Category: Dancing Blogs
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No 38 9-14-18 “Obscure Heroes”
“Man’s greatest actions are performed in minor struggles. Life, misfortune, isolation, abandonment and poverty are battlefields which have their heroes – obscure heroes who are at times greater than illustrious heroes.” – Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French Writer Have you had a hero in your life? My dad was my hero in every way. When…
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No 36 9-7-18 “To Discover Ability in Others”
“It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.” – Elbert Hubbard (1856 – 1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher Today as an older dancer, I love to discover the great new dancers of today and help them grow and mature to their full…
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No 35 8-31-18 “Go out and do something kind for somebody”
“When you find yourself overpowered, as it were, by melancholy, the best way is to go out and do something kind for somebody.”
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No 34 8-24-18 “Doing the Right Thing” Changing Lives Through Dancing!
“I have the right to do anything I want, but is that always the right thing to do?” David Woodbury – Arthur Murray Professional In ballroom dancing, we have a concept on the dance floor called Floorcraft. This is how couples dance Quickstep, Tango, Paso Doble, and Cha Cha on a crowded floor. The rule…
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No 33 8-17-18 “Good friendships are fragile things”
“Good friendships are fragile things and require as much care as any other fragile and precious thing.” – Randolph S. Bourne (1886 – 1918) American Writer After 42 years with Arthur Murray Dance Centers, I now have a lifetime of my dancing friends, and they are truly my family. These are precious and fragile relationships. All…
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No 31 8-2-18 “Perseverance is a great element of success”
“Perseverance is a great element of Success” Henry Wadsworth Longefellow
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No 28 7-13-18 “The Greatest Test of Courage”
“The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.” – R.G. Ingersoll (1833 – 1899) American lawyer Do you like the rough times in life? I don’t. I can barely handle the great times in life with all their abundance and joy, much less loss, illness,…
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No 27 7-6-18 “Keeping your Memories”
“If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.” – Bob Dylan (1941) American songwriter, singer Living your dreams is not easy. It takes a lot of courage and pluck to turn a thought into an action that turns into a dream that becomes a reality. And dream has a way of…
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No 24 – 6-15-18 “Run the Great Risk”
“I run great risk of failing. It may be that I shall encounter ruin where I look for reputation and a career of honor. The chances are perhaps more in favor of ruin than of success. But, whatever may be the chances, I shall go on as long as any means of carrying on the…
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No 23 6-8-18 “Learn to be Brave and Patient”
“Learn to be Brave and Patient”