Category: Dancing

  • 8-5-14 Tip from Gaby Hello everyone, I hope all of you have been tuning in to the 30 Day Dance Challenge on Arthur Murray Santa Monica Facebook and YouTube, and from our Web Page, www.DancingSantaMonica.com! Wow, what a week it’s been! From learning exercises on Swing actions, body weight transfers, poise and posture to enhance…

  • The World Needs Dreamers 8-1-14

    No 31 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, August 1st, 2014 The World Needs Dreamers! The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. — Sarah Ban Breathnack All my life I have been a dreamer. As a little boy, I arranged fire…

  • 30 Day Dance Challenge August 2014 Every Day!

    7-30-14 Tip from Gaby Take the Arthur Murray 30-Day Dance Challenge! Get daily tips and instruction from Arthur Murray champion dancers, franchise owners and traveling consultants. Arthur Murray Dance Centers all over the world are going to be participation in a 30 Day Dance Challenge. Join us in this exciting event with daily exercises that…

  • Dance this Fall and Winter 7-25-14

    Invasion of the British Party! Unique Dance-0-Rama 2014 David Earl Woodbury No 30 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, July 25th, 2014 Getting Ready to Dance in the Fall and Winter! Wow, I’m planning out 2015. Those of you who know me are chuckling. Fall and Winter is just around the corner.…

  • Dear Gaby 7-22-14 Good Posture

      Tip from Gaby   Great reasons to develop good posture: 1) Efficiency Your legs and feet will work better while you dance, You will have more ease and flow from step to step. 2) Presence You will look and feel better on and off the dance floor, in the boardroom, at the gym, or…

  • No 29 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, July18th, 2014 How to say YES to dancing! It’s sometimes harder than you think! They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. — Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English Philosopher, Lawyer and Politician As a studio manager,…

  • Tip from Gaby – Unique DOR and Showcase 7-15-14

    7-15-14 Tip from Gaby So there you are standing in the lineup waiting to get out on the floor and perform your first dance at the Unique DOR or your first Studio Showcase. Your nerves have grabbed a hold of you and you can’t seem to shake it off. Here is something you can try:…

  • How to be Strong in Heart and Strong in Dancing 7-11-14

    David Earl Woodbury No 28 Changing Lives through Dancing Friday, July 11th, 2014 How to be Strong in Heart and Strong in Dancing! Do not be afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. — William James (1842-1910) American Philosopher and Psychologist Why is ballroom, partnership…

  • Determine What Dance to Do 7-8-14

      Tip From Gaby 7-8-14 Happy Tuesday everyone! Today I found this neat diagram on “ How to determine what dance to dance”. I thought I would share it with you. I think this will give you a great perspective on which dance you will do at the next dance party in your Arthur Murray…

  • Happy Independence Day 7-4-14

    No 27 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, July 4th, 2014 Happy Independence Day!   There is in every true person’s heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity. — Washington…