By Lisa Phillips 1. Creativity – Being able to think on your feet, approach tasks from different perspectives and think ‘outside of the box’ will distinguish your child from others. In an arts program, your child will be asked to recite a monologue in 6 different ways, create a painting that represents a memory, or compose…
Most people, including yourself, may think about about creativity as doing well in art and music. So if you find that you are nowhere near producing great works in these areas, you may well declare that you are not creative. However, I would like to embrace a broader definition of what creativity is. To begin…
Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be…
I saw Meet the Robinsons this weekend. A beautiful Disney movie with a great message: Keep Moving Forward. That was actually part of a quote by Walt Disney himself. The song Little Wonders by Rob Thomas also carries with it a fitting message: Let go of the tough times and hold onto the moments that…
“I’ll be bold As well as strong And use my head alongside my heart” Musical Monday message from Luna Surya. Heard this on my way to work this morning, and these three lines resonated with me. It’s the affirmation for this week.
I dance constantly. My hips have a mind of their own. There are times I have found myself thinking about a song or a performance and come to a sudden realization (sometimes prompted by people giving me strange looks) that my hips are moving. Dancing out loud, if you will. This happened to me once…
Our beautiful and talented Belly Dance instructor, Adrianna K., will be hosting a Brazilian Samba Workshop. Classes begin on March 3rd and run until March 24th. You can sign up via email at bellydancett@yahoo.com Space is limited so sign up early!
New workshops starting in January!!! A new Beginner’s One Belly Dance Workshop for those with little to no experience… as well as the continuing Beginner’s Two Belly Dance Workshop for those with some previous belly dance experience. Email bellydancett@yahoo.com for more information and to register and reserve your space today!!! Also feel free to ask…
Freedom Fridays! – Staying Motivated Freedom Fridays are all about your Creative side. Finding it, unleashing it, and maintaining it. We all have a creative side which manifests itself in many forms. Perhaps you love writing music and playing an instrument, or singing, or painting and drawing. Perhaps you are a poet, or a novelist…
Musical Mondays – No Rain by Blend Melon “Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway.” I’ve always loved this song and especially the video, which reminds me of this quote by Mary Kay Ash. Despite the lyrics which seem a bit meloncholy,…
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