Dance to the Beat of the Rhythm
Dance on ONE, dance on TWO, dance wherever YOU want to but for crying out loud, if you are leading, MAKE IT CLEAR. Many times I have danced with a partner and it is very obvious that they truly have NO idea where 'their' beat of choice is. How can we follow a moving target? And it's OK not to know. It is hard, tedious and can sometimes be boring and repetitive, but YOU want to lead so LEAD.
The RUNGO Rhythm Beat Box is a simple exercise that ANYONE can do. Upon it's perfection we can START to help you to understand the true difference between ONE and TWO, THREE and FOUR and more......Dance to the beat of the rhythm!!!
Our next Music Workshop is October the 15th, 2 PM Long Center in Clearwater. Bring your EARS!!
Showing posts with label smile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label smile. Show all posts
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
A Smile Goes A Long Way!
I am a dance professional of 20 years. I walked into work this morning and thought 'wow, how lucky I am that I get to go to work everday and do something that I love to do.' How many can say that? I love to teach people how to dance and achieve their goals! I may not drive a new car, or have fancy clothes or even be rich in material things but I am rich in my smile. I think of the many ways I have touched peoples' lives and the many ways that they have touched mine and I smile.
I was teaching a Father of the Bride last night and his wife was standing in for the Bride. The one thing he did most of the lesson, wasn't get the steps but it was make a smile. Though the steps were awkward and foreign he wore a smile on his face and it went such a long way. Attitude is everything. I told him the guests at the wedding will be mesmorized by his smile first, dancing second.
My dad's big on smiling. He always lights up a room when he walks in with his ear to ear. He's like a Christmas tree. I will always remember him smiling at me as a child when he would zip up the driveway on his way home from work; ah the great memories of the world!
So for those of you who don't smile or underestimate a smile I urge you to take the smile plunge. Smile and see what happens. It's impossible to frown when you are smiling. Do a dance, share a smile and have a laugh! Oh, go ahead and do it!
I was teaching a Father of the Bride last night and his wife was standing in for the Bride. The one thing he did most of the lesson, wasn't get the steps but it was make a smile. Though the steps were awkward and foreign he wore a smile on his face and it went such a long way. Attitude is everything. I told him the guests at the wedding will be mesmorized by his smile first, dancing second.
My dad's big on smiling. He always lights up a room when he walks in with his ear to ear. He's like a Christmas tree. I will always remember him smiling at me as a child when he would zip up the driveway on his way home from work; ah the great memories of the world!
So for those of you who don't smile or underestimate a smile I urge you to take the smile plunge. Smile and see what happens. It's impossible to frown when you are smiling. Do a dance, share a smile and have a laugh! Oh, go ahead and do it!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Why Dance?
Have you ever been on the dance floor letting loose and experiencing great expressive moments and movements when you realize many eyes in the room are watching you? It's one thing to turn heads because you are attractive or have on a cool outfit but it's another story to turn heads because something you are doing is magnetic. Is it the joy that people want? Is is happiness they seek? Is it the ability to let go and share?
How come some people are not any fun to watch and others are; and it has nothing to do with skill level. I know plenty of highly trained skillful dancers that are boring to watch. Or is it that they are not giving? A very interesting question. I am aware of many dancers who are not highly skilled but a blast to watch and dance with or next to; my dad, for starters. His style has always been referred to as 'minestrone' but the ladies love dancing with him. In fact that's how my mom and dad met. He was the only American GI that really had fun out there and according to my mother 'knew what he was doing' ......so that's why I am here........So in an indirect way my existence is because a man and woman connected on that level. My dad is a very giving, loving expressive human being.......on and off the dance floor.
How come some people are not any fun to watch and others are; and it has nothing to do with skill level. I know plenty of highly trained skillful dancers that are boring to watch. Or is it that they are not giving? A very interesting question. I am aware of many dancers who are not highly skilled but a blast to watch and dance with or next to; my dad, for starters. His style has always been referred to as 'minestrone' but the ladies love dancing with him. In fact that's how my mom and dad met. He was the only American GI that really had fun out there and according to my mother 'knew what he was doing' ......so that's why I am here........So in an indirect way my existence is because a man and woman connected on that level. My dad is a very giving, loving expressive human being.......on and off the dance floor.
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