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Category: NIA dance practice

  • My voice, my way

    Day 16 of 52 Nia dance challenge This practice calls for vocalizing, often when throwing a punch or a kick; it’s a guttural “Hah!” or “Hey!” an enthusiastic “Yes!” or “No!” I couldn’t do this — call out in a group — at first. It just seemed embarrassing. I chalk it up to school and…

  • Happy feet

    Day 15 of 52 Nia dance challenge It’s hard to explain why taking off my shoes to dance is so liberating. Maybe it’s reconnecting with the kid in me. Maybe my feet just like not being enclosed. I wondered about research on the topic, and found most of it focused on runners and little of…

  • Dance pals

    Day 14 of 52 Nia dance challenge So glad to get back in a studio and dance with others. Synchronistically, instructor Val Wetmore chose “Bloom,” which I am in the process of memorizing. Loved doing it. Not getting tired of the music or the moves at all. The energy of the dance community infuses me…