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Musings on Flow…and Dance…Let it Go…Let it Flow

Dance Without Limits Posted on January 2, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJanuary 2, 2017

Being relaxed is good. Releasing tension in all my body And dancing Feels like flow Kind of scary Unknown Legs are working but it feels different.   It works Till my mind kicks in with a thought: How am I … Continue reading →

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

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: Memories of Childhood

Dance Without Limits Posted on December 4, 2016 by Dana Ben-YehudaDecember 4, 2016

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 →

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

Conversations with My Feet: I Tense Therefore I Am

Dance Without Limits Posted on November 28, 2016 by Dana Ben-YehudaNovember 28, 2016

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 →

Posted in Applied Alexander®, Classes & Literature & Current Events, Dana's Dance Diary, General | Tagged Alexander Technique, Balance, ballroom dance, body awareness, Foot injury, 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

Conversations with My Feet – Talking All the Time

Dance Without Limits Posted on November 11, 2016 by Dana Ben-YehudaNovember 11, 2016

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 →

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

Conversations with My Feet

Dance Without Limits Posted on November 9, 2016 by Dana Ben-YehudaNovember 9, 2016

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 →

Posted in Dana's Dance Diary, General | Tagged Alexander Technique, ballroom dance, body awareness, consciousness, Dance, Foot injury, Mind-body

Doing Posture the Easy Way

Dance Without Limits Posted on October 24, 2016 by Dana Ben-YehudaOctober 24, 2016

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 →

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

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 →

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