Dance Your Way to Fitness

Want to do fitness, but get quickly bored in a fitness center? Start Dancing... Dancing doesn't just mean the jive or waltz, it comes in many forms, most of which work to tone your body and burn calories. What's ever better, is the fun and social aspect of dancing for fitness. Which dance class suits or interests you?

Ballet

Ballet is a formalized form of dance, which emerged in the late 15th century Renaissance court of Italy as a dance interpretation of fencing. It is highly technical and has become an influential form of dance globally. Ballet can be choreographed, and includes mime or acting to set music or vocals. Ballet is best known in its original form of classical dance, but later developments include neoclassical and contemporary ballet. It has continued to develop into the 20th century and has had a strong influence on broader musicals.

Ballet fitness courses are available at many gyms and dance schools across Bangkok and are a fantastic way to experience fitness. Ballet fitness will improve flexibility, body strength and awareness, muscle conditioning and definition, cardiovascular fitness, grace and posture.

Jazz/Funk

Jazz dance originated in the 1920s with the great Charleston through to the elegant foxtrot. It represents our popular culture and is forever changing. It is influenced by pop music seen on video clips from the likes of Britney Spears and Madonna. Jazz will empower you with energy and dynamic moves. It will enhance flexibility, movement and fitness levels. It will help build strength, coordination and confidence with its kicks, leaps and turns and is a great workout for all ages.

Salsa and Salsa-cise

Salsa dance, whether traditional or LZ style taught at many Bangkok dance schools, comes with particular emphasis on technique and styling. IT is probably the most popular of all dance styles, and you will see diehard salsa dancers on almost every night of the week in capital cities around the world enjoying their passion. These classes well get you up and moving! Salsa is social, with Facebook, it will keep you fit, entertained and out of trouble.

Salsa-cise is an exercise routine class founded form individual salsa dance steps. It will help to increase fitness, spinning technique, balance and coordination.

Tap Dancing

Tap dancing is a less commercial and often less popular dance for those of you looking to get fit. However. It is one of the most colorful and unique of all dance styles and teaches students self determination. It is not only a form of exercise and movement, but also a creation of music itself – a magical skill. Tap will teach you how to put steps and rhythms together using different styles in music from jazz, funk and even hip hop.