Tag: Bolero

  • “What Can You Spell with CEILNST?”

    “What Can You Spell with CEILNST?”

    Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury                                        Arthur Murray Santa Monica As a ballroom dancer, we are trained to listen to the nuance of the music and expressing that feeling through our dancing. We must hear the highs and lows, the fasts and slows. The beeps, the bops, the stops and the starts. In…

  • “What Dances to Learn”

    “What Dances to Learn”

    Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury                                        Arthur Murray Santa Monica Even if you are a seasoned dancer, there is always a question about what dances you should learn, perfect, and perform. About 20 years ago I finally found my favorite dance, the Viennese Waltz, and have stayed with that one. Did you know…

  • More Passion than Problems 11-28-14

    No 47 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 28, 2014 More Passion than Problems When I am dancing, I am happy and healthy. When I am dancing nothing hurts and there is no pressure in my life. Time stops when I dance, and when I continue to dance, time reverses and…

  • The Truth About Dancing 11-21-14

    No 46 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 21, 2014 The truth about dancing…It’s good for you! When I am dancing, I am happy and healthy. When I am dancing nothing hurts and there is no pressure in my life. Time stops when I dance, and when I continue to dance,…

  • Zouk – A New Dance! 6-17-14

    6-17-14 Dear Gaby Tip from Gabriela Young, Something you may not know about Arthur Murray dance instructors is that we take dance lessons too! I have been teaching dance for 34 years and last weekend I drove all the way to Riverside to take Zouk lessons. This is one of the new club dances emerging…

  • 4-22-14 Add the “Romance” to your Dancing!

    Gabriela Young 4-22-14 Earth Day! Dear Gaby An advice column for dancers Tip from Gaby Last week I recommended dances for Fitness. This week, I am recommending dances to put some romance and mojo back in your life. Top of the list is RUMBA, this dance will bring out your inner Goddess or Masculinity depending…

  • 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…

  • 2-7-14 Adding Style and Technique to Your Dancing

    David Earl Woodbury – Franchisee No 7: Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 7, 2014 Adding Style and Exciting Technique to Your Dancing! After thinking about this all week, I can’t write it…at all. I think and believe this. If you don’t have a full, heart-felt laugh on every dance lesson…