by seattledance | Oct 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you’re feeling depressed, dance may be for you. In 2023, Gallup reported 29% of US adults had been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives. The National Geographic article Why dancing can be more powerful than antidepressants (Sep.2025, Note:...
by seattledance | Oct 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Reverie Ballroom Grand Opening Celebration, Grand Ballroom What a glorious celebration over the weekend at the Reverie Ballroom’s grand opening! Enthusiastic crowds and joyous dancing marked the start of a new era. Congratulations to Executive Director Eliza...
by seattledance | Sep 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Music has the power to affect our health and wellbeing.” —National Institutes of Health (NIH) While washing dishes I noticed, after thumping the stainless steel sink, that the water in an empty cat food can developed an intricate standing wave...
by seattledance | Sep 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
“There are two means of refuge,” said Albert Schweitzer, “from the misery of life — music and cats*.” To this I can attest. The cuddling my cat Grizzy gave me — when I got home from a trip last week to see my mom and stepdad, Don, in Florida — was an...
by seattledance | Sep 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
How can we facilitate fun and dynamic physical conversations when partner dancing? Lisa Vegas does a commendable job enumerating some techniques in her blog Building Trust and Communication on the Dance Floor. Vegas breaks it down into three sections:...
by seattledance | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
I had an amazing triple-header last week, starting Thursday with running the Dancing til Dusk event featuring The Long Ovals at Lake Union Park. What a party! The setting was lovely and the band and crowd — an estimated 400-800 revelers throughout the night...
