Happy New Year! . . . Whatever that means. It might mean another holy every day opportunity to be here now and celebrate together the preciousness of what is happening. ”Happy” and “happen” are from Middle English hap, meaning “happen,” as well as “good luck.” So “happiness” means “happen-ness” and “lucky.” It’s the fortunate state of [...]
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Nia Focus of the Year for 2010
January 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: Dancing Through Life · Etymology · Nia Class Focus · Ongoing Nia Classes · The Foundation of Nia
Suppleness
December 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments
Suppleness was the focus of class today. “Supple” is from the Latin sub + plicare, meaning “to fold under.” It’s related to ”pliable,” as in the ballet movement, plié, which in French literally means “folded”or “bending” to describe how the knees bend. The word “suppleness” even sounds supple. The sound of lippy “p”s rolling into the [...]
Tags: Etymology · Nia Class Focus · Ongoing Nia Classes


