Category: NIA dance practice
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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…
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Day 3 of a 52-day challenge Yesterday’s NIA for me was all about my achy knee. Today I worried that 60 minutes of NIA might be too much for my twitchy joint. Maybe today would be a 10-minute dance day? On the other hand, NIA genius trainer Kellie Chambers’ studio is a 17-minute drive from…