This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is brought to you by Margaret H. Wagner, founder of WRITE IN THE BEAT™, a certified Open Floor and 5Rhythms® movement teacher weaving writing and art-making into her classes. Dear Dancers, What a time we live in – pandemic, politics, and protests combining with the pandemonium of fire, wind, and water. What can help us stay positive and fluid [...]
"There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous." ~ Nelson Mandela What’s a sure-fire way to make your day? How often do you assist other people? Why is it that offering help or something thoughtful to someone [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is brought to you by Dr. Jamie Marich Ph.D., founder of Dancing Mindfulness. Dear Dancers, When I was about four years old, I discovered that dancing spontaneously could help me process my emotions. This realization came from growing up in a high conflict home. To avoid the conflict, I often took refuge in my [...]
"What you get by achieving your goals is not nearly as important as who you become." ~ Zig Ziglar Are you focused on a goal? What the vision you’re aiming to achieve? How do you stay motivated? Motivation can be like quicksilver, there seems to be plenty of it, all shiny and [...]
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms" ~ George Eliot How close are you to the critters in your world? Do you have any canine or feline family members? What do the animals in our world have to teach us about universal love? You may [...]
This week’s Dance First Member Insight is brought to you by Daria Halprin, co-founder of The Tamalpa Institute and lead innovator of The Life/Art Process Dear Dancers, When the pandemic’s full force finally hit me, it became clear that life as we knew it was in the process of radical challenge and change. I took the necessary steps I could to sustain [...]
"We are loved way more by some of the people who have not contacted us in the last twelve or so months than we are loved by some of those who contact us every twelve or so days … or hours." ~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana Did you ever ‘run with the pack’? Or [...]
This week’s Dance First Member Insight is brought to you by Banafsheh Sayyad, founder & creator of Dance of Oneness. Dear Dancers, In these dark times, amidst the raging global pandemic and the US’s tragic disintegration into a state of chaos as a result of inept and dangerous leadership, it is a breath of fresh air to contemplate the sacred. How [...]
"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible." ~ Frank Zappa Do you have any long-simmering projects underway? What’s more important, inspiration or perspiration? How does it feel when you’re making progress? If there is one thing that's a constant for all of us spiritual beings having a human experience, it's [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight shines on Jennifer Joy Jiménez, founder & creator of TranscenDance™. ’ve known Jennifer for over a decade and have witnessed her growth and evolution as a transformative movement leader. It’s exciting to share with you the news that she is offering a rare Facilitator Training, especially in these times of transition we’re all living [...]
