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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MARCH 2019 43 Let's Dance (ballroom dance) Country Line Dancing Heart & Soul Line Dance Our dance group started off the new year with several new faces. We had a great time learning the Fox Trot in February. Our dance for March is the Tango. This dance is not only really fun to do, it teaches you how to lead and follow better than any other dance. You will learn to flex your knees slightly and maintain slow easy movements throughout the dance, making Tango one of the best dances for seniors to learn. As usual, we will be starting with the basics so everyone is encouraged to come. In addition to our weekly practice sessions, Let's Dance is excited to announce we have added a new aspect with a Dance Party Practice one night a month in The Lodge Ballroom. This is a fun evening where we dance in a 'real world' night club atmosphere, practicing our steps without instructor guidance, just having fun with the support of our fellow dancers. This evening is open to all current and past members of the Let's Dance group and there is no charge. Remember, dancing is a fun way to exercise because it doesn't seem like exercising! Dance is found to be an effective cardio workout for cardiac patients, and just as effective as cycling or treadmill training for increasing endurance. It has also been found to sharpen the mind. Dance requires your brain to engage in performing the choreography and keeping to the beat, as well as the physical movement, plus the social, joyful element that's most often missing from other fitness pursuits. So here's to good health and happiness! Plan to join us in the Ballroom on Monday nights from 6 to 7 pm for newcomers and beginners and 7 to 8 pm for intermediate and advanced. The cost is $10 per person with our professional instructors. Contacts: Puring or Gary Stifter at (951) 922-8333 or purings@verizon.net. ~ Sue Condurachi The Tuesday Line Dancing class has been renamed Country Line Dancing. Since there are now three line dancing classes, it gives you the opportunity to try each one to see what type of music you like and which style of teaching your find most interesting or helpful. I have been teaching here for 10 years. I teach from a beginner level with no dancing experience, to an advanced class with moderate difficulty. If possible, dances are adjusted to meet an individual person's unique physical abilities or limitations. Line dancing is not exact unless you are performing in a group on stage. It allows for your own moves as long as you are going in the same direction. These are called variations and makes dancing more interesting to the individuals. If you go out to a club to dance, you will find some do slightly different versions of the same dance. None are right or wrong, just that group's variation. We are lucky to live in such a diverse community with so many activities. Of the physical activities, line dancing, in my opinion is the best. You only have yourself to deal with; it is an enjoyable, happy exercise to music. Your brain must concentrate on the steps as you do them, so your memory improves while you exercise. The folks in line dancing are a very friendly, helpful bunch of people who will assist you in mastering a step if they notice you are having difficulty and I am in the middle of teaching. Stop by and check out my class and you might just find your foot tapping to the beat and getting the urge to try County Line Dancing. For more information, call Martha Franck at (951) 769-3889. ~ Martha Franck Where has the time gone? Already it's March, and we've been busy line dancing up a storm. January had some of us attending the Feast of Epiphany line dancing event in San Bernardino. February brought our first line dance workshop of 2019, and by this reading, we would have attended our Heart and Soul 15th Year Anniversary Mardi Gras line dance party. Have you thought about joining one of our dance groups? You'll find that line dancing is getting more popular as a unique form of exercise because it provides the heart-healthy benefits of an aerobic exercise while also allowing you to engage in a social activity. Exercise without exercising; I'll take it! You don't need a partner and you don't need to dress up. If you have never danced or haven't danced for some time, it's okay. We start with easy dances to warm up and progress to more involved dances, as we move through the class. All dance steps are broken down in patterns, and we practice each pattern before adding more steps. This helps dancers keep fit and healthy while they learn to master a dance and build friendships at the same time. It's always a lot of fun! Class Information: Wednesday 4 to 5 pm for Beginners and 5 to 6 pm for Intermediate/Advanced dancers. There is no interruption of the music because we encourage you to try both. You can find our flyer at The Lodge. For more information, please feel free to contact Priscilla at (909) 239-6464. Come join us! ~ Priscilla Robles (951) 922-0755

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