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Valentines Dance and Friendship Party
I would like to invite you all to our Valentines Dance Party at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Jupiter.
Friday, February 13th at 8:00 pm
Our friends from the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in West Palm Beach will join us in Jupiter.
We are looking forward to see all of you and please feel free to bring your friends, this is an OPEN HOUSE!!
Looking forward to see you all,
Happy Valentine's
Babette
Friday, February 13th at 8:00 pm
Our friends from the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in West Palm Beach will join us in Jupiter.
We are looking forward to see all of you and please feel free to bring your friends, this is an OPEN HOUSE!!
Looking forward to see you all,
Happy Valentine's
Babette
Why do we dance?
Why do we dance? Why do YOU dance? Is it for exercise; do you want to lose weight or be in better shape? Do you want to meet people? Do you want to keep your mind active? Or perhaps all of these things? Remember: "People do not stop dancing because they get older, they get older because they stop dancing" - author unknown.
A lot of people wonder why we put so much energy into dancing. Considering all the fun things to do, some of us put a disportionate amount of time (and money) into dancing. On the other hand, we could be asking why some people spend a ton of money to go skiing or to buy a neat car. Why do people go running all the time? For some of us, dancing is a part of what we are; it makes us feel good. For some, it's a timely escape from the today's reality. Here are some reasons why you should get into it.
Top ten reasons...?
• It's great exercise! I stopped going to the health club years ago and I haven't gained any weight since. I can get my aerobic exercise and enjoy it. Have you ever seen people in an aerobics class smiling?
• It's fun! A lot of people go dancing. It's easy to make friends in the dance scene. You get to meet different kinds of people, all of whom love to dance.
• There's a lot of great music to dance to.
• There are so many kinds of dancing, you can't get bored with it.
• Anyone can do it. I can't tell the million-dollar executives from the janitors. If you've got some rhythm and aren't afraid to move your feet on the dance floor, you've got it made. (well, almost).
• It's a great way to meet people. Hey, you're suppose to go around and ask people to dance! Now you have an excuse to go up and talk to that good-looking person across the room.
• It's healthy. In general, most dancers do not smoke or drink. Most dance environments are smoke-free and alcohol-free. We don't need the crutch of a cigarette or a drink to have fun. Besides, have you ever tried doing a spin with half a glass of wine in you? It's not pretty. :-(
• A 3-minute relationship You're not getting married; you're just going to dance with someone. Think about it. You have a perfectly acceptable excuse to hold someone's hand for three minutes and when you're done, you can walk away to meet other people without feeling guilty! :^)
• Something to do with your SO. What better excuse to hold your honey in your arms in public without people giggling about it?
• Dance and stay young. This has got to be the fountain of youth. Dancing is something you can do for the rest of your life. If you can dance well, people don't care if you are 20 or 70; I know I usually don't even think about the age of whomever I dance with. A great dancer will always be in demand. Look at people like Frankie Manning, Charlie Mead, or Dawn Hampton. They are incredible dancers and I think that, somewhere along the way, they forgot that they were suppose to get old. :-)
A lot of people wonder why we put so much energy into dancing. Considering all the fun things to do, some of us put a disportionate amount of time (and money) into dancing. On the other hand, we could be asking why some people spend a ton of money to go skiing or to buy a neat car. Why do people go running all the time? For some of us, dancing is a part of what we are; it makes us feel good. For some, it's a timely escape from the today's reality. Here are some reasons why you should get into it.
Top ten reasons...?
• It's great exercise! I stopped going to the health club years ago and I haven't gained any weight since. I can get my aerobic exercise and enjoy it. Have you ever seen people in an aerobics class smiling?
• It's fun! A lot of people go dancing. It's easy to make friends in the dance scene. You get to meet different kinds of people, all of whom love to dance.
• There's a lot of great music to dance to.
• There are so many kinds of dancing, you can't get bored with it.
• Anyone can do it. I can't tell the million-dollar executives from the janitors. If you've got some rhythm and aren't afraid to move your feet on the dance floor, you've got it made. (well, almost).
• It's a great way to meet people. Hey, you're suppose to go around and ask people to dance! Now you have an excuse to go up and talk to that good-looking person across the room.
• It's healthy. In general, most dancers do not smoke or drink. Most dance environments are smoke-free and alcohol-free. We don't need the crutch of a cigarette or a drink to have fun. Besides, have you ever tried doing a spin with half a glass of wine in you? It's not pretty. :-(
• A 3-minute relationship You're not getting married; you're just going to dance with someone. Think about it. You have a perfectly acceptable excuse to hold someone's hand for three minutes and when you're done, you can walk away to meet other people without feeling guilty! :^)
• Something to do with your SO. What better excuse to hold your honey in your arms in public without people giggling about it?
• Dance and stay young. This has got to be the fountain of youth. Dancing is something you can do for the rest of your life. If you can dance well, people don't care if you are 20 or 70; I know I usually don't even think about the age of whomever I dance with. A great dancer will always be in demand. Look at people like Frankie Manning, Charlie Mead, or Dawn Hampton. They are incredible dancers and I think that, somewhere along the way, they forgot that they were suppose to get old. :-)
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Thursday, December 11, 2008
24 Years of Pain until…I started Dancing.
At the age of 8 I was diagnosed with Osteo Arthritis. Normal childhood activities were always painful, but I kept going, dealing with the pain afterwards.
As a young adult in my late teens to early twenties, I used to go to the dance clubs when I wasn’t working as a chef. Disco was the rage and I loved it!!! Then, at the age of 27, my life was turned upside down when I was diagnosed with reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. My left leg, from my toes to my hip swelled to 4 times its size and turned a bluish gray color! The pain was horrific; it felt like my entire leg was being crushed with a 2 ton weight while viciously being stabbed with a razor sharp saber! The external skin temperature was 103 degrees, I was on fire, and the slightest touch was unbearable! I started getting strong muscle spasms around my rib cage, making it difficult to breathe and impossible to straighten up. All I could do was cry, just cry!!!
No medication at the time eased my pain. I lost everything, my job, friends, health insurance and at times my mind. All the joy in my life was gone and I slipped into deep depression. I could not walk or even put my foot on the ground.
I went to many different doctors and pain specialists, tried medications, physical therapy and electronic nerve stimulation, NOTHING worked! One specialist decided to try sympathetic nerve blocks. He was to insert a long spinal tap needle between the vertebrae and into the spinal column. He needed to inject a numbing agent directly in to the sympathetic nerve. This procedure was to be done once a week for 4 weeks. It was an extremely painful experience. During the last of the series I suffered a stroke. My body was in full tremor, my eyes rolled back and I couldn’t speak. The doctor removed the needle as quickly as possible and opened the I.V. line to release sedatives into my body. 15 minutes later I came out of it. The stroke had impaired the motor functions and feeling on the left side of my body. My muscles could no longer hold my hips in alignment; I could not move my leg, foot or toes. It took 2 years of therapy to learn walk, but walk with a limp I did. I could not walk more that 5 feet without swelling and pain, but I did walk. I gained a lot of weight from the 6 pills a day I had to take combined with the inactivity. I tried to joke saying “I am twice the person I once was”, but in truth, I was living a life of depression filled with pain. I could no longer do the things that brought me joy, long walks, or dancing to name a few.
Over the next 18 years all the medication took a toll on my immune system, I was sick all the time. After talking with my doctor, I decided to get off all of it. The pain became more intense, however, over the years I learned to live with it.
One evening, while watching television, I saw someone who inspired me to do something that would change my life for the better. I decided to try ballroom dancing. I began in late April 2008. The first few weeks were painful to say the least. By June, however, for the first time in 24+ years, I am completely pain free. My toes are moving, I’, getting motor function and feeling back and I’m losing weight!!! Everything seems brighter, depression a thing in the past. I’m so happy!! I feel healthier then I have in years! I won’t say dancing is a cure, but it has worked a miracle for me. Hurray I’m dancing again!!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank a few people. To Maksim Chmerkovskiy for unknowingly inspiring me to try; Gabriella Bodocs, Babette and Warren Brown, Lisa Haber, and Pierre Gider for their encouragement, support and extra coaching; and most of all to Vladimir Velev for his patience, humor, kind heart, expertise, support encouragement and for not giving up on me.
Your Very Grateful Student,
Cheryl Bazar
P.S. Fred, wherever you are, thanks for creating these studios!
As a young adult in my late teens to early twenties, I used to go to the dance clubs when I wasn’t working as a chef. Disco was the rage and I loved it!!! Then, at the age of 27, my life was turned upside down when I was diagnosed with reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. My left leg, from my toes to my hip swelled to 4 times its size and turned a bluish gray color! The pain was horrific; it felt like my entire leg was being crushed with a 2 ton weight while viciously being stabbed with a razor sharp saber! The external skin temperature was 103 degrees, I was on fire, and the slightest touch was unbearable! I started getting strong muscle spasms around my rib cage, making it difficult to breathe and impossible to straighten up. All I could do was cry, just cry!!!
No medication at the time eased my pain. I lost everything, my job, friends, health insurance and at times my mind. All the joy in my life was gone and I slipped into deep depression. I could not walk or even put my foot on the ground.
I went to many different doctors and pain specialists, tried medications, physical therapy and electronic nerve stimulation, NOTHING worked! One specialist decided to try sympathetic nerve blocks. He was to insert a long spinal tap needle between the vertebrae and into the spinal column. He needed to inject a numbing agent directly in to the sympathetic nerve. This procedure was to be done once a week for 4 weeks. It was an extremely painful experience. During the last of the series I suffered a stroke. My body was in full tremor, my eyes rolled back and I couldn’t speak. The doctor removed the needle as quickly as possible and opened the I.V. line to release sedatives into my body. 15 minutes later I came out of it. The stroke had impaired the motor functions and feeling on the left side of my body. My muscles could no longer hold my hips in alignment; I could not move my leg, foot or toes. It took 2 years of therapy to learn walk, but walk with a limp I did. I could not walk more that 5 feet without swelling and pain, but I did walk. I gained a lot of weight from the 6 pills a day I had to take combined with the inactivity. I tried to joke saying “I am twice the person I once was”, but in truth, I was living a life of depression filled with pain. I could no longer do the things that brought me joy, long walks, or dancing to name a few.
Over the next 18 years all the medication took a toll on my immune system, I was sick all the time. After talking with my doctor, I decided to get off all of it. The pain became more intense, however, over the years I learned to live with it.
One evening, while watching television, I saw someone who inspired me to do something that would change my life for the better. I decided to try ballroom dancing. I began in late April 2008. The first few weeks were painful to say the least. By June, however, for the first time in 24+ years, I am completely pain free. My toes are moving, I’, getting motor function and feeling back and I’m losing weight!!! Everything seems brighter, depression a thing in the past. I’m so happy!! I feel healthier then I have in years! I won’t say dancing is a cure, but it has worked a miracle for me. Hurray I’m dancing again!!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank a few people. To Maksim Chmerkovskiy for unknowingly inspiring me to try; Gabriella Bodocs, Babette and Warren Brown, Lisa Haber, and Pierre Gider for their encouragement, support and extra coaching; and most of all to Vladimir Velev for his patience, humor, kind heart, expertise, support encouragement and for not giving up on me.
Your Very Grateful Student,
Cheryl Bazar
P.S. Fred, wherever you are, thanks for creating these studios!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
Halloween at Fred Astaire Jupiter
Last Friday we were holding our annual Halloween Party - this time really on Halloween evening. It was a great Party, the ballroom was full of beautifully and fun costumed people and we danced the night away.
Congratulations to Sherri aka "Jack in the Box" for winning the costume contest!!
Friday, October 17, 2008
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Monday, September 22, 2008
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