Category: Arthur Murray Santa Monica

  • Dance in the Right Direction 5-8-15

    No 19. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, May 8, 2015 Dance in the Right Direction If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.– Buddhist Proverb How many times have I turned a brand new couple around on the dance floor dancing the…

  • Impossible, then improbable, then inevitable. 4-23-15

    No 17. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, April 24, 2015 At first dreams seem impossible, then improbable, then inevitable. — Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) American Actor It seems that every day, I am amazed by what’s happening around me. We’re owners of an Arthur Murray Dance Center in Santa Monica. We are…

  • TIME IS SHORT! 3-27-15 David Earl Woodbury

    No 13. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, March 27, 2015 Time is Short! You, enlightened, self-sufficient, self-governed, endowed with gifts above your fellows, the world expects you to produce as well as to consume, to add to and not to subtract from its store of good, to build up and not…

  • Our Dancing Goals 2-20-15

    No 8. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, February 20, 2015 David Woodbury Our Dancing Goals You can’t climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don’t fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a goal that’s reasonable, and then…

  • 12-26-14 New Year’s Resolutions – David Woodbury

    No 52 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, December 26, 2014 New Year’s Arthur Murray Resolutions! My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is within you.  Success is being praised by…

  • Tip from Gaby 11-4-14

    Tip from Gaby I’m going to keep this nice and simple: Gentlemen please keep your fingers closed when you have your right hand on the lady’s back. An open hand is not very stylish. A small detail goes a long way! Happy dancing everyone, Gabriela Young    

  • Happy Halloween 10-31-14 David Woodbury

    No 43 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, October 31, 2014 Happy Halloween! Don’t Settle For Less There is more in us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps, for the rest of our lives, we will be unwilling to settle for less.– Kurt Hahn Joel Rieck…

  • 10-21-14 Being a “Yes” to Dancing!

    Tip from Gaby Being a YES to Dance I wanted to thank all of our students that came and participated in our dance contest at the 2014 Wellbeing Festival. Thank you for being a “YES” to your dancing and for sharing your love and dance skills with the people in your community. I hope all…

  • Dreams 10-3-14

    No 39 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, October 3, 2014 Dreaming Some people say that dreaming gets you nowhere in life. But I say you can’t get anywhere in life without dreaming.– Rose Zadra Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations, says Wikipedia. I dream all day. I day…

  • Tips from Gaby 9-23-14

      Tip from Gaby Competitive dancing: People often ask me, what are you looking for when you are judging Gabriela? I used to tell them, he who stands up the most wins. Yes, we are always looking for people that have the best posture, however great posture is not the only ingredient of a champion.…