Tag: dancing

  • New Year’s Resolutions for Dancers 1-13-15 Gabriela Young

    TIP FROM GABY 1-13-15 New Years resolution for your dancing. Since most of our students at the Santa Monica Arthur Murray are just starting on their Bronze programs, here are a few items you could add to your list of dance resolutions for 2015: If you’re a Bronze 1 dancer: A resolution for leaders: I…

  • 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,…

  • Keep Your Feet Moving 11-18-14 Gabriela Young

    Tip from Gaby Today I am going to share one of the most memorable lessons my advanced teacher gave me while I was a student. I will never forget him telling me: “Gabriela if you just keep your feet moving to the rhythm of the dance you will never be wrong!” My understanding of this…

  • Tip From Gaby 11-12-14 Last week my tip was for the men to keep their right hand closed while on the lady’s back, this was not just for looks but to better support your partner while trying to lead. This week’s tip is for the Ladies (followers). When you feel that hand on your back,…

  • Santa Monica One Year Anniversary 11-7-14

    No 44 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, November 7, 2014 Our One Year Anniversary Destiny, I feel, is also a relationship – a play between divine grace and willful self-effort. Half of it you have no control over; half of it is absolutely in your hands, and your actions will show measurable…

  • Tip from Gaby 10-29-14 Touch

    Tip from Gaby 10-29-14 Touch Touch One of the most powerful ways to heal your mind and spirit is through human touch. There are so many ways to incorporate touch in our daily lives, one of the easiest being a heartfelt embrace. Just making a point to hug someone on a daily basis helps us…

  • Aloha 9-12-14!

    No 36 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, September 12, 2014 Aloha! No one’s going to do something for you, and I think that’s been the thing that’s gotten me through everything. I’ve never sat around and waited for anybody to do anything for me. If I wanted to do something, I…

  • David Earl Woodbury No 25 Changing Lives through Dancing Friday, June 27th, 2014 The Wright Brothers Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he’s been given. — Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) Russian Dramatist and Writer From the new book release, Birdmen, by Lawrence Goldstone, is…

  • 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…

  • Call Me Arthur 5-30-14

    No 22 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, May 30, 2014 Call Me Arthur! Many times I am out and someone comes up to me and says “Hi Arthur”. Also, I receive emails addressed to Arthur. Why, because I am always giving out Guest Cards for Arthur Murray. Someone recently said that…