Dance & Fitness

Guidance on combining dance with fitness activities like aerobics, Pilates and yoga. Articles address warming up, equipment needs and adapting dance to different fitness levels.

Aerobics and Dancing

Dancing gives you a real aerobic workout that burns fat and strengthens your heart without needing a gym membership.

Dance Accessories and Equipment

A quality dance bag and toe tape are worth buying, but many other accessories you see for sale aren't really necessary depending on your dancing style.

Dancing to Your Age and Fitness Level

Dancing is a great workout for any age or fitness level, but it's important to match the intensity to where you're starting from.

Gymnastic Dancing

Rhythmic gymnastics blends ballet grace with apparatus manipulation, combining rope, hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon in routines judged on difficulty, artistry.

Pilates and Dancing

Pilates builds long lean muscles and core strength through fluid, controlled movements that dancers have relied on for nearly a century.

Stretching and Warming Up

Get to class early and warm up properly to prevent injuries and dance at your best.

Yoga and Dancing

Yoga complements dance training by building flexibility and strength while shifting focus from external performance to internal wellbeing.