Not going to lie — my parents and grandparents had weight problems. My Dad was a 6'4" athlete (UNC football player), and my Mom was a 5'2" professional opera singer and voice teacher. …

I’m still curious WHY WE DANCE. Trying to get my arms around it. Two weeks ago we talked about the sense of community we feel when we dance with an amazing group of women. Last week I confessed my love/hate relationship with my body and how one huge benefit of…

It took some gut-wrenching soul-searching, but I finally projectile vomited this deeply personal admission: — — I have a love/hate relationship with my body — — OMG the extremes make me dizzy! But I finally realized this… When my body is out of control, my anxiety is through the roof! …

Written during the pandemic (when we danced in spite of it) Despite the pandemic, there were twelve of us in our adult dance class of The Dancer’s Workout® tonight. …

A heart-warming short story about how devastating loss helped this dancer find herself. The front door slammed, and ten years of my life came to an abrupt end. My apartment was suddenly very, very quiet. For the longest time I stared at the wall and tried to wrap my head…

Grace grew up in the dance studio, bored her brothers with annual dance recitals, and learned everything she needed to know about discipline, hard work, respect, and perfection by the time she was 16. …

This is what a wise man once told me: “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” The wise man who told me this was actually my husband. He obviously didn’t make up the phrase, but he said it at exactly the right moment; and through…

How do you want your adult dancers to feel when they finish a one-hour class with you? I ask this question because Video 10 in the TDW Treasure Chest is all about making the class endings be the actual beginnings of a life-long relationship between you and your adult dance…

Over here at The Dancer’s Workout®, it’s time for our toning exercises, which we refer to as the bikini bootcamp portion of our classes. But don’t let the name of it scare you! For context, imagine that you’ve nearly made it through a one-hour class with The Dancer’s Workout®. …