Tag: Dance and Thrive in 25

  • “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau

    “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau

    Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury                                       Arthur Murray Dance Studio Santa Monica How in the world does one “go confidently in the direction of their dreams?” That seems so out of reach sometimes. It sounds…

  • “We’re all living in cages with the doors wide open” George Lucas

    “We’re all living in cages with the doors wide open” George Lucas

    Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury                                       Arthur Murray Dance Studio Santa Monica Sometimes we are caught in a trap. We are surrounded by a cage. Perhaps we built the cage, or we were trapped, or…

  • “How to Get Your Sea Legs for the Storms of Life” 

    “How to Get Your Sea Legs for the Storms of Life” 

    Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury                                       Arthur Murray Dance Studio Santa Monica One of my favorite paintings is Rembrandt’s “Jesus Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee”. It is an oil and was…

  • “Bravery” 

    “Bravery” 

    Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury                                       Arthur Murray Santa Monica Theodore Roosevelt – The Physics of Vulnerability If we are brave enough often enough, we will fall. Daring is not saying “I’m willing to risk…

  • “Reading” 

    “Reading” 

    Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury                                       Arthur Murray Santa Monica Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one’s hand. Ezra Pound. When I began as an…

  • “More Flair, Less Fear” 

    “More Flair, Less Fear” 

    Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury                                       Arthur Murray Santa Monica I hesitated in writing this blog. The Palisades Fires were just an 8 minute drive from my home, and a 10 minute drive from our…

  • “Dance and Thrive in ‘25” 

    “Dance and Thrive in ‘25” 

    Changing Lives through Dancing by David Woodbury                                       Arthur Murray Santa Monica Here we are at the end of 2024. It was a year of “The Comeback”, a year of renewal and growth after making it through…