Get Fit and Have Fun—Really - Nationally Certified Personal Trainer and Professional Belly Dancer Shows You How
NYC-based fitness professional and performing Middle Eastern Dancer Melissa starts a new class this June combining cutting-edge exercise science and traditional dance moves to create a fun, effective workout for belly dancers of all levels or skill and experience.
New York, NY (PRWEB) May 21, 2005
In fitness circles, “fun” can be a dirty word. In dance, “belly dance” is often taboo. So fitness pro and professional dancer Melissa is combining the two for the ultimate in non-guilty pleasures: a fun belly dance class with a serious fitness component you may not even notice!
Many belly dance classes focus almost exclusively on technique, leaving strength, stamina, and fitness for out-of-class study. Melissa combines the two, saying, “The better you understand your tools, the better you can work with them.” The hour-long Wednesday class, starting June 1 at 12:30 PM, at New York City’s Dance Forum (20 E. 17th st), is designed around that aim.
Melissa’s new class blends technique study with vital fitness components culled from her intense and continuing study of the latest developments in exercise science to improve students’ balance, coordination, and body knowledge. Many teachers of fitness-based belly dance classes hold an aerobic instructor certification—Melissa adds personal training experience to her list of qualifications.
“People are looking for a new kind of workout. They’re tired of the same old cardio machines and weight room, but they still see the need to exercise for their health and fitness,” says Melissa. “My personal training clients know how particular I am about a well-rounded workout, and I’ve used my experience with them to develop a 5-point system incorporating strength, speed, stability, stamina, and stretching. Using this system, I can teach an entertaining class that gives you a workout without feeling like drudgery!”
This class also differs from many belly dance fitness videos and classes because it uses real dance moves. Experienced dancers can benefit from the movement drills--which are slow enough for beginners to feel comfortable with, but detailed enough for advanced dancers to refine their technique--without worrying that their next performance will look like an aerobics class.
Melissa has long been an advocate of functional training—exercises that improve the actual function of the body as well as your appearance—and has been dancing even longer. Blending the two seemed only natural. The hour-long Wednesday class, starting June 1 at 12:30 PM, at New York City’s Dance Forum (20 E. 17th st) will not only improve a dancer’s performance, but also tone and strengthen the body of the average Jane.
For more information on MelissaÂ’s Belly Dance Training and Technique classes, or to preregister, contact Melissa or visit www. melissasdance. com.
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