Category: Joy
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“The Magic of Simply Asking” Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica
Several decades ago, I was sitting at mass. I was alone. My mother had passed the fall. My life partner had recently died in my arms, my daddy had just passed away after that, and I had sold my business. It was all too much for me. I remember looking back at a group of…
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“Santa Monica’s Best Kept Secret”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica This October 27th, we are celebrating our 10th Anniversary Party at 928 Broadway from 6 to 10 PM. We are having a 10-year Ribbon Re-Cutting with the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce at 6 PM. We will feature professional demonstrations, food, drinks and some…
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“The Greatness Within. Pulling it Out”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica When I am teaching dancing, my only goal is to take the dancer in front of me and find the greatness that is already inside of them and pull it out and show it them. I never think that I am truly teaching anything…
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“You’re a Slow Forgetter”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica At 18 years old, I went to an Arthur Murray Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. I started off as a guest from a friend at my day job who was an Arthur Murray teacher at night. My first lesson was amazing. Dancing felt so natural…
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“How to become a Showcase Dancer”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica You have started dancing at Arthur Murray. Perhaps you are in a foundation program, or you have begun your Personalized Social Dance Program. What to do now? The first thing is to get plugged into your private lessons with one to two lessons…
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“Keep a Song in Your Heart”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Growing up in Nashville, Tennessee in the 50’s, my daddy was always singing or humming a little song. As he walked down the street, he had a cool stride and walked with a visible pep in all his steps. My mom was always singing,…
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“Good Enough”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica This past weekend, Joel and I were walking to the Third Street Promenade to see the new movie, Barbie. Yes, we were dressed very colorfully. It turned out that much of the Promenade was filled with women and men decked out in something…
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Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica
“Forgiveness” Recently, I asked for forgiveness from two people. It was caused by my big mouth and my temper. After doing the right thing by accepting full responsibility, I then asked for forgiveness, I also had to do a lot of work to forgive myself. In my apologies, I said that I knew that I…
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“The Magic of Dancing”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Studio Santa Monica “The Magic of Dancing” When you step onto the dance floor, and your partner holds you, and the music begins, there is truly magic in the air! The connection with your partner, with the sounds of the music, the dance, the steps,…
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“How to Disarm a Situation”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica “How to disarm a situation” I have a lovely friend who is also a mentor to me. She is amazing on so many levels and I truly admire her. Her advice has meant the world to me. Once, I was in a meeting for…