Looking Back
Hello friends, It’s the end of the year and I’ve been reminiscing over the past year, thinking about classes and workshops as well as life events and dancing. A lot of my new discoveries are shared in my blogs; are … Continue reading →
Dana Ben-Yehuda
Conversations with My Feet: Memories of Childhood
Hello my friends, When I was a little girl, I would scuff the toes of my shoes on purpose, striking horror into the heart of my grandmother. I liked the sensation in my feet. I had cute, red leather Mary … Continue reading →
Conversations with My Feet: I Tense Therefore I Am
Hello Friends, Sore feet brought me to a breakthrough in how I move. As someone said, “like a different woman.” The epiphany began with a realization that something I was doing was probably connected with my painful foot. I discovered … Continue reading →
Conversations with My Feet: Happy Feet!
Feet! I can’t remember being so excited about my feet, and they definitely started sending happy messages to me, too. I discovered something horrible that I’ve been doing that’s been hurting my feet. All this trying to dance, all the … Continue reading →
Coordinating Your Head and Neck in Movement – Freedom and Control
Hello my friends! Thanks so much for stopping by today. Pull up a chair and grab a cup of coffee. I’ll spill the beans on what’s been going on in the 4-week series. Come find out… The four-week series is … Continue reading →
Conversations with My Feet – Talking All the Time
I talk to my feet all the time. I didn’t realize it till this morning when it dawned on me that at some level, I’m always monitoring my feet: thinking to them, worried about them, checking in with them. They’re … Continue reading →
Conversations with My Feet
I’m having conversations with my feet. My poor feet that are danced out, sore, kept me up at night. Worried that they were injured again except that both of them hurt and only one had been injured. Muscles can be … Continue reading →
Doing Posture the Easy Way
What does good posture mean to you? What does it look like and what do you do? Is it more work or less? Can you do that all day? We can pull ourselves up, or push shoulders down. But how … Continue reading →
Movement-Based Small Group Class for Better Posture and Freedom in Movement
UPDATE: Since the original email went out, there are only TWO PLACES LEFT. If you’re interested, send a message right away, and sign up for my email list so you’ll be the first to know! I’m inviting a small, select … Continue reading →
No Fear! And Move. Freeing the Hips and Using the Head Weight in Dance.
Someone asked me the other day – assumed, really – that I teach dance. I don’t teach dance, I teach movement that helps people dance better. I teach coordination and body knowledge. I connect the dots for people between seeing … Continue reading →