By Mary Serico Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful celebration with family and friends, filled with warmth, laughter, good memories, and — of course — plenty of delicious food. After spending my summer at the Jersey shore and squeezing in a few unforgettable vacations, I’m finally back in the studio and still […]
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by Mary Serico Happy Valentine’s Day! It may still feel like winter outside, but for those of us who love gardening, February 14th marks the beginning of planning our summer gardens as we eagerly await the arrival of spring. Even if Mother Nature isn’t quite ready to cooperate, we know that warmer days are coming.
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by Mary Serico Happy Holidays! I hope your holidays are everything you wished for and more. I am finishing up my December blog at the airport on our way to sunny and hopefully warm Disney World in Florida. The trip is a belated birthday present for my husband Joe and probably one of my favorite
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Happy Fall, Y’all! October brings cooler nights, shorter days, and pumpkin spice everything. It’s also time to trade in shorts and swimsuits for long pants and cozy sweaters. Every year, when I switch out my closet for the new season, I stumble upon something from last year I forgot I had — always a nice
Everything Old is New Again Read More »
Hope everyone is enjoying the dog days of summer. It is amazing how quickly the summer months pass. The clearance sales are in full swing, and believe it or not, I have already seen a back-to-school ad. An indication that summer is here is the Dance A Lot Annual Showcase — this year it had a fun
Broadway “Dancing Stars” Take the Stage! Read More »
Happy Spring! Now that the winter that wasn’t (for many of us) has left and the warmer, longer days have started to arrive, I hope you are enjoying our beautiful Spring weather. It also means that I am in the home stretch (or crunch time) to perform my showcase in June at the Dance A
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by Mary Serico Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were filled with good times with family and friends. I am sure you probably had a few new year’s resolutions and may have broken one or two already. Well, Santa had a diet and exercise resolution. The only difference was that his resolution started in
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By Mary Serico I hope everyone enjoyed their summer and have gotten back into the swing of all the fall activities. This blog was originally scheduled for the summer, but my laptop decided to retire and take the draft of the blog with it. July always brings memories of our first dance lesson, all the
Dancing Through the Years — How I Started My Ballroom Dancing Journey Read More »
If it’s June, it must be time for Dance A Lot’s big annual showcase! We’ve done this 11 times, and I and my dance teacher Georgi always prepare a special dance for each year’s showcase. We have a professional choreographer come to the studio and design the dance at least ten months before June, so
“Dancing Stars” 2022 Showcase Time! Read More »
Dance lessons are an essential luxury for me, and for me to get the most out of my lessons, I need to practice every day, both scheduled and ad hoc. If I slack off between lessons, my dance teacher Georgi can tell within 5 minutes. For me, the perfect time to practice a Rumba Box
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