


#TheMonthlyMessage: Respond with More Grace Than Necessary (Especially to Yourself)
by shannondoolingdances | Feb 1, 2022 | The Monthly Message
Somehow, we’ve made it to 2022. And unfortunately, we’re somehow still … here. In whatever this is. I think we all know, all too well, the myriad problems in the world right now – no need to elaborate, is there? But what we don’t always...
#MonthlyMessage: The World Needs More You
by shannondoolingdances | Aug 7, 2021 | The Monthly Message
One of my favorite things about being a dance teacher is helping my students develop their own creative expression through improvisation and choreography. My entire relationship to dance changed when I discovered these two artistic avenues, and I know first hand how...
#MonthlyMessage: Saying No as a Sign of Wisdom, Not Weakness
by shannondoolingdances | Jun 2, 2021 | The Monthly Message
It’s been a while since my last #MonthlyMessage post – over three months, to be exact. March, April, and May passed in a blur, busy with commitments including choreographing my first full-length musical, teaching my regular workload, assisting with the...
#MonthlyMessage: Love in Action
by shannondoolingdances | Feb 22, 2021 | The Monthly Message
I did something that felt a little bit radical back in January: I bought a day planner. Yes, even in the midst of the continued uncertainty of these “pandemic times,” I stepped out in faith and spent $25 on a fancy calendar. Things are returning to...
#MonthlyMessage: The Only Way To Do It…
by shannondoolingdances | Jan 16, 2021 | The Monthly Message
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.” When I sat down to write lesson plans, and got caught in a flashback to January 2020. I thought about how much had changed...