As a parent? As a partner? On the dance floor? In life? It really boils down to: How do you want to show up? Regardless of what life throws at you. We all have our sob stories. We’ve all suffered injustices. We’ve also all experienced joy and hopefully love in…

Even if it’s terrifying. It’s worth it. Over the weekend I attended a jaw-dropping, mind blowing, sexy as hell, Tango festival for the first time in my life. Illuminating doesn’t begin to do it justice. I have been dancing for 22 years and teaching for 15+ years. But when I…

Ladies, we’re so dang beautiful! We are learning and growing every day. On the whole, we’re awakening to the gross mistreatment (sometimes intentional, sometimes unintentional) of the patriarchy. We’re saying “No” to being considered second class or less than. We’re embodying our God/Universe/Source-given power. But are we doing all we…

“A life lived in fear is a life half-lived.” Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom. (If you haven’t seen it — watch it today. Yes, it’s that good!) My deep belief in this quote has driven many of the decisions in my life. And I can’t say I have many regrets. Now…

A few weeks ago, a dance lesson cancelled on me. I teach adults Ballroom, Latin, and social dance. I LOVE my job! So when this couple cancelled, I grabbed my kids (son, 11; daughter, 9) and took my dance energy out on them:) I have worked hard not to be…

What it costs our relationships and society. I’ve seen it countless times. I tell a dance student to relax the tension in his/her arms and they turn into a limp noodle. Or I say, “A little more tone here” and they go all sentinel on me. We all do it…

And what men can do about it. Photo by Alora Griffiths on Unsplash I’m generally a happy person. I’m all about spreading love and making people smile. I write romantic comedies for cryin’ out loud. But last night I was practically hyperventilating in bed until 2AM; reeling about the catastrophic…

But why? Yesterday I went for a walk with a guy friend and we discussed a vexing situation I found myself in recently. …

It is possible. As the pinks and oranges known only to Mother Nature’s splendor filled the sky and I marveled, alone, from the deck of the cruise ship (October 2019, pre-Covid) the irony that the sun was also setting on my marriage was not lost on me. Maybe you’ve been…