slap-a-toad asked: do you think dancing should make a come back?

Yes! It’s still just as much fun as ever, and there is still a huge frontier of new tricks and styles to be realized. The movement recently towards freeride has taken the focus away from dancing, but I think each discipline of riding deserves some prime time in the spotlight because they’re all fun, challenging and impressive in their different ways.

EDIT: Re: “ it’d be cool to see new videos with some of both in!”

I agree. Check out my newest Ambassadors video, Colgate Coffee Break, featuring a bit of both!

eatpizzahailskatan asked: hey are you one of the guys in the new loaded video? Sick video man it's my favorite one in a while. Love how you have that spot where you can just slide and make that left turn ! Sick skating!

Hey, yeah that’s my new video on the ambassadors channel, I’m glad you like it! I’m the one with the mustache doing mostly slides; Nick is the one doing more flatground tricks and a few slides. I love skating those paths, they’re steep and slide nicely. They’re perfect for study breaks too, because they’re right outside the library!

Stoked on the article published by SkateTheEast on my “Ambassador Abroad” video mini-series! Check out the article here: http://www.skatetheeast.net/2012/01/video-mike-girard-brings-some-east-coast-swagger-to-europe/. Excerpt: 

At this point I don’t think it’s a secret that we like what Mike Girard does on a skateboard and the videos he produces. He’s almost constantly producing new edits showcasing him and friends (such as Norman Plante, Eric Roth, and Graham Feddersen) throwing down hard and repping Central MA like no one else. Mike traveled abroad to study in Dijon, France for the spring of his junior year at Colgate University where it appears that while French may have been his major concentration while abroad, longboarding was a solid minor. Released in two parts Mike edited more than 15 minutes of footage showcasing some awesome and mouthwatering downhill runs, juicy freeride and downhill freeride spots and some great freestyle moves. Part II isn’t just freestyle, or dancing, however, as Mike also got some great shots ditch skating in what looks to be one of the more spots I’ve ever seen.

While Spain might be getting most of the attention when it comes to longboarding in Europe, Girard did a great job showing that France has some rising stars and unreal runs.

Stoked! Thanks for the kind words!!!

-Mike