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barbra

Dance Underground

About Me

My passion is to highlight the BEST in people and dance environments. When you see me out with my video camera, I am working as a volunteer UMC documentarian on the 411house project, chronicling 411+ weeks of life in the House Music Community, primarily Chicago. I could also be doing a story for Underground Music Channel 4, the news outlet that features the underground dance music culture in Chicago and beyond.UMC, the Underground Music Conservation, is an international not-for-profit arts organization based in Chicago with a mission to .. and preserve non-mainstream music and art forms that promote love and unity. The 411house project exist to:a. Increase the publics awareness of and access to the most influential artists and entities in the Chicago House Music Community from a ..ed timeline of 1996-current, b. Mutually and simultaneously benefit all those involved, c. Provide each participating artist/entity a bibliography of their representation in the 411house project once financing is secured to archivally store and duplicate the 411+ weeks of ..ation.2006 marks the 10 year anniversary of the 411house project and the UMC is currently planning a fundraiser later this year to digitize, catalog, and archive the 411+ weeks of data in order to make it possible to provide free access to each participating artist/entity their chronological representation in the archives. Until then, the archives are not accessible to public or private entities so that all can optimally benefit equally. UMC continues to cover events weekly, and is currently seeking collaborations on fundraisers to cover the cost of producing the participating artists promotional materials in order to provide free services more readily.That's one of the reasons I got on MySpace...to keep in contact with everybody House, to meet more House people, and also let House people know when UMC has news or offerings.See you out!
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My Interests

Events that "house" the underground. Dance. Making and wearing clothes. Finding and capturing the most influential musical talent that inspires people to dance, be themselves and feel free. Yoga. Video editing. Blading. Health. Constantly improving. The outdoors in the city. Being a raw vegan. Trying to live simply and sustainably.

I'd like to meet:

Positive people with an open mind and heart. People interested in the project and coming on board. Dancers. Artists. Activists. Feminists, event organizers. Raw vegans because I can always use some support and empathy. All kinds of people!

Music:

Underground dance, especially house and it's origins and offshoots. Music that makes people dance.

Movies:

We will have a movie. Keep in touch so you will know about it.

Television:

Chicago Access Network Television...we will be in touch with you regarding future programs.

Books:

Arnold Ehret's Mucusless Diet Healing System & Rational Guide to Fasting (on myspace). Survival in the 21st Century Planetary Healers Manual by Viktoras H Kulvinskas, MS (on myspace). The Master Cleanser. Health According to the Scriptures by Paul Nison. Essene Gospel of Peace. (I've been reading more about diet and health than other things lately)

Heroes:

Artists in the House music scene that continue to create and present positive music and persevere through it all, dancers who put their body out there to interpret and embrace the music and freedom of expression, positive people who have been going to House and other underground events and are never gonna stop dancing, event planners and promotors who go through all the hard work of throwing events, business people, writers, everyone bringing their skills to the table to capture and promote underground culture are some of my heroes. People who are dedicated to their cause and stick to it...big heros! Heroes are anyone who takes opportunities to change the world in whatever small way or large way that they can. Anyone who takes their opportunity or especially makes an opportunity to realize and counteract the oppression of themselves and/or their fellow humans.

My Blog

Master Cleanse

Thanks to our dear friend Christopher, who has been promoting positive health, I have started The Master Cleanse today, along with some friends in the dance music community in Chicago. I have to say ...
Posted by barbra on Mon, 14 May 2007 08:05:00 PST

please forgive me

i may have seemed like i was ignoring you while wielding a camera. Please forgive me if i didn't respond to you, i was in the middle of shooting. Sometimes i just have to keep shooting, concentratin...
Posted by barbra on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:26:00 PST

raw

I love that word "raw". Some people who know me know I went in a "raw" direction a few years back. Everything is going well and I eat a lot of salads. My favorite food is avocados. Sometimes peopl...
Posted by barbra on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:41:00 PST

have a health issue with unknown cause?

After asking for assistance with my health, including some recurring annoying rashes and skin issues on my arms and hands, I dismissed a blatant clue sent to me as to what the problem might be. (In a...
Posted by barbra on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:15:00 PST