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Category: NIA dance practice

  • My brain, on dance

    Thursday I danced a new-to-me Nia routine that included a few steps I’ve never done in quite the way we did them. It got me thinking about why I revel in both the new and the familiar in dance. There’s research describing reasons for this. The brain gets a dopamine hit from new experiences. Dopamine…

  • 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…