade is a rad non-profit organization that shows short films…and they like to get down. Next Saturday night at The Hideout they’re having their 2nd annual DANCE DERBY! It’s $10 that goes to a good cause (the organization) and… THERE ARE PRIZES! For tickets click here!

And for an amazing video - look no further.

Let’s represent ladies! Take home the gold! Make DDPP den mother’s proud! Hope to see you on the D Floor!

Mother/Daughter Get-Down!

Does hanging out with ma or daughter sometimes get you down? Why not make that a real Get-Down…duke it out on the dance floor!

Daughter! Remember that time mom grounded you from the dance? Show her how you wouldda shaked what she gave ya if only she would have let you out of your room!

Mamma! Remember how your daughter said to stop embarrassing her in front of her friends? Time to let it all hang out and show her where she got her good looks and sweet-ass moves!

That’s right folks - this SUNDAY, MAY 11 - MOTHER’S DAY 2008 - we’re hosting a special Mother/Daughter DDPP!

Bring your ma! Bring your daughter! Bring your mom-away-from-mom or the daughter you wish you birthed! And if grannie can make it along - bring that sexy mamma, too!

A playlist to span generations and heal all wounds! Songs you’ll remember singing at full-tilt in the family mini van! Spread the love…spread the word.

Bring Out The Firehose

I didn’t know! The tell tale signs were not apparent! Usually the mirrors and windows are fogged up for the first clue. The next is that I feel a choking sensation. And that’s then quickly followed up by the screeching beeeeeeeeeeeeeeep beeeeep beeep beeep of the alarm. But nope! It was a sneaky heat last night. In the middle of motorhead (who really could cause spontaneous combustion on a snow-capped mountain peak), we set off the fire alarm. A dozen sweaty bodies does muster up quite a warmth! Thanks to Jenn Schwaaaarz who was deputy fire chief and 1st ladder on the scene!

And thanks to Jen Fleming - aka DJ Bender - aka DJ mind Bender - for her self-proclaimed and much-loved ‘weird mix!’ It inspired hustle like we didn’t know we had in me and some sore muscles for the morning commute! Keep the weird moods coming bender - you’re onto something very, very hot. Li-quid mag-ma.

A La Vie? Hell Yes.

DJ A La Vie gave us a steamy helping of the good life tonight with her carton of deep-fried, booty-grinding, head-banging, finger-licking tunes. We accomplished a lot for a mere hour and a half ladies! I mean - we came out straight away and admitted we were no good, we got down (tonight), we passed that dutch, we dropped the needle, and  experienced the power of synchronized spontaneous clapping (the things CLAPCLAP you say, CLAPCLAP your purple prose just gives you away. the things CLAPCLAP you say CLAPCLAP - you’re unbelievable! Ohhhahahahahahoooo!).

And then - woah. CUPCAKES! Sweet Kelly V brought in some strawberry chocolate numbers that still have me licking my chops in honor of my big ol b-day. Thank you immensely Kiki Bizzo for ending a sweet mix with that sweet treat! And remember my birthday advice - don’t try writing your name in the snow with your urine stream. Believe me. Well - unless you have a magic cone…

 

Disasters aren’t so bad. In fact…they are amazing.

Can we give a shout out to DJ Dizzaster for today’s sweat breaking beats. She came in like a tornado whipping us away in her bass thumping, body bumping tunes that started with the first song. We started the dance-a-thon-thon off swaying, carried it through with some swinging, some stomping, and ended it with some singing….for our beloved Jenn B who is bodacious and beautiful might I add. Yep, it will soon be her birthday, but she will not age..for she has Dance Dance Party Party to keep her young. That being said, DDPP would not be what it is without our amazingly talented DJ’s that put in their blood sweat and tears to make our feet and legs…and our sexy womanly thighs move to their fantabulous mixes. DJ Dizzaster did not disappoint. In fact, I wish I had dizzaster on my hands every day. Something to keep me going, challenge my body, and make me feel sensational…all in the company of some outstanding individuals. There’s a rare kind of companionship only found at DDPP. I felt it today. Thanks DJ Dizz. You da bomb..and I love your striped socks. Without further ado, snap crackle & pop to this mix below.

Blast from Bizzo Past

Fresh off a plane from Maui, Kiki Bizzo wasn’t tired of traveling. Oh no! She was primed and pumped (complete with pretty blue flower in hair!) to take on the role of DDPP tour guide…back…in… time. She whisked us away through her tune-age back to our hangin’ out with the ladies by the lockers days with LA gear sneakers and side ponies and slap bracelets galore.

This mix was so effective at this time jump that I had the wildest dreams/flashbacks last night of Mr. Beaver’s (no joke - that was his name) science class and performing a D.A.R.E. rap in spandex in front of my 5th grade class. (trauma time). But god damn! We loved it! She showed us how to develop and maintain our own prerogative and - how to have faith! Faith in our awkward years and how far we’ve come along since then (or not - in my case)! And above all - the lady made us S.W.E.A.T.! I haven’t been that winded in yonks! Sweet ass mix Bizzo! Good to have you back!

FYI: The Freaks (also) Come Out Mid-Afternoon

Spoonie Gee says “All Aboard!” (with his eyes)

Although she played no Journey, DJ Lalee took us on one. We started off on a raucous rock and rollercoaster and paused at the Cornershop for a smoke break. We then boarded the soul train - taking us up and over the mountains, through funk country and delivered us into a the mystical monastery of nun other than the women we worship - MIA, Bjork and Lil Mama (who let’s face it - delivered some big ol beats - 10 pounders!). After getting down to the three wise wonder women, we got deaky - freaky deaky. Although it was in the 60s and sunny out, it was night time in our cozy confines. And you betcha - the freaks in all of us came out for a hiyahello. But all the freakin makes a lady hungry - so we spread the monster jam on our toasty buns and called it a night. After all - good is good, no? Yes. Yes indeed. Thanks Lalee for this masterful earful!

Beautiful day; 13 beautiful ladies. Who says the #13 is bad luck? DJ Tanner was the luckiest lady in the house tonight.

Ladies, ladies, ladies. Jenn Martin, aka DJ Tanner was getting a little nervous when the clock struck 6:25 and not a lady was to be found on the dance floor. What’s a girl to do with her pink dancing shoes on, in a room of flashing lights, but no dancing partners? Don’t even think of the answer because you don’t have to. The ladies know that DDPP loves them and they all whipped through the door at 6:30. Thirteen beautiful and talented ladies..and they all had their dancin’ shoes on too. Woo hooo! DJ Tanner had the full house she knows and loves…only her house is not in San Francisco. She rocks Chicago, and she rocks it hard. Really hard (GUNTHER AND HIS TRA LA LA KNOW WHAT DJ TANNER IS TALKING ABOUT). She showed her ladies that she loved them (not to mention that she had to dance even harder because her number one lady was missing JB). We started the night out with Hey Baby. It was a way to say, “hey, I”m here, and I’m ready to dance my heart out”. We ended the night with Bitter Sweet Symphony because it was bitter when the dancing was over.

Are you kidding, THE DANCING IS NEVER OVER. We’ll see you in a couple of days or next week! Thanks ladies!!

Tasty Apple Pietunes

Oh dark under lord of the ipod universe? Why doth thou curse dear Lauri with your glitches and ticks and song skips and overall brutality? Why doth thou take our emotions and heart rates on a roller coaster without seat belts? Dark under lord - why do your armpits smell of turpentine? BE GONE UNDER LORD! STAND DOWN! WE ARE TOO STRONG! WE WILL NOT LET YOU WIN!

So…DJ Lauri Apple Pietunes served up her second piping hot sweet mix… and for the second time, the evil dark lord of technology tried getting it’s long grody fingers on a slice. But no no no! We wouldn’t have it! Our enthusiasm, chanting and sage burning rituals drove these spirits of the dark side out of the studio. One woman even broke out her leather and whip to chase these demon spirits from 4057 N Damen forevermore! (thank you for that extra protection!) So below, please find the playlist DJ Apple Pietunes wanted us to hear in its entirety. And much, much, much further below, please find that techno under lord of the dark universe and give him a kick in the shins for us. We thank you.

It’s Not Unusual To Have Fun With Everyone…

Do do do do, do do do do, do do do do do do do do … you wanna dance? Yes my friend, you certainly do. And so did everyone at the packed house of DDPP last night! DJ Jilly Bean brought us a magic bag of goodies with the perfect flavor for everyone! Soul, funk, rock, pop - she blended old classics, B-sides and crowd favorites. The Jenns were quite lucky Serge Gainsbourg wasn’t in attendance - they certainly would have been under arrest for their lava projector antics. Woah - and here’s a picture of Serge Gainsbourg after he tried their shenanigans in front of a lava projector! Ok - it was in front of a nice old lady. But still!?! We gotta be more careful!

So yes! Onto Jilly Bean’s fantastic play list! Check it out!

And FYI - Were DJ Jilly Bean to be a Jelly Bean, she would be a black one.