“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever” ~ Mahatma Gandhi (further adventures of a musical youth...) During my fifth grade year, my parents made a decision that would forever mark my life. They were somewhat disillusioned with life in Clifton, Colorado, and were contemplating [...]
“A body is living art. Your movement through time and space is art. A painter has brushes. You have your body.” ~ Anna Halprin What are you doing with your life? Who are you being? Why are those two questions so important, (and so different?) This week we mourn the passing of Anna Halprin, [...]
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth” ~ Muhammad Ali I've got a slightly different Monday Love for you today, sort of a cross between an invitation and a request. As you probably know, the Dance First Association was formed to serve the needs of the international [...]
“The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we CAN imagine...” ~ J.B.S. Haldane What's your relationship with mystery? How do you approach the great unanswerable questions of the universe? Do you ever get confused between empirical evidence and unsubstantiated beliefs? Wouldn't it be great to be absolutely certain [...]
“ Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions.” ~ Alexander Calder Have you ever heard of The Boho Dance? No, it's not the latest conscious movement modality, far from it. We're talking art, specifically the world of Modern Art in its 20th Century post-WW-I manifestation. If you're like [...]
“Growing up, I have discovered over time, is rather like housework: never finished.” ~ Lois McMaster Bujold (Please enjoy these further recollections about growing up under the influence of vinyl) "In which a curious youngster discovers that music may have consciousness-raising effects." 5th grade saw me uprooted from the cattle ranch and Scenic Elementary, [...]
“Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.” ~ Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Do you remember Middle School? Or maybe it was called Junior High, like it was for me. Those years in your educational career that roughly spanned the ages between about eleven and fourteen. Looking back it [...]
“If I paint a wild horse, you might not see the horse... but surely you will see the wildness!” ~ Pablo Picasso So last night we were having a party. Nothing special, just a few friends over to the house like we occasionally do. A few folks in the kitchen hanging out snacking [...]
“ Without music, life would be a mistake.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche Southern California in the early sixties was at the forefront of education and entertainment in America. Public schools were reputed to be some of the best in the nation and broadcast television boasted nearly a dozen channels. I imagined myself being the [...]
“ Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.” ~ Aristotle Let's see, I'm guessing that you might be in some sort of a position to sign people up for one of your programs or persuade people to use your service. You might be a dance leader or a coach or [...]
