by seattledance | Jun 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.— Jane Austen Peak wedding season, I’ve read, is May through October. A couple’s “first dance” is one of my favorite types of private lessons, as I’m a sentimental sap...
by seattledance | Jun 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you really want a woman to love you, then you have to dance. And if you don’t want to dance, then you’re going to have to work extra hard to make a woman love you forever, and you will always run the risk that she will leave you at any second for a man...
by seattledance | May 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Sometimes life drops blessings in your lap without your lifting a finger. Serendipity, they call it.— Charlton Heston My dance teaching mentor, MaryLee Lykes, used to call Folklife Festival the “high holy days of dance.” And while a huge part of the draw...
by seattledance | May 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.— Winston Churchill What does it mean to learn and authentically represent — perhaps even teach — a dance style, if one is not from the culture that created the style? Numerous dances I love, for...
by seattledance | May 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Seattle & Portland dancers at Gator by the Bay 2026 with Grammy Award winner Chubby Carrier Your true home is in the here and the now.— Thich Nhat Hanh In last week’s letter from the editor, Let dance do the talking, I addressed the topic of talking...
