The new general data protection regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25th May 2018. You can read about the key changes on the GDPR website. This means that I must tell you about the personal information that I hold about you and how I use it. So I have written a privacy policy to explain. … More Your Personal Information
GPs should start prescribing social activities, including dancing, instead of doling out a pill for every ill, health chiefs say after research found it cut GP visits and trips to Accident and Emergency units by more than a quarter. A recent article in the Telegraph says: “Research shows half of pensioners now take at least … More GPs should prescribe dance instead of drugs
Dancing is one of the most enjoyable ways to get moving. As well as lifting your spirits, it also has some major health benefits. The NHS website says “Regular dancing is great for losing weight, maintaining strong bones, improving posture and muscle strength, increasing balance and co-ordination, and beating stress.” Dancing: is fun a cardio workout … More Why dancing is good for you!
Fitsteps is back and this time it’s FAB-U-LOUS! I am starting a new dance fitness class on Tuesday evenings in Mundford. It’s a low impact cardio workout so it complements Pilates, you don’t have to be able to dance and it’s great fun! Fitsteps For All Bodies (FAB) is a variation in which the dances … More Fitsteps is back
If you’ve danced the Paso Doble, you’ll know it’s all about attitude – after all you’re trying to portray a matador! It’s all about how the posture and different movements involved help tone the abdominal muscles and give a great overall workout. How are specific muscle groups targeted with the different postures involved in the … More The Anatomy of Dance: Paso Doble
Ballroom Rumba first took off in the 1930s and soon became one of the five main Latin competitive dances. It’s usually slower than its cousins (the Paso Doble, Cha Cha, Jive and Samba), but what it lacks in speed it more than makes up for in terms of toning. What characterises the Rumba for you … More The Anatomy Of Dance: The Rumba
The waltz is a classic ballroom dance, which originally shocked many due to the close hold of the partners. It became popular in Vienna in the 1780s, from where it soon spread across Europe. The waltz is in 3:4 time: the first step is onto the heel and the next two are up on the … More The Waltz
Changing our diets can have a huge effect on our overall health. However, did you know that eating certain foods can actually promote healthy joints as well as helping prevent conditions sfish2uch as arthritis and osteoarthritis? Glucosamine is a compound found naturally in the body that produces glucosaminogly, a molecule that repairs cartilage. The older … More Nutrition for Joints and Connective Tissues
Our new dance for December is a fusion of rumba and paso doble to Meat Loaf’s I’d Do Anything for Love (but I won’t do that). This dance combines two contrasting styles and energies to give us a full body conditioning and toning work out. By combining dance styles in this way, the variety that … More Fusion: Rumba and Paso Doble
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