Category: Pandemic
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“Having Joy in Life”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Dance Studio Santa Monica “Some people have joy in life, but they don’t know how to en-joy it.” David Woodbury Have you ever met someone who was…
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“Be Bold, Be Brave, Be Unstoppable”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Dance Studio Santa Monica This is a follow up on my last blog of “Be Visible, Be Easy, Be Useful, Be Ready”. BE BOLD This is my…
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“Happiness Today”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Dance Studio Santa Monica “People are about as happy as they choose to be” Abraham Lincoln Hope in the direction of happiness. Hope has a direction. It…
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“You Get Out of the World What You Put Into It”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica As we dance into 2025, we are all accustomed to making our New Year’s Resolutions. What we are going to give up, change, renew, and…
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“May the Eyes of Your Hearts be Enlightened”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica One of my favorite scriptures from Ephesians Chapter 1 “May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope…
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“What was the Best Part of your Lesson Today?”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica We are so blessed at our school to have many couples. Many take lessons for their weddings, the couple’s first dance, Mother-Son and Father-Daughter dances.…
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“Will Ballroom Dancing Save The World?”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Sometimes, at 68, I want to just throw up my hands in despair. I have been with Arthur Murray 48 years and have truly worked for and with the best trainers, leaders, mentors, and dancers in the world. The methods of training and service…
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“Two More Inspirational Dance Stories”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica My life has been full of inspirational students who changed my life. Their stories remain in my heart and they are never forgotten. Out of hundreds of incredible students, here are two more stories. I had a student who wrote in her student questionnaire…
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“Put a Little Step in your Spring”
(Or is that a little Spring into your Step?) Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica March 19 was the first day of Spring. A time of renewal and rebirth, and warmer, longer days. This is my favorite season as I love seeing the trees budding, the flowers growing and the…
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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,…