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A few days ago, I wrote a called “Reflections on Teaching Dance, It's Personal”. I touched upon the struggles that can arise when life gets difficult and how hard it sometimes is to get yourself to workout, much less get out of bed in the morning. . . . → Read More: Motivational Video (for Women and Workout) In this video I show you a great set of dance exercises to strengthen and elongate your calf muscles. It starts with something called a Releve, which comes from ballet. I share a few variations of doing these Releves for great calf muscle development. We start . . . → Read More: Calf Muscle Workout Using Dance: Video
Pole Dancing is all the rage these days for the fitness as well as the liberation and freedom women experience when they allow themselves to be free in movement. It happens to be one type of dance . . . → Read More: Pole Dance for Fitness
I recently met a Bollywood dancer, Sonalee of Sonalee’s Dance Studio. She is holding a dance benefit for Haiti in NYC. I thought I’d share her information with you here on my Dance Meets Fitness Blog. . . . → Read More: A Dance Event and a Worthy Cause I am happy to share that I was recently recognized as one of the “Top Female Fitness Trainers to be Followed on Twitter.” The article was written by Giber Becerra, CEO and President of Sports Performance Republic in Phoenix, Arizona. It contains information about me and 13 other professional female fitness trainers. It also includes . . . → Read More: I’m on the list – “Top Female Fitness Trainers to be Followed on Twitter” Oh, those aching feet… We use and abuse them all day. Usually, by the end of a long day they are begging for a warm soak and a good rub. But do they get the attention they need? Rarely!
. . . → Read More: The Forgotten Body Part  Leave a comment  Uncategorized  ankle circles, ankles, ballet jumps, dance, dance fitness, dance fitness blog, dancefitness, demi point, exercise, feet, fitness, flex, flexibility, mobility, patty rose, pattyrose, point, stretch, the forgotten body part I played wii for the first time. Where have I been? I'm not sure , but what a great time this was! Oh my, we played tennis, we bowled and then the kicker… We boxed! The next day, I could feel the muscles in my back, torso, shoulders and arms. I must have played four . . . → Read More: Wii Last week, while taking a yoga class, I had a surge of creative ideas flood my mind. I was working my body really hard and letting my mind answer the questions that popped up. It never ceases to amaze me how this is always the process when we do good things for our body . . . → Read More: Has This Ever Happened To You? I call this move a curtsy, simply because it resembles that of the old fashion curtsy done as a greeting or an acceptance to a dance. The aka," salsa dips" is because the first part of the footwork is also similar to the basic step in the salsa. So, what's it for? . . . → Read More: How to Get a Dancer’s Legs: Part 3 – Curtsy aka Salsa Dips Free Jazz Dance Classes are coming in the next few weeks! Current locations include Scarsdale and West Harrison, New York. I am so excited to be offering these free classes for you! I'll be posting full details in the next week so stayed tuned& get ready to MOVE! These classes . . . → Read More: FREE DANCE CLASS! |
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