Arthur Murray Santa Monica Blog
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“Always Take a Step Forward”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica A few weeks ago, I was chatting with a very talented newcomer dance student. They were dancing in a foundation program and they were having a great time. In our after-lesson chat, were planning the future and then I heard these words “I’m going…
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“Filter Out The Noise – Keep the Signal”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica In 1972, when I was just 15, my dad bought me a beautiful clock radio. It was $125.00, super expensive at that time. He packed me off to college just before I turned 16, radio in hand. I carried it to many different places…
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“When Can I Dance?”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Many times, when scheduling a group class or a practice party for a gentleman, his main question is “Am I ready for that?”. Even more challenging is convincing a couple to attend our Newcomer Group and Dance Party. They are having 300 guests at…
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“We’ll Both Dance as One”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Recently I was enrolling a lovely couple on their wedding program. We had previously demonstrated their wedding dance and they had a wonderful first introduction lesson. When we offered the option to perform their first dance at a dance party as a rehearsal, the…
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“10 Checkpoints to Help Your Dancing”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Try these 10 tips to Summer-ize your Dancing! This list can be longer. My advice is to just fall in love with your dancing! Take it as far as you can and do all that you can. Say yes to every event and competition…
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“Nothing Can Take You Down”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Recently, I was chatting with a couple at the front desk at Arthur Murray Santa Monica. They lived near the studio and they walked to their lessons. They had lived here during the pandemic. We spoke of the many challenges of the past 4…
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“My Favorite Part of Dancing”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Noise, Noise, Noise. It is everywhere. Phones ringing, cars honking, dogs barking, the noise of life is everywhere. I have tinnitus. When it does get quiet around me, I then begin to hear the ringing in my head and ears. Then there is even…
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“I’m almost to the point where I can’t live without it”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica Recently, I had a new Arthur Murray Dance student come in and chat with me. She is preparing to continue with her dancing lessons. She is fun, stylish, charismatic and loves to dance. As we planned her course, she said “I’m almost to the…
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“Leave it as you’d like to find it, a proverb for our world and our business”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica My dryer is broken. It was 25 years old and I put in a damp jacket and I broke the drum. The aged washer still works and gets good use. Yet, I still needed a dryer. Thus, began the visits to the Wishy-Washy! We…
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“Sometimes clarity comes only after the chaos has passed and we look back and reflect on the big picture”
Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Santa Monica As we are now teaching 100 lessons almost every week, and moving to 125 lessons soon, I take a moment and stop and reflect on the past few years. We were teaching 125 lessons with a full staff and many students on March 20,…
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