Happy Holiday Season!

Dancing Outside the Lines!! 

Dancing outside the lines means stepping beyond your boundaries and getting out of you own way!  As a child, were you taught to paint the sky blue, the grass green and trees with leaves? When you were painting or coloring did you follow directions and stay inside the lines? As a child, I always wanted to get my picture perfect.  I avoided making a mistake and coloring outside the lines.   As a college professor discussing creativity with students, I realized that most people live their lives in their own box.  I even saw my own box within myself!  

A friend of mine, a former art teacher, told me that “there are no rules in art!”  “No rules”, how could that be?  Initially, I had my challenges believing that statement. As an adult, I realized that the only lines that exist are the ones that I put there. And, now I can and am following a different set of rules.

Does this mean that we are coloring inside the lines?

Stepping into the zone of the unknown triggers emotional states, moods, thoughts, feelings and a way of being that is uncomfortable.  You will know when you are stepping out of  your comfort zone!  And you can find comfort in your discomfort!  Turning your life upside down means a lot of change. For example, you may start a new job, relationship, end or begin a career, get married or divorced, relocate, or buy or sell a house. Opening your heart is the gateway to moving forward on the inside. And, the way you are on the inside affects how you are being on the outside.  When you move into a new space within, a subtle response happens.  The only way to be in the shift is okay.

As children we were carefree, we played in our innocence and did not question anything or judge anyone.  We did not care what other people thought of us or how we looked to others! We enjoyed every moment and had fun.  We did not hold back our thoughts, feelings and actions.  We always told the truth no matter what! We were okay! Unless of course, we stepped out of the box of rules!

 

Life is overflowing with possibilities!  There is no need to conform to unimportant rules and coloring blue skies!  Conformity stifles creativity!  Creativity inspires innovation and new ideas. By stepping out of our own box, we become new! Dancing, coloring and painting outside the lines activities inspire creativity and our hearts.  We are always the best at doing what we love.  I have loved to dance since childhood and made a career dancing my passion!  Explore and engage in creativity. Discover new ways of doing things and be free to dance outside the lines.

 

GODDESS GATHERINGS OF TAMPA BAY

Friday December 13,2024

4-7pm

Lorelei is the Mermaid Goddess of the Month

Lorelei is probably a water-sprite or a siren more than a mermaid, but the distinctions are somewhat blurry, so I decided to include her here on Mermaids of Earth.   There are a number of Lorelei legends, but in essence it has to do with the dangers of the river in this location, and the murmur made by the river as it sweeps around the 400' high Lorelei rock formation (in the left background in the photo above).

This is one of the narrowest parts of the Rhine river, and the very strong currents and underground rocks in this section of the river have caused many maritime accidents.  The name Lorelei comes from Old German and Celtic, and means 'murmuring rock'.   In German literature this gave rise to stories of Lore Lay, a beautiful maiden betrayed by her sweetheart.  Lore Lay falls - or jumps - off the Lorelei Rock.  It is said her voice can still be heard in the murmurs of the river and the rock, and that Lore Lay at times distracts sailors with her voice and her beauty, causing them to have accidents.

The basic story is extremely well known in Germany, and has inspired and become part of ballads, poems, music and songs, as well as operas.  And of course there is the Lorelei statue shown here, as well as the Lorelei Fountain in The Bronx, New York.

 

Please RSVP for the location of this month's Goddess Gathering -8135457173

Recipe of the Month

Ingredients

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1 cup pitted dates

1/2 cup raw cashew or almond butter

2 tablespoons unsweetened, natural cocoa powder

3 tablespoons ground chia seeds

unsweetened cocoa powder, chopped raw almonds or hazelnuts and/or unsweetened shredded coconut for coating

 

Stretch Move and Tone Class

Monday 9-9:50am

Dunedin Recreation Center

Pinehurst Ave, Dunedin FL

( Cost varies with membership)

 

Private Lessons and

Belly Dancing classes and parties available!

Private Stretch Classes

 

 

  DANCE FUSION

Dance in particular has been shown with several studies to decrease anxiety and boost mood more than any other physical activity. 

A style of dance that combines elements from multiple dance genres, techniques, and music styles to create a unique and improvisational form of expression. It emphasizes musicality, freedom of movement, and personal interpretation, often decoupling traditional dance roles from their historically associated genders.

Monday 5:30-6:30pm

Hale Senior Activity Center

330 Douglas Ave, Dunedin FL

$5/6

( Cost varies with membership)

 

Before the Holiday Season!

Would you like to learn how you can eat a plant- based diet?

Based on the Eat To Live Dr Fuhrman

I am certified in Nutritional Plant -Based Eating program with Dr Fuhrman. Would you like to learn how to prepare and cook delicious plant-based meals ?Come and learn the wonderful benefits such as weight loss, lowering blood pressure, boosting immunity. You will enjoy knowing the importance of eating for your nutritional health and well-being,

Call or text me if you would like to know more about healing your body with nutrition.

I look forward to working with you!

agbeautifuldance@gmail.com or 8135457173

 

Dansergy

Dance and Move Without Limits!

A synergy of the body/ mind connection, balance and centeredness . Dansergy is my new dance program and I look forward to dancing with you in 2024!

Embrace the body's healing power and wisdom . Come home to your body and be in it and learn to be comfortable in your own skin.   Discover the healing powers of dance. Love being in your body and moving in it!  Open the chakras and flow like a Goddess. You have a body, and you have a innate dancer waiting to come alive within you.  Set her free to dance, dance, dance!