{"id":4971,"date":"2018-09-09T16:46:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T16:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-walton-beach\/?p=4971"},"modified":"2018-09-09T16:46:24","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T16:46:24","slug":"empty-nest-room-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-walton-beach\/blog\/dance-lessons\/empty-nest-room-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Empty Nest? More Room To Dance!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-walton-beach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2018\/10\/40320842_2137252586594593_1611068453504942080_n.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-walton-beach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2018\/10\/40320842_2137252586594593_1611068453504942080_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4972 alignright\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s that time of year again.<\/p>\n<p>Those kids \u2013 or young adults \u2013 who occupied their old bedrooms for the summer are heading back to college. Or maybe they are off to college for the first time, ready to embark on that new journey and independence.<\/p>\n<p>Which also <strong>gives YOU independence<\/strong>. Nobody coming and going at all hours. No kids to cook for. Your load is lightened and <strong>your time is yours.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sure, you will miss them. Empty Nest Syndrome is a real thing \u2013 feelings of depression, loneliness, sadness when the kids take off, either temporarily or for good. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/conditions\/empty-nest-syndrome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Psychology Today<\/a> notes as a way to cope and thrive:<strong> \u201cThis might be an opportune time to explore or return to hobbies, leisure activities, or career pursuits.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a member of our Fred Astaire Dance Studio, we welcome you back to our fabulous array of ballroom dance classes and practice parties. If you and your significant other have been looking for a <strong>new hobby or pastime,<\/strong> dance is certainly something that can help you spread your wings and handle any sad feelings you might have about your children being away. <strong>We\u2019re like a family and friends all rolled into one!<\/strong> Let us give you a big hug and a spin on the dance floor!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take a positive step<\/strong>. Got the blues? Come and dance with us. Got time to take up a new hobby or learn some new dance steps? We\u2019re here for you. Stop by or call us and get those toes tapping!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of year again. Those kids \u2013 or young adults \u2013 who occupied their old bedrooms for the summer are heading back to college. Or maybe they are off to college for the first time, ready to embark on that new journey and independence. Which also gives YOU independence. Nobody coming and going [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,33,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dance-lessons","category-featured","category-staying-young"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-walton-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-walton-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-walton-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-walton-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-walton-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-walton-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4971\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-walton-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-walton-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/ft-walton-beach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}