January 16, 2016 - ChaddsFordLive.com

New business seeks upbeat groove in borough

Ruben Delgado energizes participants during a Zumba class at Club Studio Arts, a new Kennett Square business on East State Street that offers a wide array of dance-related classes and events.

Part club. Part studio. All fun.

Gathered for the ribbon-cutting at Club Studio Arts are Mary Hutchins, executive director of Historic Kennett Square; David — Gathered for the ribbon-cutting are Mary Hutchins (from left) and David Myers from Historic Kennett Square; Donna Troise, Dara Troise, and Ruben Delgado from Club Studio Arts; and Kennett Square Borough Manager Joseph Scalise.

That’s the mantra of Kennett Square’s newest business, which hopes to add up-tempo entertainment to the downtown area.

Local officials gathered on Friday, Jan. 15, for a ribbon-cutting to welcome Club Studio Arts to the 100 block of East State Street. Minutes later, Ruben Delgado, one of the principals in the family enterprise, energetically led a Zumba class.

As colored lights pulsed and music energized the participants, Delgado orchestrated gyrations in synch to the beat. “I could do this all day,” he said, barely breaking a sweat.

Among the spectators was Donna Troise, whose oldest daughter Bree is married to Delgado, who graduated from Montclair State University in New Jersey with a bachelor’s degree of fine arts in dance. Troise said Delgado, who also studied at the legendary Alvin Ailey School and has worked with members of the renowned Pilobolus troupe, has a talent for making his enthusiasm contagious.

“People have so much fun they don’t realize they’re getting great exercise,” she said.

Club Studio Arts, Kennett Square's newest business, is located at 112 E. State St. — Club Studio Arts, Kennett Square’s newest business, is located at 112 E. State St.

Such excitement about dance pervades the family and prompted the business, she said. Bree Delgado is a professional dancer who works as a choreographer for Norwegian Cruise Lines. And while she plans to continue that career, she said she would be helping out whenever she wasn’t traveling. Troise’s youngest daughter Dara, who will serve as programs director, described herself as a diehard dance lover.

“I’m definitely not a professional,” she said. “In fact, I’m proof that even if you have two left feet, you can still learn and have fun.”

Donna Troise said the family signed the lease in November and started offering preview classes the beginning of January. She said the studio plans to cater to adults of all ages and abilities with classes, socials and private events.

Several levels of membership will enable patrons to enjoy classes and discounted rates for special events without a long-term commitment. For those who tend to be more spontaneous, drop-in rates are also available. Three-month packages range from $99 per person for 10 classes to $299 for unlimited classes.

The January calendar includes classes for Zumba, rhumba, cha-cha, salsa and burlesque. February’s schedule adds hip-hop and aerobic jazz. For more information, visit http://www.clubstudioarts.com.

Mary Hutchins, who heads Historic Kennett Square, said she was delighted with the borough’s new addition. “It’s something different for us,” she said. “It’s also going to attract a crowd in the evening, which will make the street more vibrant.”

Donna Troise said Club Studio Arts was eager to become part of the downtown scene. “We’re going to work hard to be an asset,” she said.

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Mary O. Guerrina of Oxford, formerly of Avondale

Obituaries

Mary O. Guerrina, 94, of Oxford, formerly of Avondale, died Friday, Jan. 15, at Ware Presbyterian Village. She was the wife of Louis E. Guerrina who died in 2012, and with whom she shared 70 years of marriage.

Born in Wilmington, she was the daughter of the late Bartolomeo and Maria Baccino Olivieri.

Mary was a homemaker, a very giving person, who enjoyed cooking, gardening, painting, entertaining and being with her family and friends.

She was a member of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Church in Avondale, and the Kennett Senior Center.

Mary is survived by two daughters, Marie Guerrina of Avondale, and Rita Tattersall and her husband, Tom, of Landenberg; one brother, Joe Olivieri of Avondale; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by one son, Louis E. Guerrina, Jr. and one brother, Frank Olivieri.

You are invited to visit with her family and friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Church, 8910 Gap Newport Pike (Route 41) in Avondale. Her funeral mass will follow at 11. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Route 82 in Kennett Square.

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Mind Matters: Living with bipolar disorder

Health

I remember my mother’s stories of her sister’s tirades and how my mother seemed to fear I would morph into my deceased aunt every time I got into a Sarah Bernhardt moment as a 9-year-old. When I reflected on my mother’s fearful memories of her sister’s moods and erratic behaviors after I became a psychologist, I decided perhaps, as did several of my cousins who heard similar stories from their parents, that my aunt, though brilliant, was also bipolar.

Bipolar disorder was formerly called manic depression. No matter its name, a person with this mental condition suffers mood swings between depression and states of high anxiety.

However, bipolar individuals do not necessarily display the stereotypical awake-for-nights-on-end activity of the manic artist. In fact, persons with bipolar disorder in the manic, or less extreme hypo-manic state, may be fun, interesting, and full of energy. Yet, the flip side of the coin is depression, irritability, moodiness, and lethargy.

The International Bipolar Foundation lists some signs that might indicate the possibility of bipolar disorder: Does the individual experience racing thoughts? I describe this also as a feeling of a mind in chaos. Is the person easily distracted, lacking concentration? Is there a sense of exaggerated optimism and self-confidence, so that one may appear to have a grandiose or inflated belief about his or her abilities? Is there impulsive or reckless behavior? Poor decision-making? Excessive spending? Irresponsible driving? Sexual promiscuity?

Both young people and adults with bipolar disorder may not know how to understand other people’s moods and behavior and so feel disconnected. Their disconnection precipitates further withdrawal from social interaction.

The corollary to not being able to understand another’s behavior is to create safety by learning how to control others. The International Bipolar Foundation notes how such control can become manipulative of others. My hunch is that my mother experienced control and manipulation by her sister. How might it have been different for both of them if my aunt had had the 21^st century medications and psychotherapy to help her manage her illness and allow her to live a more fulfilling life?

For further information about bipolar disorder, for yourself or another, see:
·         www.everydayhealth.com/bipolar-disorder/what-is-bipolar-disorder.aspx
·         www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder-in-adults
·         ibpf.org (International Bipolar Foundation)
·         An Unquiet Mind, by Kay Redfield Jamison

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About Kayta Gajdos

Dr. Kathleen Curzie Gajdos ("Kayta") is a licensed psychologist (Pennsylvania and Delaware) who has worked with individuals, couples, and families with a spectrum of problems. She has experience and training in the fields of alcohol and drug addictions, hypnosis, family therapy, Jungian theory, Gestalt therapy, EMDR, and bereavement. Dr. Gajdos developed a private practice in the Pittsburgh area, and was affiliated with the Family Therapy Institute of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, having written numerous articles for the Family Therapy Newsletter there. She has published in the American Psychological Association Bulletin, the Family Psychologist, and in the Swedenborgian publications, Chrysalis and The Messenger. Dr. Gajdos has taught at the college level, most recently for West Chester University and Wilmington College, and has served as field faculty for Vermont College of Norwich University the Union Institute's Center for Distance Learning, Cincinnati, Ohio. She has also served as consulting psychologist to the Irene Stacy Community MH/MR Center in Western Pennsylvania where she supervised psychologists in training. Currently active in disaster relief, Dr. Gajdos serves with the American Red Cross and participated in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts as a member of teams from the Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.Now living in Chadds Ford, in the Brandywine Valley of eastern Pennsylvania, Dr. Gajdos combines her private practice working with individuals, couples and families, with leading workshops on such topics as grief and healing, the impact of multigenerational grief and trauma shame, the shadow and self, Women Who Run with the Wolves, motherless daughters, and mediation and relaxation. Each year at Temenos Retreat Center in West Chester, PA she leads a griefs of birthing ritual for those who have suffered losses of procreation (abortions, miscarriages, infertility, etc.); she also holds yearly A Day of Re-Collection at Temenos.Dr. Gajdos holds Master's degrees in both philosophy and clinical psychology and received her Ph.D. in counseling at the University of Pittsburgh. Among her professional affiliations, she includes having been a founding member and board member of the C.G. Jung Educational Center of Pittsburgh, as well as being listed in Who's Who of American Women. Currently, she is a member of the American Psychological Association, The Pennsylvania Psychological Association, the Delaware Psychological Association, the American Family Therapy Academy, The Association for Death Education and Counseling, and the Delaware County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Board. Woven into her professional career are Dr. Gajdos' pursuits of dancing, singing, and writing poetry.

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