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Dancers’ Wisdom: The Only Way To Do It, Is to Do It

Dancers’ Wisdom: The Only Way To Do It, Is to Do It

by shannondoolingdances | Jan 16, 2021 | Dancers' Wisdom

We are 15 days into the new year, and I’ve already found my mantra for 2021: “The only way to do it, is to do it.”  This quote from Merce Cunningham has been on my mind often in the last two weeks …. When I sat down to write lesson plans, and...
Dancers’ Wisdom: It’s All About the Transitions

Dancers’ Wisdom: It’s All About the Transitions

by shannondoolingdances | Jan 30, 2019 | Dancers' Wisdom

As a dance educator and choreographer, I’m always thinking about transitions. Dance technique is full of transitional movements that make all the difference: that perfect preparation before the pirouette, that luxurious undercurve in the triplet, that sublime...
Dancers’ Wisdom: The Purposeful Practice of Patience

Dancers’ Wisdom: The Purposeful Practice of Patience

by shannondoolingdances | Dec 24, 2018 | Dancers' Wisdom

Christmas is a time of anticipation: For the kiddos, it’s the excitement of Santa’s impending arrival; for us older folk, it’s looking forward to time with family and friends and a bit of respite from the day-to-day. For Christians, the four weeks...
Dancers’ Wisdom: Faith, Hope, Gratitude

Dancers’ Wisdom: Faith, Hope, Gratitude

by shannondoolingdances | Nov 22, 2018 | Dancers' Wisdom

Oh, man. It’s been a tough couple of weeks. The world just feels heavy with suffering, from Yemen to California to Syria to the Florida Panhandle. Almost daily, it seems I learn of another friend or acquaintance who is facing their own personal sufferings, small...
Dancers’ Wisdom: Your Self-Worth Is Not Determined by How Much Stuff You Do

Dancers’ Wisdom: Your Self-Worth Is Not Determined by How Much Stuff You Do

by shannondoolingdances | Oct 29, 2018 | Dancers' Wisdom

October’s #MonthlyMessage dovetails off a recent post in one of my other blog series, ArtistMotherWife. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about productivity. As I wrote in the other post, the dance world is fueled by over-productive people whose genuine...
Dancers’ Wisdom: Find a Rhythm That Enhances Your Life, Not a Routine That Stifles It

Dancers’ Wisdom: Find a Rhythm That Enhances Your Life, Not a Routine That Stifles It

by shannondoolingdances | Oct 2, 2018 | Dancers' Wisdom

As dancers, we tend to love routines. Plie, tendu, degagge. Warm-up, progressions, combo. Pre-show rituals. Post-performance commemorations – mine was always a cheeseburger and Coke! Routines are necessary to our dance training and can make performances special....
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