Salty Dogging in China

We’ve been back stateside for nearly a month now and the repatriation process seems to be going well. We’re still in the process of figuring out what we’ll be doing next and where exactly we’ll be doing it. In the meantime, we’re getting some more perspective on our time and experiences in China. While we’re not yet at a point to put our truly profound and well-reflected-upon thoughts into articulately worded blog posts, we can entertain you with dance!

This video was shot over the course of our whole stay in Beijing, the first bit of which was for our newlywed friends, the Hoffmans. The Salty Dog Rag is a Dartmouth Outing Club tradition and Steph and I taught this frisky foxtrot to hundreds of incoming freshmen during the preorientation camping trips program. Interestingly, the native Beijingers and Dartmouth prefrosh had very similar looks on their faces when we first busted out our moves.

6 Responses to “Salty Dogging in China”


  1. 1 lissa 12 August 2009 at 10:03 pm

    i love this more than words could possibly describe

  2. 2 Karen 14 August 2009 at 2:21 am

    This completely made my day. And week, and potentially even year.

  3. 3 Mackey 14 August 2009 at 6:48 pm

    This is adorable.

    You might be interested to know, Crank, that Zargham did the Salty Dog with his now-wife Noelle Knight ’08 as their first dance for their wedding last month (there were salty dog refresher lessons taught beforehand to the college-aged/Dartmouth folk beforehand, so we could join in).

  4. 4 Rosi 19 August 2009 at 3:49 pm

    This is totally and completely awesome and just took what could potentially have been a D- day and turned it into a B+. Possibly an A-. It depends on what happens in the way of food at lunch.

    Do more, do more!!!
    I LOVE THIS!!!!!
    Hope all is well and your blog ROCKS!

  5. 5 Nan 29 August 2009 at 5:55 am

    crank – steph:

    this may be the best thing i have seen in ages. you guys are awesome, and i hope you are having fun traveling the world.

    nan

  6. 6 Kathy 28 March 2010 at 1:36 pm

    Hi Craig (and Steph)

    Your mother put this up on my computer last night. We never knew you had such talent.

    K


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