Decompress with the bailotherapy
Born in Venezuela, this discipline combines aerobics and Latin dance on an ethnic Afro-Venezuelan rhythm.
How is the course going? We warm up from head to toe, then we sway gently as the merengue wants. The pace accelerates with aerobics moves and becomes frenetic with cha-cha-cha , samba and mambo . Then return to calm on an oriental music before being again in the effervescence of the dance. The course ends in serenity, that Randy, star of the bailotherapy in France, calls the "return to reality".
The benefits ? It is a natural anti-depressant ! We leave the course "emptied", but with a morale of steel. In addition, one burns between 500 and 1000 calories in 1 h . Two classes a week are enough to refine the hips and firm buttocks and calves.
Or ? Center for Live Arts, 4, rue Bréguet, 75011 Paris. Tel: 01 55 28 84 00. And on www.lecentredesarts.com . 13 euros the course of 1 h. 115 euros the 10 courses. Province: 06 73 46 46 92.
Find the inner harmony with the Nia
Appeared in the 1980s in the United States, the Nia, which means Now I am, is a technique developed by Debbie and Carlos Rosas to achieve the harmony of body and mind. Its design? A clever mix of 3 martial arts ( tai-chi-chuan, taekwondo and aikido ) that mix modern jazz , yoga and Alexander and Feldenkrais methods .
How is the course going? Barefoot and music, we chained warm-ups , figures and stretching . Accessible to all, the Nia offers three levels of intensity for each movement. In class, everyone is free to accentuate or reduce the rhythm or the range of gestures and movements.
The benefits ? While reshaping the body gently , it builds confidence and self-esteem . This discipline makes it possible to know oneself better through a body awareness through movement.
Or ? Phone: 06 25 80 73 28. And www.nianow.fr . Between 13 euros and 17 euros the course of 1 hour.
To discover too
Zumba . This cocktail of latin dances and aerobics is a hit in the USA. Dynamic and sensual, it restores self-confidence. 14 euros the course of 1 h.
Where : Center for Live Arts (read "Bailotherapy").
The lating training is a summary of steps and simple sequences borrowed from tropical dances : abs-buttocks concrete and nice head wear. 130 euros for 3 months with 1 weekly course.
Where: School of tropical Latin dances, 40, rue Cîteaux, Paris 12th. Phone: 01 43 72 26 26. And www.france-danse.com
The Caribbean dance is a mix of zouk , biguine and goka ( Guadeloupian traditional dance ) that turns you into an island siren. 14 euros the course.
Where: Center for Live Arts (read "Bailotherapy").
