Hip Hop for Adults

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Get a great calorie burning workout while dancing to your favorite hiphop tunes. LMFAO, Black Eyed Peas, Niki Minaj, Flo Rida and many more will help guide you through a high energy hip hop jam. Inspired by the Zumba formula, you’ll find Hip Hop an easy to follow and extremely engaging exercise. You will tone… [Continue Reading]

Yoga Calm for Parents and Children- May 20

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Yoga Calm for Parents and Children Sunday May 20 from 1-3pm; $25 (scholarships available) Yoga Calm energizes heart, mind and body through it’s unique blend of physical yoga, social skills games and relaxation techniques. Through Yoga Calm, children develop strength and flexibility, learn to regulate energy and emotions; and develop healthy habits for a lifetime… [Continue Reading]

Zumba Jam- June 2

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Saturday June 2, 2-4pm Join fabulous Hugo Garrido for a Zumba jam at RIDS.  This event is only open to ZIN members. Please register at Zumba.com

Zumba Dance Party- May 18

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5:30-7pm- ZUMBA 7-9pm- PARTY Spend your Friday night dancing with the fabulous RIDS Zumba instructors.  After the 90 min class, we will have refreshements and vending!

The Mindfulness of Movement: Take Charge of Your Wellness Lifestyle

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The Mindfulness of Movement: Taking Charge of Your Wellness Lifestyle Saturday April 28 from 1-3pm or Tuesday May 8 from 11am-1pm (Each workshop in this series includes a different focus and can be taken individually, in any order or combination.) In order to get the most out of your wellness lifestyle, you must first observe… [Continue Reading]

Belly Dance for Zumba Instructors- July 14- NEW DATE

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As Zumba instructors, you have access to more than Latin rhythms and choreography.  Belly Dance is one of your Basic 2 styles.  We would like to provide you with more in depth training from a professional belly dancer who is also a licenced zumba instructor.  You will learn:  a vocabulary of basic belly dance moves… [Continue Reading]

Highland Dance

Highland Dance

Throughout this session students will learn the basic steps of the Highland Fling, Sword Dance and the Scottish Lilt. Students will increase their flexibility, stamina and appreciation for the cultural dances of Scotland. No dance experience necessary. Please bring a water bottle and soft dance shoes to class.

Wellness Workshop Series to launch in March

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We are so pleased to be partnering with Lilac Wellness Center and Achieve Results Physical Therapy to bring you a new Wellness Workshop Series on Monday evenings at 6pm.

NEW Classes for Spring!!!

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Our Spring schedule is still a work in progress (see red for potential new classes in the link below), but we will be adding many new classes in March. We have added Hip Hop for kids and teen/adult.  We have added much more Zumba and Zumbatomic for kids.  Steampunk/Tribal Fusion is back along with Turbo… [Continue Reading]

Zumbatomic

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    Zumbatomic® classes are high-energy fitness-parties that offer real results. Packed with specially choreographed routines and the latest music, like hip-hop, reggaeton and cumbia, Zumbatomic classes increase focus and self-confidence, boost metabolism and improve coordination. More than just a great reason to head to the gym, Zumbatomic classes make getting fit a fun family… [Continue Reading]

The Waltz

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The Waltz, with its ¾ rhythms and strong accent on the first beat, was born in the suburbs of Vienna. When the dance was first introduced in the early 19th century, people were shocked since it was the first ballroom dance where the man put his hand on a woman’s waist! But the Waltz gained… [Continue Reading]

Rumba

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Steamy! The most famous Latin American dance to gain popularity in North America and Europe is, without doubt, the rumba. Slow and romantic, the Rumba is the most sensual of the Latin dances. Motion is produced through a transfer of body weight and not from direct movement of the hips. Couples dance very closely together,… [Continue Reading]

Tango

Tango

The Tango, a sensual, dramatic dance made famous by Rudolph Valentino, originated in Buenos Aires and was stylized by the Gauchos in Argentina before making it to the United States. The Tango is known for flexing steps and posed pauses. Widely considered to be the “dancer’s dance,” it has become even more popular due to… [Continue Reading]

Foxtrot

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While most people think that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers created the Foxtrot, it was really a vaudeville performer named Harry Fox who introduced this fun, theatrical dance to the world. Foxtrot dancers travel around the perimeter of the room in a counterclockwise direction in a basic rhythm of slow-slow-quick-quick. Still a classic dance for… [Continue Reading]

The Hustle and Syncopated Hustle

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The 1970s was the time to do the Hustle! Predated by the line dance with the same name, the Hustle exploded onto the scene after John Travolta danced his way to stardom in the famous movie, Saturday Night Fever. The Hustle is a fast moving, energetic dance characterized by its many turns. The lady spins… [Continue Reading]