Impatience is a sign of hurrying; hurrying is a sign of worrying; worrying is a sign of fear; and fear is a sign that someone has temporarily forgotten that it's never too late to change their thoughts and therefore their "things." And for these reasons, time will forever be on their side.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO DANCE
Sometimes you have to dance! "Happiness is a state of mind. It's not dictated by outward circumstances--really. Learning to see a situation as it is, not as you hoped or feared it would be, is one of the keys to being content."
Family.... dance... music... babies & breastfeeding... dance... yard sales... quilting... dance... movies... fashion... jewelry... dance theory... ebay... nutrition... the politics of dance... the stock market NOT....traveling...dancing in all forms... antiques... movies... home decorating.... philosophy.... health... dance videos... piano... friends....dance art... parenting... relationships... dance talk... shopping.... oh, did I mention dance?
Music
Country music because it's so versatile...and beautiful...and some of the stories touch my heart and move my soul.... Blues, rock, jazz, funk, pop, classical... Oh, and everything else, especially anything that makes me wanna dance...
Movies
Sound Of Music, Wizard of Oz, The Notebook, Life is Beautiful, A Beautiful Mind, Terms of Endearment, White Oleander, Westside Story, My Life Without Me, Forrest Gump, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (original), FAME, Rain Man, Midnight Express, The Shawshank Redemption, Hilary and Jackie, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Catch Me If You Can, Annie Hall, The Miracle Worker, Gandhi, Ordinary People, Amadeus, Gigli (JK!)
Television
Currently addicted to:
American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance
24
The Ellen Show
Grey's Anatomy
Sons & Daughters
American Idol
Desperate Housewives
House
and Dancing with the Stars (when it's on)
HBO special on Addiction
Sara Silverman Show
Books
Heroes
My Middle School Buds - Julie & Carol
Max and Gillie Diamond
My husband, Paul Jay Diamond...
My mom, may she rest in peace. 1-31-18 to 12-25-06
BOB is our precious 1-year-old Lhasa Poo! Be his friend! www.myspace.com/bobisthemandog
My beautiful niece Betsy, the newlywed Mrs. Patrick Thomas! Here at age 2 as the flower girl at my wedding 28+ years ago.
My 3 children are my true heroes for being so brave in this world. Just for being.
About me: RISING DEAD DANCERS
TOP CATS 5TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY PERFORMANCE
OCTOBER 26, 2008
Well, we did it... we are now the Diamond II Showcase Couples 2008 World Champions, and we got to do it on the famous Grand Old Opry House Stage. What an amazing experience! January, 2008
Me and Mikey, Proam Spotlight Solo, Worlds 2008, Nashville TN
...and here she is now... COUSIN MINNIE PEARL!!!!!
Rhonda and Louie, Boogie by the Bay 2007
Masters J&J Winners!!!
“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
It's not the circumstances that dictate our life and present to the world who we are, but how we react to the circumstances is who we really are and how it helps our character/person to evolve. The more difficult the circumstances, the greater the lessons we are learning, as we evolve into whom we should be.
My Spotlight Solo at Worlds 2007, Nashville, TN, January 3 2007
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"The Soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things
that are in line with your principles and can bear the full light of
day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you
choose, what you think and what you do is who you become. Your
integrity is your destiny... It is the light that guides your way."
Heraclitus Greek Poet, Philosopher.
My absolutely stunningly gorgeous daughter's senior pic.
So much to say... so little time! Basically I live for my children, although you might not know that at first because it appears as though I live for dancing. It's all good, I tell ya, I am pretty much the luckiest lady in the world because I have an incredible family and a wonderful healthy hobby called dance that brings me passion and joy and good health.
My Husband Paul Jay Diamond, is a 5th grade teacher at Hooper Elementary in South Central Los Angeles. We've been married 29 years and we have 3 amazing kids, a big house in a great neighborhood with a 30-year mortage, a great dog and two cats. Our 3 beautiful children are... Greg, 25, CSUDH Business grad & Purchasing Coordinator of Robek's Juice Corporate Office in Manhattan Beach.... Melanie, 23, a beautiful soul..... and Rachel, 19, a Freshman at El Camino JC, a Barista at Coffee Bean, and a dance competitor. I love competing and performing and traveling to dance events. Worth mentioning: I now have two UCWDC Worlds titles... the first being 2003 Pro-Am Diamond Showcase World Champion!! (Yeah, check me out.) Um... Did I mention I like to dance???
LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL AND GORGEOUS MY BABY GIRL IS!
Here she is performing her pro/am showcase nightclub two step with Mikey, in San Jose, at the South Bay Dance Fling, September 2006
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In my daughter's eyes, I am a hero.
I am strong and wise,
And I know no fear.
But the truth is plain to see:
She was sent to rescue me,
I see who I wanna be, in my daughter's eyes."
Even though Lacey and Steve-O have been eliminated from the competition, you can still vote for Lacey in DWTS Design a Dance! What happens is fans vote on everything…the dance style, song, pro dancers (1 male, 1 female) and even get to design the costumes!
So make sure you vote as many times as you can for Lacey and also for Mark Ballas as the male pro! Lacey and Mark have great chemisty, which was proven on the tour!
So far we know that the fans have voted the Quickstep as the dance and “It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” by Ross Mitchell.
So let’s vote just as hard as we did for Lacey and Steve-O!
Thanks for all your support for Lacey and Steve-O this season-it has truly been awesome!
Steve-O has improved so much over these past few weeks-he really wants to dance! And Lacey’s been absolutely fantastic as usual! They deserve to be there! Make sure to vote like crazy on Monday night to keep them in the competition!!!
And it’s official, Lacey is doing a Q & A blog on her fan site. Check it out!
Just dropping by to ask that you “Vote for Lacey & Steve-O” this Monday Night on Dancing with the Stars!
Also be sure to check out the new blog Lacey wrote on her fan site! She talks about how scary it was to be in the bottom three last week!!! Lacey is also requesting that you leave her comments on the blog-she’s thinking about doing a question and answer session! So definitely let Lacey know if you’re interested!!!
"I know the greatest type of person you can become is a Champion." -Tim McGaffin
"Success is failure turned inside out, the silver tint of the clouds of doubt, and you can never tell how close you are, it may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit.
It’s when things seem worse, that you must not quit." –Unknown
hey there. i enjoyed watched your videos. how is the country going for you? will i see you at the us open? I am going to compete showcase division with David Appel. hope to see you there.
Thanks! The funny thing, only ONE of the awesome dances was with a non-Top Cats dancer (Luis Crespo) :D I was just really inspired, and found my groove! Hope you had a great time too!
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