This chapter addresses “amateur-to-amateur” (A2A) online pedagogy. Despite the limitations of current media platforms, millions of people are turning to YouTube, blogs, and other web-based social media in the pursuit of new corporeal skills, experiences, and knowledge. This chapter presents three case studies of A2A transmission: a conga lesson series created by a Virginia college student of Puerto Rican descent; piano lessons that cater to beginners who want to learn to play songs by the Beatles and Billy Joel; and ashtanga yoga transmission in a “cybershala” built out of online videos and...

This chapter addresses “amateur-to-amateur” (A2A) online pedagogy. Despite the limitations of current media platforms, millions of people are turning to YouTube, blogs, and other web-based social media in the pursuit of new corporeal skills, experiences, and knowledge. This chapter presents three case studies of A2A transmission: a conga lesson series created by a Virginia college student of Puerto Rican descent; piano lessons that cater to beginners who want to learn to play songs by the Beatles and Billy Joel; and ashtanga yoga transmission in a “cybershala” built out of online videos and blog posts. Each sheds light on how people are using interactive digital media to teach and learn embodied practices with established histories of actual-world pedagogy and performance.