Dirty Dancing Havana
Mmm salsa hip hop fusion. My favorite!
So I guess there was some movie remake of Dirty Dancing, but staged in Havana, Cuba. I didn’t see it (I heard it was awful) but I like the music from the soundtrack. This track is by Black Eyed Peas, called “Dirty Dancing”.
Here’s the first part of the routine, just the steps:
Here’s the first part of the routine with the music:
We’ll be doing this routine for a couple weeks, so get comfy!
Employee of the Month at Reach / Oracle
A big, big thank you to a most awesome group ex. manager – Jessica Campbell, for putting me through as Employee of the Month at Reach Fitness / Oracle Headquarter Fitness Center. I really appreciate Jessica taking the time to visit my classes and do such an awesome write-up – thank you!
I also really appreciate all the dedicated, enthusiastic dancer who come out to my classes at Reach and Oracle – you guys are the reason I get the award, so thank you for supporting my classes, I really appreciate it. Your energy rocks!
And for all those who work too hard, here’s a great “employee of the month” image. Remember to take a break!
Latin Jazz routine – Silly Samba!
“I wanna walk like you.. talk like you do.. “ I’m really enjoying doing a little samba that’s just fun and a little silly to “I Wanna Be Like You” by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Hope you enjoy these steps as much as I do!
Here are the steps slower:
And a little faster with the counts:
See you at Reach Friday mornings at 8:25 am or at Equinox Sundays at 11 am for more of this routine.
Latin Jazz routine to Pon de Replay
Pon de Replay by Rihanna – it’s a great track and a great samba (ballroom style samba that is). Did you know she was only 17 years old when she recorded this track? Not bad for a first attempt at an album.
Here’s a little video that goes through the steps that we’re using. I go kind of fast – let me know if you want a slower break down:
And here’s the same routine with the counts (feel free to travel more than I did – I was scared of running off the screen the whole time):
New Website for Reach Fitness in Palo Alto
Hello Reach Dancers!
Welcome to the new website! Hopefully this site will allow you to more easily access the information you are looking for with new searchability and blog like structure.
Are you ready for ZUMBA???
If you want a great cardio workout with lots of fun follow-along moves, come out
on Monday at 8:20 am for a Zumba party! If you have friends that think they
“aren’t dancers” bring them along – everyone can enjoy this class because you
don’t need to remember tricky steps or sequences, just follow along and dance, dance, dance!
I will post the Zumba videos for new choreographies here on the website. Just look under the Reach Class Updates Tab. For older videos of the steps we did awhile back, check the history post!
If you are looking for a choreography class, come out on Friday at 8:25 am for
our Latin Jazz class. We’ve been working on a samba to Rihanna’s “Pon de Replay”. This is a fun infectious song and we’ve got lots of latin technique, jazz kicks and spins, and good old hip hoppin shaking going on.
Before this, our last choreography was a faster samba:
“Hip hip, Chin Chin”
And with the music (Hiphip, Chinchin (featuring Brenda Boykin) by Club des Belugas):
See you in class!
