Category: Exercise
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Day 6 of 52 dance challenge So, staggering out of bed at 6:30 a.m. to dance Nia before getting ready for camping with friends. I pulled up an online NIA routine focused on reviewing the 52 moves. I am no stranger to these moves. I’ve been engaged in this practice for five years. I earned…
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Day 5 of 52 Nia challenge You just never know with Nia. Today, I thought I’d grab 30 minutes of dance using the video routines available at Nia on Demand, since, as far as I know there aren’t any live classes in my area on Saturday. I queued up Bloom because I’ve danced it several…
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Day 4 of 52 Nia challenge Dancing with teacher Dael Parsons on Friday, reminded me how important NIA is for brain plasticity. We danced Fly, a routine from the NIA archives that includes combinations of foot, hand and arm moves that require some thinking to achieve, a little like rubbing your head while patting your…