Category: Arthur Murray

  • Pain nourishes courage – July 1, 2016

    No 27 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, July 1, 2016 “Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.” – Mary Tyler Moore (1937-) American Actress “Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.”- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) American Presbyterian…

  • To Be Alive is a Grand Thing! 4-29-16

      No 18 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, April 29, 2016 To Be Alive is a Grand Thing! “I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, wracked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.” –…

  • Reese’s Pieces – Setting Goals Part 1, 4-5-16

    003 4-5-16 Reese’s Pieces Setting Goals Part 1 Many people grew up with an aversion to the gym and physical activities. Luckily, nowadays there are a plethora of tools available to fitness enthusiasts. This updated health and fitness information is available now more than ever before. Through these tidal waves of research and statistics it…

  • Do You Know Where You’re Going? 4-8-16

    No 16 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, April 15, 2016 Do you know where you’re going? “The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going.”- David Starr Jordan (1851-1931) American, University President, Author Where are you going? Up, down, in, out, bad to good, what’s happening…

  • The Ash Man 4-1-16

    No 14 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, April 1, 2016 “The Ash Man” Dreams. I was having a rough time in my life. My attitude was flawed and I would go to sleep and awaken in the same mood. Just couldn’t shake it. I even got cross with God during Lent.…

  • Reese’s Pieces 3-29-16 – Myofascial release

    002 Reese’s Pieces 3-29-16 Have you ever been to the gym and seen someone on the floor with a weird looking tube under their body, rolling back and forth? At first this can be quite a spectacle. The sounds they make and the look on their faces may make you think twice before signing up…

  • Reese’s Pieces 3-22-16

    3-22-16 Reese’s Pieces Number 001 #TeamSantaMonica Fitness is a journey of the mind not just your physique. Your physical body is a reflection of that journey. This journey of mind-body must represent how you feel and who you are. The idea that what we do outwardly we must do inwardly is accurate, and the same is…

  • Believing in Others 8-18-15

    No 33. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, August 18, 2015 Believing in Others! While watching dancers compete, I am always blown away by the commitment, energy, drive, and preparation from the dancers. They have first come together to be a team. They have mastered the art of organization. They plan their…

  • 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…

  • Turn Your Dreams Into Reality 4-17-15

    No 16. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, April 17, 2015 Turn Your Dancing Dreams into Reality When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955)…