Dear Friends,
Happy 5th Birthday to US!!!
December 12th, 2019 is the official birthday for "The Power With Grace" and we would love to celebrate by offering a FREE CLASS to everyone this Thursday, December 12th at 9:30am @UUMarin (240 Channing Way San Rafael) or on Zoom!
This is a great opportunity to invite a new friend (or two!)!
Sign up online to join us on ZOOM or IN-PERSON for a 60 minutes Stop Drop and Dance class followed by an optional 10-15 minute core/abs/stretch (bring a mat).
December Save-The-Dates
Please mark your calendar for these special events and changes in our schedule this month!
*TOMORROW* Tuesday, December 10th 9:30am
Happy Birthday Laura Briggs!
75 minutes Stop Drop and Dance
Dress in a TAYLOR SWIFT theme!
Thursday, December 19th 9:30am
Happy Birthday Sandy Aley!
75 minutes Stop Drop and Dance
Dress in a HOLIDAY theme!
Classes Cancelled Saturday, December 21st to Wednesday, December 25th
Remember that one of the benefits of a membership is that all our previous classes are recorded and are available on-demand, so even if live classes are cancelled, you can always get a workout from home on our website! Members have unlimited on-demand access and non-members can purchase classes a-la-carte!
All classes resume on Thursday, December 26th including a Black and Gold New Years Eve 9:30am class!
Get Your Early Bird Dance-a-thon Tickets!
Have you registered yet???
There are THREE WEEKS left to register for our 4th Stop Drop and DANCE-A-THON at the San Rafael Community Center on Sunday, February 2nd and get a FREE 2025 SHIRT as part of the ticket price!
(After January 5th, shirts will no longer be included in the admission price, but will be on sale separately for $28 until supplies last!)
Invite your friends and join us for this SERIOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!
Click here to buy your tickets!
Happy Hip Hop Birthday Laura Williams!
We had SUCH a sweaty fun time dancing last Tuesday for Laura Williams' birthday and here is a snippet of her sweet message of inspiration to everyone near the end of class:
“Everyone knows that I’ve been dealing with severe asthma for 2-2.5 years. Last year I could barely breathe up here. So much better now…
Movement, dancing and strengthening my cardiovascular system is TRULY my medicine, not metaphorically.”
We are so happy that Laura was able to dance up front the entire 75 minutes - which is NOT easy to do!!! Laura’s husband was also so sweet for dropping off flowers and cookies mid-class!
Thank you to everyone who was able to make it on Zoom or in-person and who came in the best hip hop outfits! There were Adidas track suits, Kangol hats, baggy clothes, chains and even a little peek-a-boo heart boxer under jeans from Amy Poirier! And thank you again to Erin Meyers and Sara Rainbolt for their birthday decorations!
So grateful for our physical health, our mental happiness and our community with big hearts!
Wicked Choreography Class!
"These things are sent to try us..."
- Galinda
This dance felt a lot like patting your head and rubbing your belly at the same time 😂😂😂
Thank you so much to everyone who came last Saturday to Stop Drop and Dance for a special half/half choreography session to learn the official WICKED “What Is This Feeling?” choreography by Christopher Scott! And thank you to Allyson Josephs for first sharing this dance trend!
If you missed it and want to learn it too, check out our YouTube channel for the free 40 minute tutorial (no music) and then the practice video (with music)!
Research continues to show that DANCING is not just good for your body, but it is good for your BRAIN! And with an open mind, open heart, and a willingness to make mistakes and try again, you’ll find that dancing truly brings happiness, laughter and JOY!
“It’s just life, so keep dancing through!”
- Prince Fiyero
Do Us Good
On Saturday before we started learning the Wicked choreography, I shared this visual poem, "Do Us Good," inspired by the WICKED movie, written by Amanda Gorman. If you haven't heard it, I hope you take 3 minutes to click on the link above to watch it.
May it leave you inspired for a better world with more GOOD.
Are we born wicked
Or do we have wickedness thrust upon us
Are we born bad
Or brave
There's a world we miss when we misbehave
But we miss just as much when we misconstrue
When we distrust what is different
And detest what is new
History is written by the victors
And villains are embittered by the forcible and the few
But through how we live
Our children learn what we earn when we're earnest And what we forge when we forgive
Only with decency do we discover people are not born evil
But born equal
Green not with envy
But what we envision in each other
A sentimental mankind finding ourselves even in the dark
There is a goodness that knows in our hearts
No one is wicked at birth
We are born to light the wick of the earth
We are all that girl
When something changes within us something changes in this vast world
We will never be the same
This feeling fervid as a flame has a name
Un-adulterated loving
Rushing
Flooding
Together we'll stare down the emerald tower
We will not cower
We will not let our power take over us
But let ourselves take back our power
We won't just say we're sorry now
Rejoicify that we're glad and grateful just to be seen and not listened to
We'll dream
Soar into the blue
Rise up to a new reality
Because defending the good is how we defy gravity
So if you dare to find us look to our west turned eyes
Everyone won't do good deeds
But all deserve the chance to try to be understood
As we should
And if this they would mourn wicked
then let this WICKED DO US GOOD
- Amanda Gorman
Love,
Grace
