We are still in the Temp Unit on Elcot Lane.
I knoooooooooow : we still have no loos, not so much place, might be a bit warm but most of the time spirits are flying high!
Classes go like this these days, all in the Temp Unit
except Tuesday Morning.
Monday 9.30am ZUMBA, Programme 1
Monday 8pm ZUMBA Programme 2
Tuesday 9.30am, ZUMBA, Programme 1, East Grafton Coronation Hall
Tuesday 5.30pm Zumba Gold ( Low impact programme)
Tuesday 6.30pm ZUMBA Programme 1
Wednesday 9.15pm ZUMBA, Programme 1
Wednesday 6pm, ZUMBA,Programme 1
Thursday 9.30am, ZUMBA, Programme 1
Thursday 7pm, ZUMBA, Programme 1
Friday 9.30 am, ZUMBA, Programme 1
Saturday 10am, ZUMBA, Programme 3 POP
See you soon!
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Friday 30 March 2012
Easter break
The sun has set gloriously on our last class for this term in Great Bedwyn tonight!
It has been a fantastic term, you have worked all very hard, some of you have increased regularity at class, 2/3 times a week your fitness level is obviously improving, dont start me on the dancing part.... Gold classes are mastering all their songs now, lots of newcomers who are sticking to their new Year's resolutions : I am one happy Zumba teacher!
See you in two weeks, come on have a go at that chocolate bunny, you are a Zumba queen now!
It has been a fantastic term, you have worked all very hard, some of you have increased regularity at class, 2/3 times a week your fitness level is obviously improving, dont start me on the dancing part.... Gold classes are mastering all their songs now, lots of newcomers who are sticking to their new Year's resolutions : I am one happy Zumba teacher!
See you in two weeks, come on have a go at that chocolate bunny, you are a Zumba queen now!
Classes back on Monday 16th April.
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Class cancellation
No class at 5.30 and 6.30 tonight Tuesday 20th March at St Peter's Marlborough.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Rest of the week as usual.
Wednesday 14 March 2012
How to ....Salsa...
I know I know I used to explain more but since some of you have heard the stories like 100 times, I thought it might be a good way to post them here or if you miss the sound of my voice going something else than "yehaaa" you can also come to Beginners class sometimes!!!
So we'll start with salsa, Donna here on the side will explain things to you for now until I find 5 minutes to film some tutorials myself as I'm not sure you'll perform as well without the French accent. Donna, who got a pretty nice accent of her own, is a UK ZES that means she teaches instructors...yeah excuse me if I'm giving you only the best here...! For now you don't need to use this link as the video is appearing on the screen , it's later when we will move to new rythms that you might need it.
http://youtu.be/ydD6ow6tAV8
So we'll start with salsa, Donna here on the side will explain things to you for now until I find 5 minutes to film some tutorials myself as I'm not sure you'll perform as well without the French accent. Donna, who got a pretty nice accent of her own, is a UK ZES that means she teaches instructors...yeah excuse me if I'm giving you only the best here...! For now you don't need to use this link as the video is appearing on the screen , it's later when we will move to new rythms that you might need it.
http://youtu.be/ydD6ow6tAV8
Friday 24 February 2012
last minute fashion news
It seems that our very own team of revellers in Marlborough were totally spot on the last fashion trend in Rio Carnival 2012. As you can see in this picture, Rio de Janeiro City Mayor is wearing the exact same colourful accessory they graced our eyes with last Tuesday.
Dawn, Lisa, Michelle and Susie, thanks to you, flower necklaces are the must have of the season!
the right man for the job
Meet King Momo .
Legend suggests that King Momo was expelled from the Olympus to conveniently come and settle down in Rio, the City of Carnival and since then, the Rio Carnival only officially opens with the delivery of the key of the city to King Momo. When King Momo samba-s,
everything and everyone - sequins, feathers, flesh and all people around should also samba with him. He opens all major Carnival events including the Samba Parades.
King Momo is chosen after a heated contest , engaging a dozen of participants. Queen and 1st and 2nd princesses of the Carnival who surround him on the picture, are also chosen at that ceremony but on rather different criteria one can safely say. Because as Legend also has it, King Momo should be as big as a house and Milton Junior, who weighs in at 160 kilograms (352 pounds) and stands 1.84 meters (six feet three inches) does everything he can to be legendary. As well as having a nutritionist telling him
what to eat, he has Marco Santos, director of the prestigious Beija-Flor samba school, as his personal trainer.
King Momo doesn't just have to move well, he also has to look good, and again Junior is
taking no chances : in addition to exercise and diet, he has indulged himself with a reflexotherapy massage, some deep skin cleaning and, for his feet, a spot of podology.
It seems that this very serious preparation is working well since Milton Junior has
opened his 4th carnival this year. The rest of the year, Milton Junior is a bank manager leaving a quiet life so he can rest from his strenuous royal responsibilities of leading the crowds in five days of wild partying and frantic samba dancing and all stress induced : “ I have to be very
well prepared, I can take no chances, an ingrowing toenail could ruin my
Carnival," revealed Junior in an interview...We shiver at this thought....
everything and everyone - sequins, feathers, flesh and all people around should also samba with him. He opens all major Carnival events including the Samba Parades.
King Momo is chosen after a heated contest , engaging a dozen of participants. Queen and 1st and 2nd princesses of the Carnival who surround him on the picture, are also chosen at that ceremony but on rather different criteria one can safely say. Because as Legend also has it, King Momo should be as big as a house and Milton Junior, who weighs in at 160 kilograms (352 pounds) and stands 1.84 meters (six feet three inches) does everything he can to be legendary. As well as having a nutritionist telling him
what to eat, he has Marco Santos, director of the prestigious Beija-Flor samba school, as his personal trainer.
King Momo doesn't just have to move well, he also has to look good, and again Junior is
taking no chances : in addition to exercise and diet, he has indulged himself with a reflexotherapy massage, some deep skin cleaning and, for his feet, a spot of podology.
It seems that this very serious preparation is working well since Milton Junior has
opened his 4th carnival this year. The rest of the year, Milton Junior is a bank manager leaving a quiet life so he can rest from his strenuous royal responsibilities of leading the crowds in five days of wild partying and frantic samba dancing and all stress induced : “ I have to be very
well prepared, I can take no chances, an ingrowing toenail could ruin my
Carnival," revealed Junior in an interview...We shiver at this thought....
Thursday 23 February 2012
Carnival is a serious matter
Carnival is celebrated around the world but arguably nowhere as in Brazil and especially in Rio.
The country stops doing anything else or about ,
....very conveniently it’s half term there too.
Party is everywhere : beaches, streets and of course parades.
In Rio, the grand Carnival parade is not a simple parade, but a competition among the city samba schools. The best schools (picture here of one of the "alas" i.e wings of the Beija Flor School) get to present themselves along the Sambadrome with thousands of participants split into sections of dancers, musicians and floats and each school is judged for the choice of music, lyrics, themes, choreography and costumes.
Each Samba School represents a different neighborhood or a social club.
The preparation starts as early as March or April of the previous year. Each Samba School mobilizes thousands of supporters to create the various aspects of the School's show. A theme is chosen, the music is written, costumes are created, floats are built, while the "carnavalesco" (the carnival designer) sets the choreography. By December, rehearsals begin and by Christmas, the sambas are recorded and released to record shops.
When the parading day at the Sambadrome finally comes, schools must present their long awaited show within a strict span of time: between 65 to 85 minutes. They will be judged by more than 40 judges spread along the avenue who allocate points according to specific criteria.
Each Samba School represents a different neighborhood or a social club.
The preparation starts as early as March or April of the previous year. Each Samba School mobilizes thousands of supporters to create the various aspects of the School's show. A theme is chosen, the music is written, costumes are created, floats are built, while the "carnavalesco" (the carnival designer) sets the choreography. By December, rehearsals begin and by Christmas, the sambas are recorded and released to record shops.
When the parading day at the Sambadrome finally comes, schools must present their long awaited show within a strict span of time: between 65 to 85 minutes. They will be judged by more than 40 judges spread along the avenue who allocate points according to specific criteria.
It has been estimated that this year's festival attracted 850,000 visitors to the Rio de Janeiro state and contributed $628 million to its economy -- a 12 percent increase over last year. Brazil's government puts the tourism income for the whole country at $3.2 billion ...It's kind of Olympics category kind of revenue....
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