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I’ve written in the past about dance troupes like Axis that feature dancers in wheelchairs performing with able bodied dancers, blind and deaf dancers, and a hip hop crew composed entirely of physically challenged dancers. This is a subject near and dear to my heart because of my background in working with people who live […]
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Swing dancer consults Abby “I’m a very good swing dancer,” wrote a woman to Dear Abby, “and my boyfriend doesn’t dance.” She goes on to say that while her boyfriend is willing to learn, she doesn’t want to stop dancing with partners at her skill level while waiting for him to catch up. He doesn’t want […]
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I love it when advertisers use dance in creative ads. I couldn’t get enough of the delightful Evian dancing baby ads and wrote about them, thinking it would be the last one when they’d come up with another that I just had to share. Sainsbury’s is a British clothing store and I give high […]
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Let’s Dance A short article in United Health Care’s Magazine Renew entitled “Let’s Dance” reminded me to take up this subject again. There has been much research on the subject of the best exercise for aging bodies, and dance keeps coming up number one. Dance if it brings you joy Of course, I still […]
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Today is Thanksgiving and I like to honor the tradition of gratitude at least as much as that of family, good friends, and way too much food. Not many people are lucky enough to get to do what they love, about which they are passionate and at which they excel. I’m grateful every […]
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I didn’t get Fridays dance blog written because I spent all weekend at a very inspiring conference for Airbnb hosts, of which I am one. For those of you unfamiliar with the phenomenon, Airbnb is a company that matches travelers with people who rent out places to stay. Dance Lessons for Internationals Tourists Hobnobbing […]
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If you know how you learn, you’ll know what kind of dance teacher can teach you. Some teachers do know about learning styles, but most teach the way they learn, so the easiest way to pick a teacher is to observe until you find one who teaches the way you learn. If you know your […]
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Dancing makes people smile. My vision statement has to do with a world in which people break into spontaneous dance in unexpected places and occasionally I like to blog about occasions where that happens already. Great examples of inappropriate dance Nothing makes me happier than seeing evidence of people dancing with abandon in “inappropriate” places. […]
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My last two posts were about two amazing dance teachers who are influencing me now. More than one person has asked me, since I’ve been teaching for more than three decades, am I still taking lessons. There are so many aspects to that question that I thought I’d address some of them here. Dance […]
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Last week I wrote about my Samba teacher Jacqui Barnes. Today I’ll introduce you to my latin rhythms teacher, Yismari Ramos. Like Jacqui, Yismari is passionate about the music of her culture (Cuban) and the the way the dance feels. Her classes consist of complicated choreography that incompasses the various rhythms of Cuban dance. […]
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Dance teachers in my present I wrote a post a while ago about dance teachers in my past who influenced me. I’d like to write now about teachers who are influencing me now. Yes, dance teachers do still study. It never ends! Brazilian Samba I am lucky enough to be able to study Brazilian […]
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Some wise teacher once said the definition of freedom is not needing to know what comes next. I can’t remember the originator of the quote but no doubt one of my readers will recognize it and come to my rescue. When I saw the quote I thought, that’s a perfect definition of following. Both the […]
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