Tag: David Woodbury

  • Gabriela Young: Footwork 8-19-14

    8-19-14 Tip from Gaby Footwork: Toe, ball, flat to heel lead. Can you guess what dances this footwork applies too? You guessed it, Foxtrot, Waltz, Viennese Waltz and Quickstep. Thank you Hunter Johnson for the wonderful exercise you shared with us on the 30 Day Dance Challenge. So, let’s get to practicing! Your smooth dances…

  • Being Unforgettable 8-15-14

    No 33 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, August 15th, 2014 Be Unforgettable! How I love this song, by songwriter Irving Gordon Unforgettable That’s what you are Unforgettable Tho near or far Like a song of love that clings to me How the thought of you does things to me Never before…

  • How to be a Champion Dancer! 8-7-14

    No 32 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, August 8th, 2014 How to be a Champion Dancer! We all have dreams. And we all get disappointed. We all have heartache and we suffer and work to get through it. It’s just the human condition. …So I stand here today so proud. I’m…

  • 8-5-14 Tip from Gaby Hello everyone, I hope all of you have been tuning in to the 30 Day Dance Challenge on Arthur Murray Santa Monica Facebook and YouTube, and from our Web Page, www.DancingSantaMonica.com! Wow, what a week it’s been! From learning exercises on Swing actions, body weight transfers, poise and posture to enhance…

  • 30 Day Dance Challenge August 2014 Every Day!

    7-30-14 Tip from Gaby Take the Arthur Murray 30-Day Dance Challenge! Get daily tips and instruction from Arthur Murray champion dancers, franchise owners and traveling consultants. Arthur Murray Dance Centers all over the world are going to be participation in a 30 Day Dance Challenge. Join us in this exciting event with daily exercises that…

  • Dear Gaby 7-22-14 Good Posture

      Tip from Gaby   Great reasons to develop good posture: 1) Efficiency Your legs and feet will work better while you dance, You will have more ease and flow from step to step. 2) Presence You will look and feel better on and off the dance floor, in the boardroom, at the gym, or…

  • No 29 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, July18th, 2014 How to say YES to dancing! It’s sometimes harder than you think! They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. — Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English Philosopher, Lawyer and Politician As a studio manager,…

  • Tip from Gaby – Unique DOR and Showcase 7-15-14

    7-15-14 Tip from Gaby So there you are standing in the lineup waiting to get out on the floor and perform your first dance at the Unique DOR or your first Studio Showcase. Your nerves have grabbed a hold of you and you can’t seem to shake it off. Here is something you can try:…

  • Happy Independence Day 7-4-14

    No 27 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, July 4th, 2014 Happy Independence Day!   There is in every true person’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…