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Seeking Transformation? Then Dance!

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Sirena

  Same for: seeking inspiration, wellness, mood boosting, grounding, healing, energizing, relief, release? Again, give dancing a whirl! I was reminded once again of dance’s abundant juju after teaching class yesterday. First, through a new dancer’s story, which she shared … Continue reading →

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How Dancing Saved My Life

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Sirena

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
Sounds dramatic, right?  Yet, I realized once again last week that the seeming hyperbole is actually spot on in so many ways. I had been sitting alone in my kitchen, crying.  Feeling powerless to help…

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Grace Is A Rainbow

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Sirena

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
Grace.  I think about it a lot.  As a dancer, of course, but also as a human being. Grace is a funny and amazing thing.  People talk about it a lot, yet often have trouble…

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Still Dancing

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Sirena

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
In Dani Shapiro’s marvelous “Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life,” she shares a classic anecdote in an artist’s life.  Her friend, who is a notable sculptor, is asked at a dinner…

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How To Refresh Your Soul

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Sirena

After an exceptionally busy time creating and performing over the past nine months, along with some volunteer projects, I’ve come to a break.  Now the real challenge begins! I.e. time to pause, look inward and, ideally, figure out next steps. … Continue reading →

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Mind Games: Life Lessons From Dancing

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Sirena

At the end of dance class yesterday with my mentor and dance idol, I asked for some help with a difficult inversion (handstand) we had worked on in class.  This particular movement requires buckets of control, balance, flexibility, and upper … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Showing Up

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Sirena

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
I cannot remember the last time I danced as poorly as I did today.  I had half decided not to go to class as I had been feeling under the weather. Then, when I went…

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How To Talk To Our Bodies

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Sirena

With gratitude, receptiveness and reverence, I would humbly submit. If you’re breathing right now, and I am guessing that you are, your body is achieving some amazing, highly complex activity, as you know.  Same for reading.  I’m not conversant with … Continue reading →

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How To Keep Moving

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Sirena

Just do it. ‘Don’t mean to sound flippant or simplistic. But the way to keep moving is, well, to keep moving. Moving whatever of our glorious bodies can move. Because the body wants to move, was made to move, and … Continue reading →

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Dance: An Elixir of Hope

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Sirena

  Tomorrow, I am volunteering at a school to assist a group of adolescent students create a dance together.  The themes they’ve chosen involve embracing our differences and love. Some of the details of the project are still fuzzy.  And … Continue reading →

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