Strength Training for Belly Dance 1 with Nanci Traynor

Read thru YogaJess' blog yesterday and found a comment that Nanci Traynor (ex-YZ teacher specialized in yoga dance) will conduct a workshop next Sun. I have made an enquiry and received her kind response with the details below:

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Strength Training for Belly Dance 1
Vertical Hip Movements
With Nanci Traynor

Have you ever wondered how to move your hips with technical precision?

Nanci Traynor will break down the basic vertical movements of the hips. She will make it easy to understand how to control the up and down movements required in dances like Salsa, Samba, Hip Hop and Belly Dance. Muscle isolation exercises (drills) are the only path to precision and sexy abs. Come and learn how the Pros do it!

Class Details

• All levels of experience are welcome
• Vertical hip work
• Easy to understand movements
• Correct alignment for injury prevention
• Required drills to isolate the muscle groups and make the hips move
• Yoga inspired warm-up
• Be prepared to sweat
• If you have a hip belt or scarf, please bring it
  

Venue
YOGA MIND
70 & 80-1-2, Jln. Medan Putra 3
Medan Putra Business Centre
Bandar Sri Manjalara
52200 K. Lumpur
(above UOB Bank)

Contact person: Ms. Jo 017-201 6776 / 03-6276 6776

Date: 5th Oct, 2008 (Sunday)

Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm

Fees: RM50.00

Teacher: Nanci Traynor has been dancing and performing Tribal Style Belly Dance for over 10 years. She lived in San Francisco and studied with the mothers of this style of dance. Nanci has a good command of anatomy and physiology from over one thousand hours of Yoga Certification. Strength training doesn’t have to be boring. Turn up the volume and let’s dance!

Another Alternative of Yoga Studio (at Fitness Center)

Just received an email from a YogaZone member (Ms Li Ling) who is so kind to share some information about other yoga studio (but it is in fact a Fitness Center). So I can save some of my energy for looking alternatives this weekend.

She told that Gary from YZ is now teaching at Impressive Fitness in Taman Danau Desa (opposite to Sri Kota supermarket). He's conducting 5 classes a week for the time being.

• Schedule:
  - Mon @ 9:00am & 7:15pm
  - Thur @ 7:15pm
  - Fri @ 9:00am
  - Sat @ 2:30pm
  
• Fees @ RM300 for 3 months without registration fee and deposit, but must quote 'Gary's class'. Anyone interested may call up the gym for enquiries 03-7981 0303