Rebecca Magdanz really loves to pass on the skills and knowledge of dance. She looks forward to enjoying Line Dancing with SaddleBrooke Ranch residents for a long time to come.
Dr. Mark Magdanz
Sign up now for winter lessons. Classes will start at the Ranch Wednesday, January 20. The 2016 winter/spring class series will run 13 weeks through April. Two skill levels are taught year round on Wednesday afternoons in the Hacienda aerobics room. Rebecca’s line dance classes provide SaddleBrooke Ranch residents with dancing for the novice through to the experienced line dancer.
Learning to line dance is easy and fun. Line dancing is very much like a child playing with blocks. You learn some steps (a block), then another. Put two to four blocks of steps together and you have a dance. Learn different blocks and you have a different dance. With practice and repetition voila you could build the Great Wall of China. With a fairly small number of three to four step blocks, choreographers have published over 75,000 different dances. Don’t worry, we don’t aspire to all those dances or a big wall. Basically in line dance you step forward, backward, sideways, across or behind, kick your foot, touch the toe or heel, etc. Easy stuff! Once you’ve learned basic steps you can learn different and more complex dances faster. A couple of years back AARP reported that 94% of surveyed seniors rated staying mentally astute as a top priority. “Secrets of Staying Sharp” stressed that the four factors affecting brain health are mental, physical and social activity, plus vascular health. All four are supported with regular line dancing. Add a bit of laughter, proven to strengthen the immune system, and you have a happy healthy experience on the dance floor.
Rebecca’s classes give you fundamentals of dance so you will enjoy years of line dancing. Line dance has been an ongoing activity in SaddleBrooke for 25 years, and it’s popularity is number three in all senior activities. It’s aerobic exercise, creates new friendships, improves your balance and coordination.
All classes for January 2016 are taking new students. If you are doing something else on Wednesday afternoons, classes may also be attended in SaddleBrooke. You learn exactly the same dances, and Rebecca’s dancers are just as nice as you are.
To place your name on one of the reservation lists for the winter, contact Rebecca Magdanz at [email protected] or phone 818-2656 for more information. Rebecca is an 11 year full-time SaddleBrooke resident and teaches classes about 44 weeks of the year in SaddleBrooke Ranch and over the hill in SaddleBrooke.