I LOVE to Dance!!! I always have!! As a little kid my mom had to limit my activities because I wanted to do anything and everything that had to do with dancing. At one point I was taking Jazz, Tap and Acrobatic lessons all at the same time. My siblings recently brought this up to me about how they were so tired as little kids of getting carted around to all of their big sister’s dance lessons. My husband to this day will often be heard saying that “I’ve never seen Ange happier than when she’s on the dance floor!!” Dave played in a polka band for a few years and my childhood love for dance just got morphed into Polka dancing. We have been known to bust out our dance moves at every wedding we attend as soon as we hear that familiar beat!!
Fast forward to 2008 and one of our teachers (Hi Karen), brought Zumba to BL!! Chris and I decided to learn a few moves for a girl’s night so we could help Karen lead, and I was hooked!! “What do you mean as an adult I can dance for a living!!” Ha!! My mom was thrilled that all of those years of lugging me to dance practices and recitals was coming handy in my adult life. I was thrilled that I could resurrect something that I had so much passion for!! Little did I know that 17 years later, I would still be loving teaching Zumba!!! I’m often heard saying, “There’s always a Reason to Dance.” Well for me, there are SO MANY…
Dance brings me joy!! If you have read my previous antics, Dance is good for our brains. They refer to it as Choreographical Demand, meaning that when our brain needs to tell our feet how to move, it makes our brains healthier. Dance allows us to express ourselves and maybe something we have suppressed. Dancing is a great cardio workout and burns lots of calories!! Dancing is JUST FUN!!
This summer, BL is offering you 3 different dance options…
1) Zumba: Top 40 hits intermixed with some Latin flair
2) Turn Up: A hip hop twist on dancing and
3) Old School Cardio Dance Aerobics: setting the old school moves of the 80’s to music.
Look for these dance classes offered nearly every day of the week at a variety of times.
In closing I just wanted to share with you a saying that I saw on Social Media recently.
It kind of sums it all up…
The Dance Floor
Where the bills & responsibilities don’t matter.
It’s where the stress is gone.
My happy place, where my soul is FREE, my smile is not fake, and I am my TRUE self.
Nothing matters but me and the music.
The Dance floor is my FREEDOM!!
Yep…There’s ALWAYS a REASON to DANCE!! Find yours and we will see you on the dance floor!!!
