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I Learned To Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing and Learning to Tell a Great Story.

A Great Story Makes the Dance A great dance performance always has a story. It might be a love story set to a song based on romantic Persian poetry. The Persians really know how to tell a romantic story! Maybe it’s the story of the love affair between a girl and her drum. The story… Continue reading I Learned To Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing and Learning to Tell a Great Story.

I Learned to Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing and Playing Music- We All Hear Music Differently

I Learned To Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing and Playing Music- We All Hear Music Differently

Do You Hear What I Hear? In my drum class, my teacher Amir played a video of a woman singing and a drummer playing with her to a group of people. She was singing in a language we did not know. It was hard to tell from her expression what she was feeling or thinking,… Continue reading I Learned to Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing and Playing Music- We All Hear Music Differently

I Learned to Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing and Playing Music- Precision is Beautiful

Precision is Beautiful Precision equals beauty. I know, it sounds weird. But it’s true! Today in drum class, as we were practicing our “ornaments” or rolls coming before the main notes, my teacher Amir said, “You are all playing very precisely today. It is very beautiful. Our ornaments are a series of three notes played… Continue reading I Learned to Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing and Playing Music- Precision is Beautiful

I Learned To Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- There Can Only Be One Star

There Can Only Be One Star in Every Show There can only be one star in every show. This one star shines brighter than all the rest. The audience knows that is the person that will bring the magic to them. They can’t take their eyes off the star. There should only be one star.… Continue reading I Learned To Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- There Can Only Be One Star

I Learned to Solve all my Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Be Brave

Bravery. It is a good quality to have, in dancing, design, and life. Often, we are afraid to put ourselves out there and be who we really are for fear others will judge us. Guess what? They will judge us no matter what we do. It is human nature to make meaning of everything. So,… Continue reading I Learned to Solve all my Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Be Brave

I Learned to Solve all My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Create Drama with Shapes

I learned to solve all my Interior Design problems by dancing. This is Part 3 on my revelations from dancing, on how to create a drama with shapes As I mentioned in my first article, it becomes increasingly clear that the threads of artistic expression weave a tapestry that transcends individual disciplines. The principles that animate the… Continue reading I Learned to Solve all My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Create Drama with Shapes

I Learned to Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing-Light Transforms Ordinary to Extraordinary

I Learned to Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing-Distractions Ruin Everything. Remove clutter, visual disparity and consider yourself part of the design. Do you enjoy the look, feel, and smell of your space?

I Learned to Solve all My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Create Drama with a Focal Point

I learned to solve all my Interior Design problems by dancing. This is Part 2 of my revelations from dancing, on how to create a dramatic focal point. As I reflect on my journey, it becomes increasingly clear that the threads of artistic expression weave a tapestry that transcends individual disciplines. The principles that animate… Continue reading I Learned to Solve all My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Create Drama with a Focal Point

I Learned To Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Surprise Me

Surprise and Delight! A great dance performance always has a surprise. It might be an unexpected twist in the storyline. It might be the unveiling of the dancer so you see her beautiful face or costume. Maybe it is the revealing of an unexpected part of the costume that was hidden that causes the audience… Continue reading I Learned To Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Surprise Me