The Latin Dance secret The Latin Dance secret? It’s no longer a secret. On March 4, 2016 the American Heart Association reported “After four months of lively Latin dance classes, older adults were more physically fit and walked faster than those in a health education program, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study.…
Rita Fletcher You may think it is overkill to have so much help available in learning where to walk while dancing in a square, but then…more…is…more! So why not? Everyone learns easily and quickly. That is what makes square dancing unique and fun. In addition to Larry Kraber, square dance caller-instructor extraordinaire, the coordinators help…
Jane Gromelski We hope you are having a great summer, staying cool if you are in SaddleBrooke. Even though Stan and I are snowbirds, there is still Partner Western dance activities during the summer months. A few of our members keep Partner Pattern dances alive by practicing in the Mesquite Grill Fitness room on Mondays…
Pat Cox Students from beginner, intermediate and advanced clogging classes taught by Carol Jones joined together on June 26 for one last dance class before summer break. Everyone enjoyed the camaraderie and energetic foot stomping routines. Refreshments and door prizes made it a fun-filled event. Door prize winners were asked to perform the clogging step…
Dr. Mark Magdanz Local SaddleBrooke dancers are now showing up on international media provider YouTube. April 22 Gary Hammond (producer of “Sights and Sounds”) attended and videoed the action at the Spring line dance with Rebecca party. He then took the footage home, edited, titled and submitted the results to YouTube. Uploaded on June 2,…
Mark Magdanz Yep, it’s hot outside, so move some of your midday activities onto the A/C supplied dance facilities we have in our communities. There’s a lot of fun, exercise and camaraderie to be had during this hot weather. Sign up for Level 1/Beginner, Level 2/Easy Intermediate and Level 3/Intermediate. Line Dance classes for the…
Hot dances in a cool ballroom Wally Mara, President This summer the Latin Rhythm Dance Club is scheduling classes in the world’s hottest Latin dances in SB1’s cool Vermilion Room. From the Caribbean we begin with the Dominican Republic for Merengue, their national dance. Next we move on to Colombia for their national dance, Cumbia.…
We dance all summer The Latin Rhythm Dance Club is SaddleBrooke’s premier dance club, offering professional-level classes in authentic Latin dance styles. These include Bachata, Bolero, Cha Cha, Cumbia, Merengue, Rumba, Salsa and Samba and others. Instruction is generally one hour in length, with a half hour of practice time afterwards. Weekly Latin Dance Classes…
Rita Fletcher Seventy plus is not just an age but the number of Square Dancers having another active fun day. Starting the morning off everyone followed clues to find and photograph objects within SaddleBrooke and along the drive to Davis-Monthan. Everyone concurred it was indeed a hilarious blast showing off each team’s craziness, creativity, curiosity…
Dr. Mark Magdanz From Fitness.com we learn that dancing can replace regular low-impact exercises like cycling, walking, swimming or aerobics. You can actually burn large amounts of calories. Fun and lose weight at the same time; who’d have thought? A 150-pound adult can burn 450 calories doing 90 minutes of dancing. Best of all you’re…