Dancer Conversation Series Margie & Linda Today’s email news kicks off our Dancer Conversation Series – stories from 10 years of Reconnect with your Body. Margie Dahlin joined Reconnect in 2014, and invited her friend and neighbor Linda Jones to join in 2016. Listen to Linda and Margie reminisce about their dancer beginnings and dance […]
There is a cynic that has permanent residence in my head. Sometimes, she shows up as annoyance and resentment. Other times, as fear and dread. No matter which costume she is wearing, she never lets me forget to worry. To feel hopeless. To lose heart and lose faith. During the past year, it has felt […]
Robin Moore died Sunday evening March 14, 2021. He was a regular dancer in Reconnect dance classes and a performer in the Art as Action Dance Company. We’ll remember Robin—how he loved us and how he was beloved by us. We held a virtual service to remember Robin and recognize his resilient, enthusiastic and joyful spirit, […]
We end each Reconnect class with a movement meditation: Breathe compassion and gratitude into your own body Send compassion and gratitude to everyone in our dancer circle Send compassion and gratitude to all of our dancer friends that couldn’t be in the room with us today Feel the compassion and gratitude we’ve generated here ripple out […]
Today was our 99th Reconnect class of 2020. In Reconnect, we believe you get a gold star just for showing up – we all deserve huge gold stars for making it through this year, and our dancers get another one for continuing to dance and stay connected to each other. I do Kaiut Yoga three […]
Throughout the pandemic, Art as Action has continued to create & collaborate, gathering online to delve deeper into our 2020 theme: “ADAPT.” The dates for our planned show have come & gone – but we still want to share our ongoing creative explorations with you! Become a subscriber today & receive exclusive new Art as Action creations directly in your […]
Celebrate our Reconnect Dancers from Home Join us to celebrate the Reconnect with your Body program and the remarkable dancers who are its heart and soul. This annual event is a way for friends and family to experience Reconnect firsthand – this year, that means dancing with each other over Zoom from the safety of […]
After I was injured in 2009, I barely danced for two years. I didn’t even want to watch a dance performance. I felt so heartbroken, so betrayed by my body. The only path forward I could see was for dance – the love of my life – to cease to exist (which was pretty difficult […]
Inhale the music; exhale the worry Inhale positivity; exhale stress Inhale gratitude; exhale anxiety Inhale the cha cha; exhale tension Inhale the musical brilliance of Dave Brubeck; exhale the politics and politicians Inhale community; exhale negativity Inhale heartwarming connection; exhale fear Inhale dance One thing that’s keeping me going right now is the Reconnect with […]
To ensure the safety of our dancers and do our part for community health and well-being, Art as Action will be suspending in-person Reconnect with your Body classes until we feel it is safe to return. In times of turbulence where anxiety and fear are impossible to escape, dance provides us with an outlet to express […]
