Brides Your First Dance Can Be Magical!

There's nothing like the first dance as Bride and Groom to bring the entire entourage to tears; the parents, the grand parents, good friends and family, and the wedding party. Of course, my personal favorite is the "Father' of the bride who invariably thinks he's going to hold it together. What a warm and tender experience that I am honored in which to take part. I must say, the wedding dances are by far the most rewarding of my career.

It's a very easy process. I ask a few questions like; where did you meet? How did he propose? What is most important about your dance? Do you have a song? And usually that's enough for me to start my journey of choreography that will tell a story and lead the new couple into a new life of love and happiness. Sometimes we get very fancy and other times we keep it basic; but we ALWAYS send the right message!

It's not a long dance and it doesn't have to be expensive, we can work around that. What is most important is that a lasting memory is created and that it will never be forgotten! In fact I am putting together a Wedding Couple Alumni where we can keep the love alive (and perform our dance AGAIN!) Stay posted!

How Can You Turn your Body Into a Fat Burning Machine?

Well, can you?  yes you can teach your body to burn fat instead of storing it. I didn't think it possible given with my relationship with food that one day I would actually be in control of my intake and optimize my work outs. It has happened, though not as timely as I had wished. It is certainly a work in progress!

Firstly, develop a sense that the body and mind need to be fed for good function.   In a wood burning stove as soon as the fire is ignited to keep the oven burning consistently logs of wood must be administered efficiently and in a timely manor.  My friend, Joe, the Firehouse Chef and Nutritionist says ' Clock , Calorie and Content ' the three C's that got me from fat storing to fat burning (along with a heavy and hard work out routine discussed later).

In other words and secondly,  EAT BREAKFAST  and make it the biggest meal/calorie intake of the day or a very close second. A real easy choice is a banana, oatmeal and 4 to 6 egg whites.  If you can't stomach that, e mail me and we can discuss other options.

Thirdly, eat every 3 to 4 hours and DON'T SKIP a meal. This will be difficult but extremely effective AND mostly will rid you of your carb cravings that sneak in when we starve ourselves and then compensate like a ravenous Gorilla!

Water;  drink it!  How much, well more than you are drinking now most likely. It's very important to flush your body and drink water.

And lastly for today; move, dance, walk, park far away, skip, move, move and move!

So a start to flipping your body to fat optimization as opposed to fat incubation.

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Thank you Students!

Well it's finally hit; the IDHARJ club and association.  I am the President and I am here to report that we dance professionals DO have a real job.  It is what we do, what we love and what we share.  Please don't take that away from us.  Yes we dedicate our lives to helping others build balance and control, gaining grace and poise, overcoming shyness, developing their sense of agility and instilling confidence.  How could anyone do so many things in an eight hour 'work' day?  This dedication takes deep thought, grand visions, masterful skill and colorful imagination. This profession is so rewarding and empowering.  It's me, my music, my ideas and a wise individual who has given me the reigns to change their life through dance.  Wow!  What a charge! 

Thank  you students who take lessons; we love you and appreciate you very much! You make every minute of our devotion worth so much more! 

Dance On!

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!

Brides, Your First Dance Can Be Magical!

There's nothing like the first dance as Bride and Groom to bring the entire entourage to tears; the parents, the grand parents, good friends and family,  and the wedding party. Of course,  my personal favorite is the "Father' of the bride who invariably thinks he's going to hold it together.  What a warm and tender experience that I am honored  in which to take part. I must say, the wedding dances are by far the most rewarding of my career.  

It's a very easy process.  I ask a few questions like; where did you meet?  How did he propose?  What is most important about your dance?  Do you have a song? And usually that's enough for me to start my journey of choreography that will tell a story and lead the new couple into a new life of love and happiness. Sometimes we get very fancy and other times we keep it basic; but we ALWAYS send the right message! 

It's not a long dance and it doesn't have to be expensive, we can work around that.  What is most important is that a lasting memory is created and that it will never be forgotten! In fact I am putting together a Wedding Couple Alumni where we can keep the love alive (and perform our dance AGAIN!) Stay posted!

A Dance Pros Dream Come True!

A major milestone was reached this past week.  My competitive and social dance student of two years went out dancing and found himself the 'talk of the night.'  It was a local cafe hosting a hand and line dance party where many women convened. Most of the women were very attractive and close to his age range; it was his perfect opportunity to meet people, practice his dance moves and display his level of confidence.  

After being there a little while, he approached and  invited one of the more athletically fit gals to join him on the dance floor.  With disdain in her voice and attitude in her disposition, she turned him down.  Well, a frustrated man,  he walked himself back to the bar found a seat and sat next to another fine lady who had seen the entire encounter.  After a  little chit chat,  she gladly got up and accompanied him to the dance floor where they engaged in a few dances.  Well, that's all it took because the next  thing you know the line of women asking him to dance was endless. 

After ninety minutes of dancing and socializing, the original lady with disdain and attitude re approached him and profusely apologized for her behavior as she asked HIM to join her in a dance.

Now if that's not a dance teacher's dream come true, I don't know what is !!!!

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.