Tag: Arthur Murray Dance Center

  • No 6 2-10-17 “I never said it would be easy. I said it would be worth it”

    No 6 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, February 10, 2017 “I never said it would be easy. I said it would be worth it.” – Pete Egoscue (1945) Founder of Physical Therapy Method The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion I am always comparing myself to others. Where they are in their…

  • Happy Thanksgiving 11-24-16

    No 48 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 24, 2016 Happy Thanksgiving! I had great parents. Troy D. Woodbury and J. Clair Ford Woodbury were so good to me and gave me so much of themselves.  I was the runt of the 4 kids, spoiled and a rotten kid, but they…

  • The Sun Rises Again! 11-11-16

    No 46 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 11, 2016 The Sun Rises Again! “There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.” – Bernard Williams (1929 – 2003) English moral philosopher In dancing, we sometimes win and sometimes we lose, but always we gain from the dancing…

  • “A Kind Word is Never Thrown Away” 8-19-16

    No 34 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, August 19, 2016 “A Kind Word is Never Thrown Away” “Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.”- Arthur Helps (1813 – 1875) English Historian and Novelist My mom, J. Clair Woodbury, taught me a great lesson. She…

  • Whatever you do, do it well. 7-28-16

    No 31 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, July 29, 2016 Whatever you do, do it well. Do it so well that when people see you do it they will want to come back and see you do it again and they will want to bring others and show them how well…

  • 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…

  • Share the Love 6-10-16

    No 24 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, June 10, 2016 Share the Love “When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.” – Samuel Goldwyn (1879 – 1974) Film Producer In ballroom dancing, on comment I dreaded to hear at the end of a performance was, “David, you looked…

  • With conscience as our guide! 5-27-16

    No 22 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, May 27, 2016 “The only guide to man is his conscience; the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the…

  • “What Lies Within Us” 2-19-16

    No 8 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, February 19, 2016 What Lies Within Us “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson I just love to watch ballroom dancing. Young, old, professional, amateur, championships, solos, I love…

  • A Spark of Heavenly Fire 2-12-16

    No 7. Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, February 12, 2016 A Spark of Heavenly Fire “There is in every true woman’s heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.” – Washington…