Dancing, experts say, burns calories, boosts energy, improves circulation and tones muscle–which leads to increased strength, endurance and flexibility. In fact, dancing can burn just as many calories as other, more “traditional” exercises, like basketball, badminton, or brisk walking. In addition, dancing relieves tension and stress, improves your mood and serves as an outlet for your creativity. Dancing can also be used to help improve balance and coordination in other sports such as better flexibility and agility for sports such as basketball or volleyball.
Dancing also is convenient. Forget about expensive equipment or workout clothes. All you need is your body and the willingness to have fun. Check out our local listings on available places to learn to dance this summer:
Airdance, a local contemporary dance company is offering classes for jazz, contemporary/ballroom, breakdance, and kids movement dance classes. They are located at West Avenue, Quezon City.
Check out their website or browse a quick description of their group below:
Airdance description from their website:
Formed in 2001, Airdance is a pioneering Philippine Contemporary Dance company committed to providing a nurturing environment for creativity and excellence in dance.
The company’s dance school conducts regular classes and a summer workshop at the studio. Intimate performances are also held at the space while the company continues to perform locally and internationally in festivals, collaborations and other events.
Airdance has represented the Philippines at the World Expo in Japan and at the Asia Arts festival in China. Airdance was awarded the “Best Young Contemporary Dance Theater Company in the Philippines” when it won the grand prize the Mindanao Modern Dance Competition in Koronadal City, South Cotabato, in 2004.
Airdance is one of the leading companies in the celebration of the International Dance Week with the Contemporary Dance Map as well as the Wifi Body: Independent Contemporary Dance Festival to be held at the CCP. The company has also been involved in numerous commercial endeavors such as corporate productions, musical events, fashion shows, product launches, TV shows and movies.
The company was recently awarded as the Best Dance Company (Modern) in the 21st ALIW Awards for the 2nd consecutive year.
