This week on Dancing with the Stars was 80s night, a blast from the past and the perfect trip down memory lane. I graduated from Punahou High School in 1986, and all the songs our contestants danced to brought back some of my favorite memories of growing up in Hawaii and pursuing dance as a career. The 80s were such an important decade for me, containing some of my favorite
I believe that the lesson in last Monday’s episode of Dancing with the Stars was that no matter what turns the path takes, everything always ends up as it should. Despite some confusion towards the end, Dancing with the Stars‘ Week 4 episode was an incredible night. After an initial mixup, Monica Aldama and her partner Val were revealed to be in the bottom two along with Anne Heche and
Fall is one of my favorite seasons. The relief of a fall breeze after months of summer heat is always a gift; the appearance of seasonal spices and long sleeves remind us that change has a lot to offer us. It marks a time of transition; as leaves fall from the trees around us it prompts us to ask ourselves which things we’ve been holding onto that we should release
Disney Night is a Dancing with the Stars fan favorite, and it’s one of my favorites as well. I want to give a huge shout out to the production crew and creative team at DWTS, the hair and makeup team and every single person who worked to create the magic of Disney right in our DWTS ballroom. All the Disney princesses were taken by the dancers, so I chose to
Contrary to what the common conception might be, vision boards aren’t about magically getting your wishes granted, or expecting the perfect house, career or love interest fall into your life as soon as you put up a picture. Like all intention setting, making a vision board is an act of focusing your desires. How are you ever going to get what you want if you don’t even know what that
I couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunity to be on two shows I love so much at once, to help spread a bit of positivity and happiness during this challenging time. Now that both of my shows are back on the air, it means that one day a week I’m filming both shows back to back. I’m thankful we had a very special Tuesday episode of Dancing With The
I really believe that the only way we can ever move forward is by adapting and evolving to the new while letting go of the old. That’s been one of the themes of this year for me; we can mourn the way things were but we also have to see the new world around us with open eyes and work to thrive within it. There was such clear evidence of
2020 has not been the easiest year for romance. With more time at home and less to do, it can be easy to fall into stagnancy with a partner, repeating the same activities and patterns day in and day out. Maintaining a sense of passion for life when we’re experiencing this much repetition has been hard enough; how are we supposed to maintain the excitement and electricity of our romantic
With social distancing and limited travel, maintaining connections with loved ones means finding new ways to show our affection. Just because we’re apart from some of our friends and family right now doesn’t mean we have to feel alone. We’re all facing challenges in our lives right now, which means this is the time when showing support and love is the most crucial. Sending a care package can be a
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic started to keep us in our homes more, we’ve had to become more creative about our escapes. A DIY room refresh can be the perfect way to treat ourselves to a break while many of our normal close-by retreats like pools, movie theaters and events have been temporarily closed to us. It can easy for our homes to start feeling confining, repetitive, and boring at
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