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1.HEALTHY EXERCISE Dance makes you move, which burns calories and makes you physically fit. Dance promotes a healthy heart and makes muscles limber, helping to reduce injury and promotes rapid healing. You gain strength and flexibility through repetition. Coordination is developed through patterns and balance. Your brain is challenged to work with your body. The… Continue reading Why is Dance So Good For You?

Case study-Dance for Older Adults Over the past few years, dance has been shown to be an enjoyable recreational activity used to improve the health and wellbeing of older adults through being physically active. Research has shown that dance improves balance, agility and muscle strength. It is suggested it could also improve mood and reduce… Continue reading Dancing in Time

Thanks to everyone who came along to The Blakehay Theatre open day. And a very special thank you to Keith Ramsey for his photos. You can see more of his work here http://www.minedeepphotography.com In a break from my usual style I taught two workshops, introducing an Egyptian pop choreography, with music by Amir Diab. I… Continue reading Blakehay Theatre Open Day

Get Your New Year Shimmy On! Classes resume tonight 4th January Belly Dance Classes Wednesdays 7.30- 8.30pm in The Studio Blakehay Theatre. Perfect low-impact dance for fitness, toning, balance, and posture. Come along and have some fun! £5.50 per class. Everyone Welcome, whatever your size, shape, age (14+) or level of fitness. Beginners always welcome.… Continue reading Get Your New Year Shimmy On!

Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas and all the very best for 2023. Pedralta Dance classes resume on 4 January. New dancers are always welcome. Online tuition is available if you need a fix meantime. Don’t forget Heritage Day at The Blakehay Theatre, Weston-Super-Mare, is on 7th of January 2023. I’ll be offering 2 free… Continue reading Happy Christmas!

This event has been cancelled by the theatre. Hopefully it will go ahead at a later date. This Saturday 10 September at The Blakehay Theatre Weston Super Mare Blakehay Theatre Heritage Open Day I’m very excited to take part in this Saturday’s Heritage Day at the Blakehay Theatre. I’ll be offering 2 free mini dance… Continue reading Free Mini Dance Workshops

Why moving together is so beneficial to health and wellbeing Listen hear to Nature Bang on BBC Radio 4 ..Back in the human world, there’s serious neurological benefit to this beat-based research. The more we understand how and why people move to a beat, the more we can appreciate its powerful therapeutic effects. It unites… Continue reading The Power of The Beat

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Not long now. Classes at the Blakehay Theatre start 7.30pm Wednesday 1 June. Contact me to save your place Share on FacebookTweetFollow usSave