Hurray for Bollywood!
In my never-ending search for a fun dance class that isn't too far away*, and because my boss knows I like belly dancing and forwarded me the information, Geo and I spent this afternoon at Narmada Winery taking part in a Bollywood dance class. What fun! And what a stealth workout. The class was described thusly on the website:
Bollywood Dance is the latest craze among kids and adults. Bollywood is named for Bombay which produces 500 musical movies every year. It will consist of choreographed hip hop style combination dances mixed with different classical and folk dances of India. They are set to very catchy tunes and fast, vibrant beats. All body parts get involved, including eyes, neck, fingers, wrist, waist, knees, ankles and heels.
This low impact workout provides better balance and flexibility to the body. The moves help with ‘motor’ coordination, focus, concentration, and confidence. Another significant aspect is learning an art depicting the melodious mood of song by using facial expressions and hand gestures.
No Charge - except a good attitude and willingness to have fun!
Wear comfortable clothing and be prepared to enjoy yourself, while at the same time getting some exercise.
Much like belly dancing, you don't realize how much of a workout you're getting until you realize you're sweating. Stealth workout! The teacher (an Indian lady of "senior" age and mother-in-law to the son of the owner of the winery) was delightful. Everyone seemed to have a lot of fun. Though the class was mostly female, Geo danced too, as did a high school aged boy who danced with his mother.
(Also, no hip-hop that I could tell.)
After the class, my tummy was growling, so we stayed for a light nosh of vegetable biryani and kulcha and sampled the sangria and bought a bottle of their bronze-medal-winning Midnight wine.
There's a possibility that if there is enough interest in the class, that it might become a regular thing.
I'd really like to find a way to incorporate more dance into our routine (a dance routine, so to speak. Ha!). I've also suggested we find out where there might be line dancing around here (because surely there must, be some somewhere around here). And I'm still hoping for a regular belly dancing class to start up somewhere in the vicinity.
*Don't get me wrong; I like zumba. But where zumba is a bit high-impact, belly dancing and Bolly-dancing are very low impact. A stealth workout indeed. Incidentally, my zumba instructor works at the winery as a bartender, and she was working today. It was good to see her there.
Bollywood Dance is the latest craze among kids and adults. Bollywood is named for Bombay which produces 500 musical movies every year. It will consist of choreographed hip hop style combination dances mixed with different classical and folk dances of India. They are set to very catchy tunes and fast, vibrant beats. All body parts get involved, including eyes, neck, fingers, wrist, waist, knees, ankles and heels.
This low impact workout provides better balance and flexibility to the body. The moves help with ‘motor’ coordination, focus, concentration, and confidence. Another significant aspect is learning an art depicting the melodious mood of song by using facial expressions and hand gestures.
No Charge - except a good attitude and willingness to have fun!
Wear comfortable clothing and be prepared to enjoy yourself, while at the same time getting some exercise.
Much like belly dancing, you don't realize how much of a workout you're getting until you realize you're sweating. Stealth workout! The teacher (an Indian lady of "senior" age and mother-in-law to the son of the owner of the winery) was delightful. Everyone seemed to have a lot of fun. Though the class was mostly female, Geo danced too, as did a high school aged boy who danced with his mother.
(Also, no hip-hop that I could tell.)
After the class, my tummy was growling, so we stayed for a light nosh of vegetable biryani and kulcha and sampled the sangria and bought a bottle of their bronze-medal-winning Midnight wine.
There's a possibility that if there is enough interest in the class, that it might become a regular thing.
I'd really like to find a way to incorporate more dance into our routine (a dance routine, so to speak. Ha!). I've also suggested we find out where there might be line dancing around here (because surely there must, be some somewhere around here). And I'm still hoping for a regular belly dancing class to start up somewhere in the vicinity.
*Don't get me wrong; I like zumba. But where zumba is a bit high-impact, belly dancing and Bolly-dancing are very low impact. A stealth workout indeed. Incidentally, my zumba instructor works at the winery as a bartender, and she was working today. It was good to see her there.