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Do Good Things Ever Throw You Off Balance?

Dance Without Limits Posted on March 26, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaMarch 28, 2017  

How do you keep centered when something nice happens?      How do you not get too excited and nervous when good things are on the cusp of coming true? How do you keep anxiety and fear from getting in the way … Continue reading →

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Freedom and Control in Dance

Dance Without Limits Posted on March 12, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaMarch 12, 2017  

She was here for a lesson, a fairly new student, and commented:  “The thing that helps me the most, is having that feeling of space in my joints. My yoga teacher talks about space in the joints and I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Applied Alexander®, Dana's Dance Diary | Tagged Alexander Technique, Balance, ballroom dance, body awareness, Dance, posture | Leave a reply

Is the Not Good Enough Voice Killing Your Creativity?

Dance Without Limits Posted on February 4, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaFebruary 4, 2017

Not good enough for what?   I was reading a blog about not being good enough by my friend, Kirsten Harris. She is an artist and writes about creativity, Art, and the Alexander Technique. I took her free e-course and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Applied Alexander®, Classes & Literature & Current Events, Dana's Dance Diary, General | Tagged Alexander Technique, consciousness, Creativity, Dance, Mind-body

Classes and Workshops through June, 2017

Dance Without Limits Posted on January 28, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJanuary 28, 2017

GROUP CLASSES Sundays at Starlite Body Dynamics for Dancers* Body awareness, balance and alignment in movement for dancers. One dancer, Sheri Courtney, came to work on her ‘attitude spins’ in W. Coast Swing. She learned to be balanced with less … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Classes & Literature & Current Events, General | Tagged Alexander Technique, Dance, poise, posture, tension

Sundays at Starlite: Body Dynamics for Dancers

Dance Without Limits Posted on January 27, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJanuary 27, 2017

Find Your Balance Here’s a story from last week’s Body Dynamics class. Last week, a dancer came to class to work on her “attitude spins” in W. Coast Swing. She could do them, but was working with excess muscular effort … Continue reading →

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Two new classes – Jan 8th Class is FREE

Dance Without Limits Posted on December 29, 2016 by Dana Ben-YehudaDecember 29, 2016

Happy New Year! I hope you’re well and looking forward to a great year. Here’s something new for you: two group class options in the New Year.  Also, private lessons are available in my new place and at the dance … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Classes & Literature & Current Events, Dana's Dance Diary, General | Tagged Alexander Technique, Balance, ballroom dance, Movement, posture, tension

Looking Back

Dance Without Limits Posted on December 17, 2016 by Dana Ben-YehudaDecember 17, 2016

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 →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Applied Alexander®, Classes & Literature & Current Events, Dana's Dance Diary, General | Tagged Alexander Technique, body awareness, Mind-body, poise, posture, tension

Conversations with My Feet: Happy Feet!

Dance Without Limits Posted on November 16, 2016 by Dana Ben-YehudaNovember 16, 2016

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 →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Applied Alexander®, Dana's Dance Diary, General | Tagged Alexander Technique, ballroom dance, Dance, dance education, Foot injury, Mind-body, tension

Coordinating Your Head and Neck in Movement – Freedom and Control

Dance Without Limits Posted on November 14, 2016 by Dana Ben-YehudaNovember 14, 2016

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 →

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No Fear! And Move. Freeing the Hips and Using the Head Weight in Dance.

Dance Without Limits Posted on October 6, 2016 by Dana Ben-YehudaOctober 6, 2016

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 →

Posted in Alexander Technique, Applied Alexander®, Dana's Dance Diary, General | Tagged Alexander Technique, ballroom dance, body awareness, Dance, dance education, Movement

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