How to Build Confidence so you can Dance with Joy
Smile, honey! Take a walk in any big city. Walk like a boss–and listen to the catcalls rain down upon your head. Mmm, baby! Gimme
How to Find the Road to Joy
Would you love to feel good about yourself? Breath is a big step on the road to joy. Conscious breath strategies help us free ourselves from anxiety,
Ever think you’re Not Good Enough? Read this.
Our Crisis of Confidence Thanks to everyone who wrote back to me last week. We have quite a cross section of walls. People cited finding community, performance freeze,
What’s your wall?
Sometimes we hit a wall. So high, can’t get over it. So low, can’t go under it. So wide, can’t get around it… Where is your dance wall?
How to be Old and Hot (what else is there?)
One summer on the Coney Island Boardwalk, I saw two Hispanic ladies in swimsuits dancing to salsa music blaring from a portable radio. Since it was New
How to Solve Problems with Improv Power (so you can dance more ; )
Just let it go… When we dance improv, we let go of our constant thinking and controlling. We let the body call the shots. It’s
How to Lighten Dark Times with the Spring Flowers Method
Spring makes everything better. The soft breeze, the gathering sunshine, and most especially, the spring flowers peeking out. We cherish the tiny crocus, snowdrops,
How do you cross train improvisation (for effortless dance)?
How do you cross train improvisation? Imagine there is a tiny pipe in your head out of which all ideas flow. When it is running
How to Shut off the Alarms (with belly dance)
Stress is a killer. Picture this. You wake up in the morning. Ahh! Suddenly panic sets in. GAH! What about this? That? No! Quick! Do
How to Find your Hidden Treasure
There is a story in the Thousand and One Nights called The Ruined Man who Became Rich Again Through a Dream. A rich man from Baghdad became so
How to transmit wonder with your dance
In our secret hearts, we come to this dance for transformation. We seek a magic carpet ride to our true self, our inner goddess, femme fatale,
How to see the path in front of you (d’oh!)
Well, I found my anchor. It’s funny how things can be right in front of you–yet invisible. Back a couple months ago when I first