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Hoop Dance Class on 6abc w/ Don Polec

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Performance @ North Bowl

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Links To Television Coverage, Newspaper

CBS 3 News
Hula Hoop Into Shape with Lesley Van Arsdall
July 28, 2009
cbs3.com/video/

Philadelphia Inquirer
Another go-round - By Natalie Pompilio
Wed, Jul. 8, 2009
www.philly.com/inquirer/i...-round.html

The Temple News
Not your little sister's Hula Hoop - by Maureen Coulter
September 8, 2008
temple-news.com/2008/09/08...-hula-hoop/

The Lansdale Reporter Online
Locals hoop it up By: Vinti Singh 08/08/2008
www.zwire.com/site/index.cfm

Philadelphia Magazines
Best of Philly Winner
August 2008 Page 139
Cardio Hoop Dance Wins Best Group fitness Class
www.phillymag.com/best_of/d...hula_hoop/

6abc Don Polec's World
A Different Workout Playing Hoops
Monday, August 06, 2007 | 11:34 AM
abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story

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With Hoop Dance Instructor & Certified Personal Trainer Jennifer Alvarez

Winner of Philly Magazine Best of Philly For "MOST FUN WORKOUT"

Hoop Dance Performer for Cirque Du Soleil

Come and play, collaborating with fellow hoopers will always expand your hooping repertoire!! Feel free to come to class with some ideas on new moves you want to learn. I am always open to teach what my students see in videos they are watching :) Bring some of your own moves to share with the group. Gain a better understanding of how counts will help you keep continuous flow, moving your hooping from disconnected tricks into lyrical movement.

Master Jay Moves Dance Studio
Every Monday @ 7:30 pm, temporarily on hold due to transitions on studio location
Private instruction still available in Samson and Chestnut Street locations
Class Cost: $15.00 for walk-ins or 4 classes for $40.00

Sweat Gym * Every Monday @ 5:30pm
Non members are welcome for $15

Ironworks Gym * Every Thursday @ 6:30pm * Every Sunday @ 5:30pm
Non members are welcome for $10

Cardio Hoop Dance Group Fitness Class
Class focuses on Hoop Dance fundamentals; learning to move the hoop from the waist, hips, shoulders, arms and legs. In addition to instruction of vertical hooping, beginner jumps, body stalls, tosses and throws, and other off the body moves. Instruction emphasizes guidance on gaining fluidity and control over one’s hoop and increasing grace poise of body movements. The class includes a hoop warm-up and ends with a fast paced combination of beginner hoop moves that will get your heart pumping. Class concludes with a stretching routine in which hoops are incorporated. Designed to sculpt and tone, increase speed and agility, and build cardiovascular endurance.

Can’t dance, don’t have rhythm, can’t keep that bitty hoop of your kids going around your waist? No worries, these are not the light weight hoops of your childhood. I have a custom hoop to fit all shapes and sizes :) I have NEVER had a student who could not hoop!

WHO EVER THOUGHT A WORKOUT COULD BE THIS MUCH FUN!! :)

Ironworks Gym
821 North 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
215-923-9400

Master Jay Moves Dance Studio
311 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215.564.2575

Sweat Gym
200 S. 24th St. (24th & Walnut)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215 627 8496

OTHER HOOPING OPTIONS OFFERED

Private Hoop Dance Instruction
One-on-one instruction of vertical/horizontal waist, arm, and leg hooping. Direction of skips, jumps, body stalls, tosses and throws, and other off the body moves. Creating Hoop-fitness routines incorporating strength and light weight resistance exercises and hoop movements designated to work corresponding muscle groups.

Hoop Boot Camp Group Fitness Classes
Class integrates push-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges and other strength building exercises with highly cardiovascular hoop dance movements and plyometrics. Designed to sculpt and tone, increase speed and agility and build cardiovascular endurance.

Hooping Parties
Hoop parties include performance, instruction, direction of interactive party games using hoops, and hoop making. Catering to clients celebrating birthdays, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, sweet sixteen’s, bridal showers, family events, holiday parties, corporate team building, and fundraisers.

Hooping Workshops
Hoop Workshops include the options of hoop making, basic and advanced hoop dance instruction, fire safety and fire hooping instruction (adults only). Workshops run from 2-4 hrs covering all body, neck, arm, and leg hooping. In addition to instruction of off body hooping, jumps, breaks, reverses, weaves, and walk throughs. Multiple hoop sizes and weights are covered. Techniques and uses for small light weight, medium light weight, large heavier, twin hoops and multiple hoops are covered. Instruction of proper warm ups, stretching, and cool downs are included. Direction on how basic eight counts and
attention to posture will improve flow. Workshops also cover specific hoop techniques to attain maximum cardiovascular health and to increase overall physical strength. Anyone can participate in workshops. Men, women, children, all shapes, sizes, and ages. Workshops are great for health clubs, spas, resorts, schools, summer camps, etc.

PERSONAL TRAINING SERVICES

Personal Trainer
Sessions include: health and fitness evaluation and assessment, goal setting, diet and
nutritional counseling, weight training, cardiovascular conditioning, flexibility training,
core strengthening, hoop dance, aspects of yoga, ballet, pilates, martial arts, and plyometrics.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT JENNIFER AT:
jenalvarez@comcast.net
Mon, October 29, 2007 - 11:57 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
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