Jolly Dancers

29/04/2018

Outside of Argentina, there is American Smooth tango. A quick smooth tango demo from London Piccadilly April 2018.

Outside of Argentina, there is American Smooth tango. A quick smooth tango demo from London Piccadilly April 2018.

27/04/2018

'Whenever I associate with others, My I view myself as the lowest of all ; And with a pure intention, May I cherish others as supreme.' - Eight verses of training the mind, by Bodhisattva Langri Tangpa. Dancers who possess superior dancing skills have particular worries that lower level dancers never have; for example, they often worry about not finding a partner at the similar level, about missing the opportunity to demonstrate musicality during a dance, and about losing their social status. [ 171 more words ]

‘Whenever I associate with others, My I view myself as the lowest of all ; And with a pure intention, May I cherish others as supreme.’ – Eight verses of training the mind, by Bod…

20/04/2018

The Mexican fisher man story below reminds us the happiness mantra 'I have enough'. An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. [ 321 more words ]

The Mexican fisher man story below reminds us the happiness mantra ‘I have enough’. An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat wi…

20/04/2018

Inner peace, or mental peace, is the source of all our happiness. Although all living beings have the same basic wish to be happy all the time, very few people understand the real causes of happiness. We usually believe that external conditions such as food, cars and money are the real causes of happiness, and as a result we devote nearly all our time and energy to acquiring them. [ 575 more words ]

Inner peace, or mental peace, is the source of all our happiness. Although all living beings have the same basic wish to be happy all the time, very few people understand the real causes of happine…

15/04/2018

In dance, and in life too, it’s rare that we ever come to a full stop. We are in constant motion. An important part of dance is the creation of motion, but the most powerful moments in dance are those of absolute stillness. These moments are often what captures an audience.

01/04/2018

The solution to enjoy every dance, and life :)

Life is a precious gift. When we decide that to have a dance is a good use of our time, how to make it most enjoyable and meaningful? Each dance is like a dream, our dreaming is like the intermedia…

30/03/2018

Dance to meditate - of slipping into stillness and embracing the present

We know about the benefits of meditation—of slipping into stillness and embracing the present. We understand that when we redirect our outward flowing consciousness inward, we’ll discover the two t…

11/03/2018

Music is more than just the beat that makes us tap our feet. It is so much more—the power of music can access your brain and open up the mind.

11/03/2018

Dancing is meditation through motion

You can’t be your best when you are overworked. Maximize your potential by resetting your mind and mood whenever you feel drained. Find out how.

20/08/2017

Take initiative. Ask anyone to dance and have an open heart to accept a genuine conversation between two bodies with rhythm and music in that moment. Personally, some of my most wonderful experiences came from dancing with people who I have never met before, even some of them have never danced to that particular style of music. They asked, what style is it shall we dance to this music? I say, dance from the heart, we will find a style that will fit in this moment. The pleasant dances are produced within ourselves, not that person we dance with. What we need is to lose the ‘self’ by following this logic - my body is not myself, my emotion is not myself, my mind is not myself. What else is left? Nothing. Therefore, the ‘self’ that we normally see does not exist. From this pure emptiness, a dance is initiated with positive thinking which leads to a positive experience. Every time. -Matt Liang 2017

13/08/2017

A meditation performed by two who become one, united at the heart, seeking stillness through motion. - The meaning of Tango.

13/08/2017

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. - Mahatma Gandi