Category: Joy
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“Chasing the Dream-Sneers Away”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Do you dream? I do. I dream of my career. I dream of the Arthur Murray Dance Center and the success of our wonderful school. I dream often and I dream big. What is the challenge of dreaming? Your most trusted friend and…
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“How Do You Learn to Dance?”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica This may seem like a simple and obvious question, but how do you learn to dance? The answer is in the amazing Arthur Murray system of teaching. When you learn to dance at Arthur Murray, on your first lesson, you learn the Four…
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“How to Get Four Hours of Sleep in Fifteen Minutes”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica You must think I’m crazy writing this blog. What am I talking about? Here it is. Sometimes I wake up at 3 AM and I’m fully awake, and I must get up and get dressed. Sometimes I’m up all night with an upset…
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“The Wolf Who Wins is the Wolf We Feed”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Recently I was introduced to this story “the wolf we who wins is the one we feed” and I immediately began reading and studying. “Feeding the two wolves” is a saying from a Cherokee story of two wolves fighting. This wolf who prevails…
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“Blocking out the Noise”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica The great American Soprano, Renee Fleming, shares the stories of her two meetings with the great diva, Leontyne Price, regarding the skill of not listening to the noise of life. Ms. Fleming was going through some challenges and asked Madam Price, what do…
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“Soar on the Floor in 2024”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica A new year is such a wonderful time. New goals, new beginnings, new hopes and dreams, new opportunities. I remember my magical studio theme before the lockdowns “Seeing Clearly in 2020”. I had an entire year planned on that theme and well, you…
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“A Dancer’s Bags”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Have you ever walked into a dance studio and watched the dancers enter? You always know them because they have on so many clothes to stay warm and they have at least to gigantic bags on them, perhaps a drink in their hand,…
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“What Dances to Learn”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Even if you are a seasoned dancer, there is always a question about what dances you should learn, perfect, and perform. About 20 years ago I finally found my favorite dance, the Viennese Waltz, and have stayed with that one. Did you know…
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“How to Take a Breath”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Many years ago I was competing in a professional dance competition. Our own professional teachers were competing at the same event and they were the reigning United Stated 10-Dance Champions. Talk about pressure. When we came off the floor from our first round,…
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“Secrets to Becoming a Great Ballroom Dancer”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica The first secret to becoming a great ballroom dancer is to just get started. Is your health good? Do you have a bit of time and tuition? Do you have a pep in your step? Then just start lessons at Arthur Murray and…