Category: Dancing Blogs

  • Where are we going? 6-26-15

    No 26. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, June 26, 2015 Half Way Through 2015! Where are we going? So many opportunities are coming our way here at Arthur Murray Santa Monica. Every day another door opens for us to share the love of dance here in beautiful Santa Monica. Where are…

  • Make Up Your Mind 6-19-15

    No 25. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, June 19, 2015 Make Up Your Mind Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. — Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States Imagine walking up to Joshua Bell, famous violinist,…

  • It’s Better to Dream and Work

    No 24. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, June 12, 2015 It’s better to Dream and Work. It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work.  Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier.– Thomas Robert Gaines I have big dreams. I want Arthur Murray Santa Monica…

  • Choose the Bolder Path! Blog 6-5-15

    No 23. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, June 5, 2015 Choose the Bolder Path! When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take – choose the bolder.– W.J. Slim My life has never been the easy life. I’ve always lived with some…

  • “It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.”― Aesop 5-29-15

    No 22. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, May 29, 2015 “It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.”― Aesop At almost 59, I’m fearless…almost. I love to speak publicly and dance in front of huge crowds. I love fund raising and helping to support great causes. I’m never afraid of…

  • Freedom Through Imagination 5-22-15

    No 21. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, May 22, 2015 Freedom Through Imagination Imagination ranks with reason and conscience as one of the supreme characteristics by which man is distinguished from all other animals. — Clara Spence, Educator, 1925 Have you ever seen the photo of Walt Disney standing in the…

  • When We Fail Blog 5-15-15

    No 20. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, May 15, 2015 When We Fail When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound. Rebuild those plans and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. — Napoleon Hill (1883-1970) American Motivational Speaker Have you ever failed? Have…

  • 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…

  • Believe in Someone! 5-1-15

    No 18. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, May 1, 2015 Believe in Someone! If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed. — David Viscott Sometimes, we have to be the courage that helps someone else begin. This is how it is in dancing. First, we ask…

  • 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…