Week 43, 10-22-21 “How to Get Started!” Changing Lives Through Dancing – by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Dance Center of Santa Monica, CA “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” – Mark...
Week 41, 10-8-21 “Why is Ballroom Dancing is So Good for You?” Changing Lives Through Dancing – by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Dance Center of Santa Monica, CA Why is Ballroom Dancing So Good For You? My head is spinning from all the news on covid right now. I just can’t find peace...
Week 40, 10-1-21 “It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes” Changing Lives Through Dancing – by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Dance Center of Santa Monica, CA “It is the highest form of self-respect to admit mistakes and to make amends for them.” – John J. McCloy (1895 – 1989) American Lawyer and...
Week 39, 9-24-21 “The most valuable result of all education” Changing Lives Through Dancing – by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Dance Center of Santa Monica, CA “Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether...
Week 38 9-17-21 “The Friendship of Arthur Murray” Changing Lives Through Dancing – by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Dance Center of Santa Monica, CA “Many a friendship — long, loyal, and self-sacrificing — rested at first upon no thicker a foundation than a kind word.” – Frederick William Faber (1814 – 1863) English Priest and...
Week 33 8-13-21 “Treat Others with Respect, Kindness and Generosity” Changing Lives Through Dancing – by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Dance Center of Santa Monica, CA “There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.” – Nathaniel Branden (1930...
Week 32 8-6-21 “Making Dancing the Right Decision for You!” Congratulations to Arthur Murray Santa Monica for winning Top Studio in the 2021 International Dance Festival! Changing Lives Through Dancing – by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Dance Center of Santa Monica, CA Here we are in the 4th surge of COVID-19 and...
Week 31 7-30-21 “How to Find True Happiness” Changing Lives Through Dancing – by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Dance Center of Santa Monica, CA “True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” – Helen Keller (1880 – 1968) American Writer First, Helen Keller is listed as an American...
Week 30 7-23-21 “Keep Yourself Clean and Bright!” Changing Lives Through Dancing – by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Dance Center of Santa Monica, CA “Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.” – George Bernard Shaw (1856 –...
Week 28 7-9-21 “Why Do We Dance?” Changing Lives Through Dancing – by David Woodbury Arthur Murray Dance Center of Santa Monica, CA As we are living in these fast-changing times, it is tough to get our bearings. Sometimes it’s tough to just catch our breath. Turning on the news is always a...
