“Rarely do we stop to consider the idea of not dancing, or having a plan B if it doesn’t work out. I always considered myself a careful dancer, if not a rational one. I am meticulous about technique and proper form to prevent the chance of injury, but when the occasional sprained ankle or ingrown toenail came up my instinct was always to dance through it, or “walk it off”, as the saying goes.”
Archives for October 2010
Sunday Snapshot: So Much Of Life Is Dance
Though Russ describes his friend, band-mate, and photo subject, Becca Ayers as “an amazing actress and singer/songwriter,” I’m willing to wager that she’s got at least a little dance training in her background too. Of the shoot, Russ says, “We were in Brighton Beach and found this playground with a wonderful spraying fountain. We just started shooting and having fun. It was very spontaneous.”
Water Isn’t Everywhere: My Birthday Present
Imagine if you or your children couldn’t go to school or work because you had to walk each day to gather water and doing so meant you might stand in line for hours waiting to carry a 40 pound canister on your back for the return trip. And not clean water, either. Swamp water or a muddy hole or a puddle on the ground (one that you share with cows and other animals).
The Busy Mom/Dancepreneur’s Secret to Success
Once I found ONE central place to write everything (I mean everything) down, life got more organized. When I’m on the run, which is often, I will use the voice memo feature on my cell phone.
How Much Dance Should My Child Be Taking? – Money and Value
You may still have concerns about your investment in dance training. Your child is busy, taking hours of dance class per week, and you are wondering, “Is all of this money going toward the right things? Is my budding dancer getting what he or she needs for the best value?”
Sunday Snapshot: Upside-Down
Though it may seem a million miles away from what he had been doing, Matt says he arrived at dance photography because he likes to challenge himself and wanted to combine the power and speed of rugby or motorsport with the technical and lighting skills he had developed while working in the studio. It was then that he stumbled upon Jim Markland’s dance photography workshop being held nearby.
