Category: Social Dancing

  • No 7 “A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” 2-17-17

    No 7 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, February 17, 2017 “A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey (1895 – 1983) American professional boxer Sometimes in my life, I just can’t seem to get up, but I do. After dancing 41+ years, having run 19 marathons, having…

  • Week #1 The Waters of Life! 1-7-16

    Week #1 No 1 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury, davidearlwoodbury@gmail.com Friday, January 6, 2017 The Waters of Life! Each morning I visualize and meditate.  I visualize my that spirit body is sitting in a waterfall flowing from a creek that is about 20 feet wide and the water fall is about 10…

  • Thorns Have Roses 11-18-16

      No 47 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 18, 2016 Thorns Have Roses “Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses.” – Alphonse Karr (1808 – 1890) French critic, journalist, and novelist “The Price of Admission” is what we pay in life to…

  • Make Your Own Circumstances 11-4-16

    No 45 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 4, 2016 Make Your Own Circumstances “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and,…

  • Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it! 10-28-16

    No 44 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, October 28, 2016 “Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.”– George Eliot (1819 – 1880) English Novelist Have you ever had an acquaintance who could not make up their mind and who could not commit to something? Someone who thought they…

  • “A goal is a dream that has an ending.” 10-7-16

    No 41 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, October 7, 2016 “A goal is a dream that has an ending.”– Duke (Edward Kennedy) Ellington (1899 – 1974) American Composer Bandleader and Pianist Well, I’m a dreamer. I consciously dream and dream in my sleep. I day dream. I have nap dreams. I have…

  • Go Straight to Your Goal! 9-23-16

    No 39 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, September 23, 2016 Go Straight to your Goal! “It is the man who goes straight to his goal, obstacle or no obstacle, that commands our respect, gets our confidence, and gets to the front. He is the man who is sought in an emergency,…

  • My 60th Birthday 9-1-16

    No 36 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, September 2, 2016 My 60th Birthday! Today is September 1st and I’m now 60 years old! I started with Arthur Murray October 15, 1975 and what a wonderful dancing life this has been. Arthur Murray has taken me around the world and was and…

  • Freedom; Justice; Honor; Duty; Mercy; Hope 7-22-16

    No 30 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, July 22, 2016 “All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope.”- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British Politician I found out that I’m a bit old fashioned. I arrive at the Arthur…

  • Jury Duty 7-15-16

    No 29 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, July 15, 2016 Jury Duty The week before and after July 4th holiday I was on jury duty on a criminal case. When my jury summons arrived, I felt my heart sink. I was called to downtown LA court from Santa Monica and I…