Monthly Archives: August 2011

Anatomy of a Dance Routine

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Wayne to the Max

I absolutely love dancing. Dancing a choreographed West Coast Swing routine helped me improve my dancing by leaps and bounds. It’s incredibly challenging but it is incredibly fun too. My dance history is short and sweet. I finally began taking … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Insights, Music | Tagged anatomy, anxiety, choreography, coast, cost, D'Amico, dance, edit, fun, Lisa, Mario, money, Music, partner, partnership, practice, respect, routine, song, swing, west | 2 Comments

A Case of You

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Wayne to the Max

This weekend, I heard words in a song that I just couldn’t shake. Have you ever had that happen? Lyrics so original and so precise that no other words could have said it better. The version of the song that … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Uncategorized | Tagged acoustic, Blue, case, Joni, Mitchell, Music, of, Prince, song, you | 2 Comments

Too Rolling Stoned

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Wayne to the Max

Yesterday, I went into the local Randall’s grocery store. I grabbed a cart and headed for the produce section to gather up the things I needed to make my Honey Glaced Chicken, Sweet Potato and Peach skewer kabobs on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Insights, Music | Tagged 1970, aviation, chicken, civil rights, Day, drugs, Eagle, kabobs, Music, Nixon, peach, potato, Robin, Rolling, skewers, Stoned, sweet, Too, Trower, Woodstock | 1 Comment

Yucky Things

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Wayne to the Max

One of the yucky things that I hate to talk about is disappointment and discouragement. For one thing, it sounds like whining. Sometimes it sounds like sour grapes. And often, to folks who are kind enough to listen, hearing me … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Insights | Tagged behavior, coast, competition, dance, disappointment, discouragement, embarrassment, emotions, feelings, frustration, inadequate, inappropriate, perspective, positive, recover, stronger, swing, thinker, west | 15 Comments

Fear of Dancing

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Wayne to the Max

This month, August of 2011, marks the 10th year since I began dancing. During the summer of 2001, I was with a Singles Church Group that would go to Texas Tumbleweed’s country western saloon on Sunday evenings. They’d dance 2-Step … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, Insights, Music | Tagged coast, compete, confidence, dance, dork, ego, fear, insecure, lessons, Music, practice, shy, swing, west | 1 Comment

Fifty Eight

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Wayne to the Max

Today is my fifty-eighth birthday. It’s hard to believe I’m having this much fun, health, love and excitement at age fifty-eight. When I was younger, I remember thinking how old people are when they’re in their 50’s. I’m fifty-eight today. … Continue reading →

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Paul Thorn: That’s A Lie

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Wayne to the Max

I’m worn out from a long weekend of dancing, so my creative juices aren’t flowing yet. I need a little help from my friends to kick-start my brain cells. This morning while going through my email, I came across a … Continue reading →

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