Learning ideas for April 20-24: Staying motivated!


Hi Dancers! 

I miss seeing your smiling faces in class everyday! I hope you are staying safe and healthy at home. Remember you can send me an email at naromanchuk@cbe.ab.ca at anytime.

Tips for Staying Motivated
  1. Keep it Fun!- Exercise doesn't have to be boring. Choose the activities that you enjoy the most. If you are not enjoying your workouts, choose something different. Any sport or activity will work- try a marital arts online class or ballroom dancing. Sometimes changing things up can make a difference. 
  2. Make it Routine!- Try to schedule your workout or dance time. Schedule your workout time as you would any other activity.
  3. Write it Down!-What are your goals? How can you keep track of what you have done? Recording your efforts and marking down your activity can remind you that you are making progress.
  4. Encourage others to join you!- Invite others in your household to dance or exercise along with you. Push each other to keep going and have fun while exercising.
  5. Don't be hard on yourself!- If you miss a day or two or need a break from it, be gentle with yourself. The important thing is to get back on track as soon as you can!

Here are some free workouts

1. Orange Theory home workouts are great for a circuit time training. This workout is easy to follow along and goes by quite quickly. Give it a try! Length 32:11 video link here: youtube

2. This is a really fun and dance style workout with Joseph D! This 30 minute dance and cardio kickboxing workout will have you sweating and enjoying the commentary too (length 29:38)- youtube

Free Dance classes

1. Have you been stretching at home? Here is Gabi Butler from Netflix's Cheer leading a stretch. Check her out on this link (length 18:46)- youtube

2.  Let's get our Country line dance skills on! Here is a fun quick official dance tutorial from the dance choreographers from the Footloose movie- Fake ID (length 5:04) - youtube

3.  That beautiful picture above with our amazingly talented Grade 8's is from their hip hop dance that included "Soulja Boy", so why not do a quick tutorial on "Crank dat Soulja Boy"? (length 7:52)- youtube

4. Check out Calgary's "Momomovement" online free workshop/classes for all ages: This also includes classes for people with disabilities online.

Favorite Dance video this week, "Johanna channeling Aretha Franklin": youtube

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