by seattledance | Aug 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
I’m not sure choking down leafy greens is the best metaphor for dance, but the article Is Dancing the Kale of Exercise? (NYT, 30-Apr-2019) made me laugh and brought up some sweet memories of Frankie Manning and Norma Miller, two beloved superheros of...
by seattledance | Aug 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s no secret dancing creates connection, movement, joy, and community for its practitioners. New to me was this study (National Institutes of Health, 16-Aug-2022) concluding ballroom dancing increases our empathy, i.e, “the ability to share...
by seattledance | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
I was privileged to participate in two celebrations this past weekend, which both happened to involve couples celebrating their 40th Anniversary. Both were extraordinarily joyful occasions, and I realized no significant celebration, to me these days, would feel...
by seattledance | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hardly a week goes by, it seems, without some local article or radio show rehashing the trope of the now-mythical “Seattle Freeze.” I lived all over the country before landing in Seattle, and have never experienced people being so remarkably more...
by seattledance | Jul 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
I’ve felt copious gratitude through the years, both specific and general, for this body that allows me to dance. I’ve never delved quite as deeply into the particular physiology, however, as does Tova Forman (Designed to Dance? Here’s What Science Says,...
by seattledance | Jul 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
The bad news is, “Dancing with Sharks,” billed as “the world’s most dangerous dance competition,” seems awfully ridiculous. The good news? Well, the annual Shark Week (this is the 37th season) series on Discovery Channel attempts to raise...
