(Course not currently offered, contact with interest)
Dance
Fitness
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
Created by Movement Specialist Nicole Byrne
DESCRIPTION:
Increase your physical capacities with friends and family
in a fun, easy-to-follow, total-body dance workout! All
levels, physical capacities, and ages are welcome. Let’s
build a happy, healthy community together.
TIME COMMITMENT:
1 hour a week
CONTRACT HOURS: $35 per month or $10 drop-in
INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Demonstration
MAJOR LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The student
will:
1. Increase
endurance, range of motion, and expressive capacities.
2.
Build body awareness and self-confidence.
3. Develop new coordination through carefully chosen
movement patterns.
4. Discover new warm-up and cool down routines to add to
your healthy lifestyle.
OUTLINE OF COURSE CONTENT:
A. Dance Warm-up
B.
Cardio/Strength building combinations
C. Traveling combinations
D. Community building exercises
E. Stretch/cool-down
COURSE OUTLINE:
o How to get the
most out of your fitness
o Importance of Warm-up
o Moving in space/community flow
o The value of Cool-down
o Incorporate Jazz, Modern, Ballroom, Latin, Swing, and Hip
hop dance styles
Class
Information
What type of
class do you want to offer?
Dance Fitness
Class Description: Dance Warm-up, Fun short cardio-building
combinations, across the floor movement- creating traveling
possibilities and bigger movement, encourage students to
add their own expression to the given movement.
Stretch/Cool-down.
Age group(s) designed for:
Teens, adults, families
How many hours will the class require to complete?
1 hour a week
What are your goals for the participants?
The goal is to build physical, mental and emotional health.
To develop body awareness, coordination, stimulate senses,
spark creativity, build community and self-confidence.
Increase physical capacities such as: muscular strength and
control, endurance, balance, timing, sense of body in
space, proper physical carriage, and musicality.
What kind of facility do you need?
A clean studio with sprung floors, mirrors, and sufficient
sound system for the playing of CDs.
How many participants could you instruct and still maintain
a quality program with an enjoyable atmosphere?
25 students is the maximum for this course. Any more people
and the movement is restricted, prohibiting the total-body
fitness experience.