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Keeping Fit and Active, continued
r Just Dance
Mondays, January 2-March 27,
10:15-11:15 a.m. Cost: $25/$35 or
$50 punch card (10 sessions within
3 months). Min.2/Max.12,
Instructor: Mary Goolsby
For this class, all you will be asked tors: Brenda Edwards and Carmi
to do is show up, wear something
comfortable, and move to the music
as it feels right to you. We move to
five different rhythms: flowing, stac-
cato, chaos, lyric and stillness. As
we experience the variety of music,
we may discover certain kinds of
rhythms speak to us more vividly
than others. We shall just follow the
flow and respond individually. No
experience necessary.
r Line Dance
Beginning Line Dance Wednes-
days, January 4-March 29, 9-10
a.m. Cost $25/$35 per month,
Class size: Min. 3, Max. 12.
Registration and payment are due
before the first class each month.
Instructors: Brenda Edwards and
Carmi Saunsaucie.
“Line Dancing improves stamina,
muscle tone and coordination, is a
great stress buster and energy boost-
er. Good for posture, strength, mo-
bility in the lower back, and toning
calves and thighs.”
– UK’s Linedancer Magazine 9/06.
The British Heart Association says
it is very beneficial to health and is
recommended by doctors, invigo-
rates all the major organs from the
brain right down to the toes. Line
dancers can cover around five miles
of ground in one evening.
No partner needed and step sheets
will be provided in class. Dance to
all kinds of music – line dance has
something for you.
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r Line Dance – Improver
Wednesdays, January 4-March 29,
10-11 a.m. Cost $25/$35month or
$7/$9 per session.
Class size: Min. 3, Max. 12. Regis-
tration and payment are due before
the first class each month. Instruc-
Saunsaucie.
Line Dancing builds concentration
and stamina, as well as community
and your sense of humor. Don’t be shy.
Come in and shake your booty with
this great workout for brain and body!
r Senior Striders
Thursdays, 9-11 a.m. Free.
Prepare to walk rain or shine
and explore Whidbey Island trails
with this dedicated walking group.
All levels welcome, but please no
pets. Meet in the lobby at the South
Whidbey Center and carpool to lo-
cal woods or beaches. Plan to walk
for about an hour. You may choose a
faster paced or more leisurely walk.
Each group will start and finish at the
same location. It’s fun
and great exercise.
r Tai Chi -Wu style
What is “Wu style?” Dr. Karine
Johnson-Werner, the instructor for all
of the Tai Chi classes, describes the
Wu style by comparing it to another
popular style, the Yang style. She de-
scribes Yang as a discipline that builds this time. It is for anyone who wants
physical power, as it aims to develop
internal energy that is half-hard, and
half-soft, (or half Yang and half Yin),
from the very start. It is particularly
useful for martial purposes. Hard en-
ergy can aggravate illness or injury.
In contrast, the Wu style is com-
posed of compact motions, and com-
pared to other Tai Chi styles, has rela-
tively high stances. The high stances,
and shorter steps, of the Wu style are
better suited to Westerners, whose
knees are generally not as flexible as
those of most Asians, primarily be-
cause we don’t squat anymore.
The Wu style is better for healing,
as it promotes the development of
soft internal energy (a healing energy
for both mind and body). Soft energy
is especially good for spinal or joint
problems. It is effective for longevity,
healing injuries and internal diseas-
es, and making a weak constitution
strong. Soft energy releases stress,
and is therefore ideal for people with
high-pressure and/or sedentary jobs.
Dr. Johnson-Werner offers a punch
card option as an alternative to the
monthly fees. Please feel free to use
whichever method best suits your
needs. The cards are $100 for members
or $110 for non-members and the ten
“punches” are good for three months
and for any class. Registration or card
purchases are available at the front
desk at the South Whidbey Center.
r Beginning Tai Chi
Tuesdays, January 3-March 28,
10-11 a.m. $40/$50 month, or
punch card.
This class is truly for beginners
who have never done it before or feel
physically challenged in some way at
to increase flexibility, balance, and
mental clarity in a gentle, playful
way. Especially good for people who
feel they are overweight with tense
muscles and restrictive joints. In this
class the body is gently, gradually
coaxed into a better feeling state of
wellbeing.
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