Dance For Kindness 2014 – Sunday Nov. 9th
Dancing for a Deceptively Simple Cause: Ms. Linda’s local Dance For Kindness 10:00 am at the Lafayette Reservoir stage We are now all very familiar with the walks and runs for a cause–events organized to fight specific diseases or fund certain charities. But what is the point of a Dance for Kindness? From the organizers….Every … Continue reading
Found: Cartoon Defense of Music & Dance Education
Why teach the arts? I wish this question didn’t need to be asked and answered so often. But since our culture does seem to require a defense of teaching music and dance…it’s nice to have little inspirational videos like this one that make the case for us. “One doesn’t make the end of the composition, … Continue reading
Teaching Meaningful Apologies
What makes a “good” apology? How can a child “say it like they mean it” if they haven’t yet learned how to “mean it”? How much class time should a dance teacher take up with working through apologies when we have so much choreography and technique to get through in an hour? The schedule … Continue reading
Why Dance?
Two months ago I had the honor of being invited by a Junior Girl Scout Troop to sit on a panel for a Question & Answer about being a professional woman. One of the questions that I was asked during the panel has been churning in my working brain ever since. It was such … Continue reading
Found: Footloose ’11 Star Talks Believing in Yourself
Sometimes I need a reminder that the next generation, every generation, needs to hear the simple messages. That’s why I was happy to stumble upon this video of dancer Kenny Wormald, star of the 2011 movie version of Footloose, sending a message that kids can be afraid of “different”…but that difference may be exactly what leads … Continue reading
National Water Dance – April 12, 2014
This April people around the country will be using their artistic bodies to bring awareness to W~A~T~E~R—-water safety, water magic, water conservation, water celebration. I am inspired by this face of dance…dance out of the studio and among citizens….dance that can help to “teach people to love the earth before we ask people to save … Continue reading
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