“I’ld really love to get together with you, I’m just so busy right now“ “I’ld love to know how to paint, but have no talent“ “I’ld love to dance, but I have two left feet“ OK this next paragraph is the nuts and bolts of where we came from so listen up….. History of Dance… Read More
“I have the best job in the world!” How many people do you know would say this? Ever since I was a small child I knew I wanted to be a dancer. After decades of training and then dancing professionally I came to a fork in the road. It was time for a change and… Read More
When asking “what do you think of Dance Competitions?” you will get a mixed set of answers. Some find dance competitions a good way for students to compare their abilities against their peers. While some believe the “art” of dance is lost by commercializing it. I have my own set of beliefs and values. First… Read More
We’ve all heard the saying “if you can believe it you can become it”. Is that really true? Can everyone who goes after a dream achieve it? There are dancers out there who seem to have everything lined up to attain their goals. Family/friend/teacher support, self confidence, financial means, talent, artistic connections, etc. Ideally shouldn’t… Read More
The last two blogs I discussed some of the reasons we love to dance and why. But dance isn’t all fun and games (as some might think). There is some serious work going on here and dance has a whole set of challenges like no other artistic or athletic genre. If you’re reading this and… Read More
Last time I talked about why we love to dance. Now let’s explore one of those answers. “It’s fun!” This seems like a pretty simple and vague answer but if we explore the definition of fun the word has more depth than originally thought. Fun: enjoyable, entertaining, amusing, diverting, pleasurable, pleasing, agreeable, interesting Now we… Read More
Why Dance? Recently at a studio I teach workshops for, this question was asked of not only the students but also of myself and the director. The answers, some short and some more detailed, covered a variety of reasons we all love to dance. There were the typical: Because it’s fun. It’s a great way to… Read More