“ Fall seven times...and stand up eight.” ~ Japanese proverb Do you ever feel you missed the boat? Like you had a big dream at one point, but since you never got going on it, it's too late so why bother now? But what does “too late” mean, and when is it anyway? [...]
This week's Dance First Insight is from The Great Dickens Fair! THE COW PALACE ROLLS OUT THE RED AND GREEN CARPET FOR AN EXPANDED GREAT DICKENS CHRISTMAS FAIR FEATURING A NEW INDOOR SKATING RINK AND CHRISTMAS TREE SALES! SAN FRANCISCO, CA - (October 26, 2022) After a two-year hiatus, The Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian [...]
“ If not us, then who? If not now, then when? ” ~ John Lewis Anyone else feeling relieved? Like there was a big storm on the horizon but then it fizzled out? I’m guessing you know what it's like to have a vague sense of dread. It’s no fun to live under constant predictions of [...]
This week's Dance First Insight is from Dr. Birgitte Tan! Many people ask “What makes you go from being a veterinarian oncologist to become a certified grief specialist and life success coach? And why do you create Dance Away Sadness: Move Beyond Your Grief™?” The answer is because I feel people deserve to learn [...]
“ A healthy social life is found only when, in the mirror of each soul, the whole community finds its reflection, and when, in the whole community, the virtue of each one is living.” ~ Rudolf Steiner When did you get started on the Internet? Are you what they call an early adopter, [...]
This week's Dance First Insight is from Kristen Mangione and LÎLA - Dance Alchemy for the Soul! Kristen Mangione, the Dance Alchemist, is a visionary dance artist whose career spans over two decades in the arenas of professional dance, the healing arts and metaphysical studies. She has danced for choreographers in New York City including Bill T. [...]
“ Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.” ~ Alan Alda How do you define your work as a creative person? What kind of context [...]
This week's Dance First Insight is from Jamie McHugh and Tamalpa! Embodying Nature, Becoming Ourselves by Jamie McHugh We are elements of nature: our soma and psyche are reflections of the planet. This relationship between the inner and outer ecosystems is key to any discussion about ecosomatics. Many conversations about ecology, with all of [...]
“ Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.” ~ Thomas Wolfe Here's the latest in the "who would have thought?" file. Did you know that cassette tapes are making a huge comeback? What on earth could be driving people to breathe life back into this long-forgotten format? If the vinyl [...]
This week's Dance First Insight is from Evangelos Diavolitsis and Four Ways To Freedom! Evangelos Diavolitsis means “Angel-Devil.” From a young age, I was baffled by our human existence and struggled to find meaning in a seemingly difficult world. Blessed with a Greek philosophical mind, a polite Canadian upbringing and a longing for the [...]
