“ You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.” ~ Jimmy Dean Let’s talk about luck! Is there really such a thing? Why is it that some folks seem to have a predilection for predicaments, while others [...]
This week's Dance First Insight is from OneDanceTribe! It is our great pleasure to announce the OneDanceTribe Re-Union, a 6 day live gathering at Sonnenstrahl Centre in Kisslegg, Germany July 1-6, 2022. This is the first time we gather after the pandemic and we are super excited about the chance to re-experience the magic of dancing as ONE. OneDanceTribe is [...]
“ Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language..” ~ Henry James Do you ever wonder about how things get their names? Why is it that people like to coin terms? What’s the difference between a euphemism and a fancy word? We [...]
This week's Dance First Insight is from Breaking Down Walls! This week’s Dance First insight is from Breaking Down Walls, celebrating our shared humanity through performing arts showcasing dance, music, theatre, poetry, comedy, and animation. This event is raising money for House of Ukraine and is taking place at San Francisco’s Cowell Theater in Fort Mason on [...]
“ Nature never rushes, yet everything gets done.” ~ Donald Hicks Have you ever left anything on the back burner so long it starts to seem like a permanent fixture? Why is it that completing something is such a feeling of release? How can you balance the motion of life with the inertia [...]
This week's Dance First Insight is from La Boutique Fantasque! Attention dancers and ballet lovers of all ages! If you and your family enjoy extraordinary ballet, you don’t want to miss La Boutique Fantasque presented by New Ballet. A 1919 ballet originally choreographed by Leonide Massine, “The Enchanted Toyshop” has been re-imagined with choreography by Dalia [...]
“ When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around..” ~ Willie Nelson Do you ever look for the silver lining? Have you ever found a blessing hidden inside of adversity? Why is it that limits sometimes point the way to freedom? Seems like the sage was on to something when [...]
This week's Dance First Insight is from Ilona Glinarsky & Living Tango! Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, Ilona is no stranger to music and dance. Growing up in the former Soviet Union she was exposed to dance and music from the age of four. A classically trained pianist, Ilona has a deep understanding and appreciation for music and [...]
“ Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience:this is the ideal life.” ~ Mark Twain What’s the difference between a friend and an acquaintance? Why do some connections withstand the test of time? How can you tell which friendships are worth the effort? Let’s face it, relationships run the gamut. From the [...]
This week's Dance First Insight is from Dr. Birgitte Tan! Tell Us a Story About a Patient or Client Suffering From Grief and How Dance Therapy Helped Penelope (name has been changed) had complicated grief from cumulative grief (grief overload) as well as disenfranchise grief (grief downplayed or overlooked by others) for over 40 years. [...]
