Tag: Social Dancing

  • View Your Horizons 6-24-14

    Tip from Gaby, Don’t place your mistakes on your head, the weight might crush you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as a platform to view your horizons. The secret of life is to keep looking up. Happy dancing everyone. Gabriela Young

  • I Think You’re Going to Make It! 6-20-14

    David Earl Woodbury No 24 Changing Lives through Dancing Friday, June 20th, 2014 I Think You’re Going to Make It! What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. — Ralph Waldo Emerson The greatness inside of you is ready to come out. The leader, the…

  • 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…

  • Why Everyone Loves to Dance 6-6-14

      David Earl Woodbury No 23 Changing Lives through Dancing By David Earl Woodbury Friday, June 6, 2014 Why everyone loves to dance! The sages do not consider that making no mistakes is a blessing. They believe, rather, that the great virtue of man lies in his ability to correct his mistakes and continually make…

  • Find the Rhythm 6-3-14

    6-3-14 Dear Gaby Many of our students have a hard time finding the 1 beat or rhythm in the music, I hear them say “I can’t hear the beat, I don’t know when to start”. They have convinced themselves of this as a fact. Nothing could be further from the truth. I believe that our…

  • 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…

  • 5-27-14 Have A Lovely Day! Gabriela Young

    Dear Gaby An advice column for dancers Tip from Gaby How to have a lovely day! Smile at strangers Slow down Say thank you Give lots of compliments Observe and listen Be charming Laugh And wish others a lovely day! To Dance is to Live! Thank You, Gabriela Young

  • Time for a Re-Set in Your Life 5-22-14

    David Earl Woodbury No 21 Changing Lives through Dancing Friday, May 23, 2014 Time for a “Re-Set” in your life! You must be the change you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. — Chinese proverb Sometimes we ourselves are the…

  • Tips from Gaby 5-20-14 Partnership Dancing!

    Gabriela Young 5-20-14 Dear Gaby An advice column for dancers Tip from Gaby When it comes to partnership dancing, looking someone in the eyes goes a long way. Yesterday while hosting a singles event at the studio I noticed how difficult it was for some of the men and woman to look into the eyes…