Dear Friends,
It's a serious BIRTHDAY week!
Please join us for the following 75 minute Stop Drop and Dance celebrations this entire week:
Tuesday, December 5th, 9:30am @UUMarin
Happy Birthday Laura Williams!
THEME: Come As You Are
Thursday, December 7th, 9:30am @UUMarin
Happy Birthday Laura Briggs!
THEME: Dress up in a Hippie Bohemian Vibe
Saturday, December 9th, 9:30am @TheGarage
Happy Birthdays to Anne Kaplan, Kim Frederickson, Nina Watson, and Monica Jones (zooming from Florida)!
THEME: Come As You Are
Each class will feature favorite songs chosen by the birthday girl! Hope you can come and DANCE with these wonderful women in our community!
Locations:
@UUMarin = 240 Channing Way, San Rafael
@TheGarage = 1 Thorndale Drive, San Rafael
A glance at the rest of December...
If you haven't tried our Wednesday line up yet, it's the best exercise combo with cardio, strength, and stretch, plus it's the best deal because you get 2 classes for the price of 1 drop in (included for membership plans).
Wednesdays 9:30am @UUMarin
60 Minute Cardio Strength (can be modified to low impact!)
Bring: dumbbells and mat
Wednesdays 10:45am @UUMarin
60 Minute All-Levels Vinyasa Yoga
Bring: yoga mat
Class sizes are small and the format is easy-to-follow. It is a perfect combination to add to our weekly dance workouts!
Save the dates
Thursday, December 14th, 9:30am @UUMarin
75 Minute Stop Drop and Dance Class
Happy Birthday Nicole Bailey!
SONG THEME: Black artists and/or Inspirational female artists
Thursday, December 21st, 9:30am @UUMarin
75 Minute Stop Drop and Dance Class
Happy Birthday Sandy Aley!
THEME: Christmas Elves (red/green/white)
CLASSES CANCELLED
Saturday, December 23rd - Wednesday, December 27th
I will be joining our family sleepover at my parents house with my sister's family!
Classes will resume on Thursday, December 28th!
If you have a special celebration, birthday, or fundraiser you would like to add to our calendar, please reach out to grace@thepowerwithgrace.com!
Congratulations Debby & Tony!
This past Saturday morning, December 2nd, we had the privilege to dance with Debby Strenkofsky, who got married only a few hours later!!!
Something really special about Debby is that in the past few years since she started dancing with us, we have gotten to witness her complete transformation…
From literally a challenging low to this beautiful moment Saturday.
Debby has quite a story to share if you ever make the time to listen, and the beauty is that Debby DOES share. She is courageous to open her heart to others, and because she constantly does, we all become so inspired by her, and we get to lift HER up in return!
We all have stories.
We all have hardships.
We all have struggles.
And we also all have celebrations.
We all have overcome challenges.
We all are inspirational in our own ways.
What Debby reminds us is that we don’t have to face life alone. We don’t have to hold everything in private or secret. We don’t have to be afraid to open our hearts to others. Because it is only then that we make real, heartfelt connections with others and both sides inevitably grow.
We can all give love and we all deserve to be loved.
Thank you for sharing your wedding day with us Debby!
Hats in the Wild!
If you haven't yet, please snap a pic of yourself in your Collab Power With Grace + Tommy Breeze hats, and tag @thepowerwithgrace if you're posting on social media, or send Grace your photo!
We only have 2 rose, 2 peach, and 4 seafoam hats left for sale (plenty of black!), so make sure to order yours as soon as possible before they sell out!
Pictured Above:
Cousin sleepover during Thanksgiving!
Tanya Burdick on a hike with family!
Carolina Boersma and Seran Kim having lunch in Greenbrae!
(Aww and that furry one is Kobe James)
Click here to order!
Choose local pick up to save on shipping if you can drive by San Rafael or come to class in-person!
Why don't we dance more?
On Saturday morning, I woke up to a flood of emails from many of you =) I LOVE that. Thank you (and thank you Tanya for sharing that quote above too)!
The New York Times published an article titled, "Why Don't We Dance More?" and of course I agree!!! Yes, I'd love for you to come to our Stop Drop and Dance classes, but I get that not everyone wants choreography.
What's more important is to JUST DANCE.
The article really encourages everyone to dance, all the time. As part of our day. As part of our regular chores and routines. As part of a healthy, positive, endorphin-releasing, silly and fun HABIT.
In one line of the article, the author said, "Dancing, one person suggested to me sadly, is something you do when you’re young and then you stop."
I'd like to MAJORLY disagree with whoever believes that, because the absolute truth is (physically, mentally, emotionally, and more):
Dancing is the secret to staying young!
Love,
Grace
