Category: Successful

  • “Back to Weight Watchers Santa Monica” March 28, 2014

    No 14 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, March 28, 2014 “Back to Weight Watchers” One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world — making the most of one’s best.– Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969) American Protestant Minister…

  • Dear Gaby, Tips for Ballroom Dancers 3-25-14

    Gabriela Young 3-25-14 Dear Gaby An advice column for dancers Tips from Gaby Many people I meet say I can’t dance, I have two left feet, my hips can’t move like that and I am too old to learn the Cha Cha Cha. I think mainly those things you say are self-imposed. To those of…

  • “I Am Marketing” 3-21-14

    David Earl Woodbury No 13 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, March 21, 2014 “I AM Marketing” At a recent meeting for the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, the president Laurel Rosen said to us “I am marketing”. We were all talking about what we were doing to promote our businesses and…

  • Dear Gaby 3-18-14 Tips for Ballroom Dancers

    Gabriela Young 3-18-14 Dear Gaby An advice column for dancers Recently while on one of my hiking trips, I was aware of how difficult getting up a hill was. Now I have done this hike many times, so I thought it shouldn’t be this difficult to do. I wondered what my body was doing wrong.…

  • The Payoff of Passion 3-14-14

    David Earl Woodbury No 12 Changing Lives through Dancing Friday, March 14, 2014 The Payoff of Passion A day dawns, quite like other days; in it, a single hour comes, quite like other hours; but in that day and in that hour the chance of a lifetime faces us. — Maltbie Babcock (1858-1901) American Presbyterian…

  • Dear Gaby – Dancing With Our Stars – March 11, 2014

    Gabriela Young   Dear Gaby   An advice column for dancers   I wanted to take this time to thank the Staff at St. Monica Parish, for doing such an amazing job with their “DANCING WITH OUR STARS” fundraiser.ss   Friday night 6 staff members and 1 parent accompanied by the Santa Monica Arthur Murray…

  • 3-7-14 The Arthur Murray Lifestyle

    David Earl Woodbury No 11 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, March 7, 2014 The Arthur Murray Lifestyle! This week we observed Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. How does my Arthur Murray Lifestyle apply to Lent? Well, today I was Team Leader for the 8 AM Mass for ashes, and who…

  • 2-28-14 Planning Success!

    David Earl Woodbury No 10: Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 28, 2014 The Magic of Planning Success! Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the purpose from above that prevails. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes…

  • Dear Gaby 2-25-14 The Healing Power of Dance

    Gabriela Young – Coach and Franchisee Tip from Gaby Hello everyone this week I thought I would share this article I read. When the vibrations of our physical and spiritual bodies are out of harmony it can cause disease. Everything in the universe is in a constant state of vibration, including our bodies. Sound is…

  • February 21, 2014 – How to Get Through the Curve of Learning

    David Earl Woodbury – Franchisee No 9: Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 21, 2014 How to get through the Curve of Learning! “Pa, he always said a man had to look spry for himself, because nobody else would do it for him; your opportunities didn’t come knocking around, you had…