Category: Dancing Blogs

  • Changing Lives Through Dancing 1-23-15

    No 4. Changing Lives Through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, January 24, 2015 Sustained Motivation I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.– Stephen Covey A man can be destroyed but not defeated.– Ernest Hemingway All endings are also beginnings; we just don’t know it at the…

  • Get the Most out of your Dancing in 2015

    No 3. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, January 16, 2015 Get The Most Out Of Your Dancing In 2015!     Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.–Nido Qubein   I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of…

  • New Year’s Resolutions for Dancers 1-13-15 Gabriela Young

    TIP FROM GABY 1-13-15 New Years resolution for your dancing. Since most of our students at the Santa Monica Arthur Murray are just starting on their Bronze programs, here are a few items you could add to your list of dance resolutions for 2015: If you’re a Bronze 1 dancer: A resolution for leaders: I…

  • Do You Have a Dream Sheet for 2015?

    Do You Have a Dream Sheet for 2015?

    No 2. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, January 9, 2015 Do You Have a 2015 Dream Sheet? I love calendars. Remember carrying around your paper planner? I used a Daytimer. What a thrill to start a new January with my new leather-bound 12 months of exciting fun activities. My planner had…

  • Have the Greatest Year of Your Life! 1-2-15

    No 1 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, January 2, 2015 Have the Greatest Year of Your Life! For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his…

  • 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…

  • The Holidays 12-23-14 Gabriela Young

    Tip from Gaby “The Holidays” It seems like at this time of year a lot of people start to feel sick maybe even a little tired and overwhelmed by all the things that have to get done, timeout guys! Dancing this time of year provides good health from over eating so you don’t feel tiered…

  • Love the Holidays with Arthur Murray 12-12-14

    No 49 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, December 12, 2014 Love the Holidays with Arthur Murray Last Sunday we had the Holiday Ball with over 600 dancers and a live wonderful band. Santa came. We sang the 12 Days of Christmas and it was a Toys for Tots benefit! What fun!…

  • Overcoming Apathy with Enthusiasm

      No 48 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, December 5, 2014 Overcome Apathy with Enthusiasm Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can be aroused by two things: first, an idea which takes the imagination by storm; and second, a definite, intelligible plan for carrying that idea into action.– Arnold…

  • Gaby’s Tea Bags 12-2-14

    Tip From Gaby 12-2-14 I found this really great tip I wanted to share with you this week. Take a tea bag and put it inside your shoe dance bag with your dance shoes. It works miracles to get rid of ordors that you don’t want from your shoes. I have tried it in the…