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Two Birthdays This Week!

December 8, 2025

December 8, 2025

Dear Friends,

Happy Birthdays to Laura Briggs and Anne Kaplan!

 

Join us this week for two different Stop Drop and Dance birthday celebrations:

 

Thursday, December 11th: HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURA BRIGGS!

9:30am-10:45am Stop Drop and Dance @UUMarin

Theme: Come as you are but add a little SPARKLE!

 

Saturday, December 13th: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNE KAPLAN!

9:30am-10:30am Stop Drop and Dance @UUMarin

Theme: Wear FALL colors, i.e. red, orange, yellow, green!

 

Mark Your Calendars!

 

Save the dates for these upcoming additional special classes and changes!

 

Tuesday, December 23rd: HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANDY ALEY!

9:30am-10:45am Stop Drop and Dance @UUMarin

Theme: Dress in any holiday fun colors or clothing!

 

Wednesday, December 24th - Saturday, December 27th: CLASSES CANCELLED

Enjoy your holiday break!

 

Thursday, January 1st: HAPPY NEW YEAR!

9:30am-10:45am Stop Drop and Dance @UUMarin

Theme: Wear Black and Gold

 

Please reach out if you want to schedule your birthday class or a special event!

 

Our Winter Wonderland Party!

 

Thank you to everyone who was able to make our holiday party last Friday night!

A HUGE thank you goes out to Barb Untermann for opening "The Christmas House" for us at West End Nursery in San Rafael!

 

Please go support this magical family-owned nursery that is transformed every year by Barb into a Winter Wonderland. It is the largest, most unique, and incredibly decorated ornament shop and you will definitely be able to find a meaningful ornament for all your loved ones!

Thank you to Eliza Desch and Erin Meyers for helping to set-up, clean-up, and organize this holiday party, and to Angela Hart, Laura Briggs, Leslie Dinham, Lisa Butcher, Sandy Aley, and Sara Rainbolt for bringing delicious appetizers and desserts!

Thank you to all the dancers who were able to make it during this crazy busy season and we missed those of you who couldn’t come this year!

Thank you to Marsha Cellar and Paula Todd for the perfect hand "Heart" ornament that completely represents our PWG community!

'Tis the Season to be... 

 

Chaotic

Impatient

Overstretched

Stressful

Tired

 

YES, and...

 

Blessed

Festive

Magical

Sparkling

JOLLY

 

"Today is a beautiful day.  Why?

Because you're here.

You make a difference here in this world.

You're beautiful, wonderful,

impactful, funny,

mindful, and so much more.

You make this world a better place.

Be glad you're here and along for the ride.

I am."

- Joseph Andrus

 

Love,

Grace

Dancers in the Wild!

Top Left: Strength & Stretch with Grace and Debby Strenkofsky at Andrea Spencer's house!

Middle Left: Karen Wright and Grace celebrating our Stinson retreat collaboration at Indian Springs (thank you Belize dancers for the gift card I finally used!)

Bottom Left: Karin Conn taking my girls to the rocket launch Thanksgiving Day tradition!

Top Right: Elizabeth Valosek supporting Barbara Roberts in her Mystic Pizza performance!

Bottom Right: Thank you Molly Maloney for sharing buckets and buckets of persimmons!