Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now

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Category: NIA dance practice

  • Rear view mirror

    New Year’s resolutions infuse me with excitement. But a week or so before my Jan. 1 ritual, I take a pause to ponder where I’ve been and what I’ve done over the previous year. This is easy for me because I maintain a “got done” calendar. It may be counter-intuitive — most people prefer to-do…

  • Something wonderful

    … is always on the verge of happening! That’s what we danced to today at Kellie Chambers’ Nia studio. Nia, a dance fusion that is my (almost) daily practice, marries movement with music that spans a broad range. It can be gentle, meditative. It can be energetic, athletic. As I dance, it can send me…

  • Deeper still

    There’s something about the routine “Alchemy,” that satisfies. Dancing it this morning before a busy feast day gets underway, I was struck by its combination of powerful and yet deeply feminine moves. I’ve written so much about the feelings that come up for me while dancing. Today, especially toward the end during the steps to…