Exercise Dancing is dancing for exercise - not just exercising to music. Exercise by dancing and dancing with an emphasis on exercise.
With Exercise Dancing it is hoped that you don't just work up a sweat but feel moved by the music and let a little of your joy shine through. Classes are based around getting the big muscles of the legs working. But you will also use hips, arms and shoulders. You can just move your feet - or you can add embellishments with other parts of your body. Exercise Dancing can also give your brain a workout if you decide to add those extra layers!
07/03/2015
Dancing makes you smarter - see http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa022252 - which is quite detailed. Richard Powers made an easy to read summary (http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/smarter.htm) Partly it is because "Dancing integrates several brain functions at once — kinesthetic, rational, musical, and emotional — further increasing your neural connectivity."
27/01/2015
Following up from Monday nigh. Unlike pendulums, grapevines include a cross of the feet across the body. There are many versions of the grapevine. The one I use in class starts by crossing in front with the trailing leg; then the other leg steps to the side, the first leg crosses behind again and the second leg steps to the side.
This is what we covered with hamstrings: http://www.raqs.co.nz/safedance/hamstring.html
Happy New Year Everyone.
Classes restart in February at WEA (Monday 11am, Thursday 1:30pm) and Riccarton High through Risingholme (Tuesday 6:30pm)
08/10/2013
Good reason to sign up!
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201310/why-is-dancing-so-good-your-brain?
Why Is Dancing So Good for Your Brain? Dancers maximize cognitive function and muscle memory through practice.
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