DSA REGISTED EVENTS
Junior Level 2 Latin
Nik & Maria-3rd 

Junior Level 2 Standard
Nik & Maria-6th

Junior Level 2 New Vogue
Nik & Maria-7th

Medallist Events
Under 11 Girls-Shylie Ashtamkar
Evening 3 step-3rd
Quickstep-3rd
Cha Cha-3rd

Medallist under 11 Boys-Mike Bourke
Evening 3 step-1st
Quickstep-1st
Cha-1st

Medallist couples-Mike & Shylie
Evensing 3 step-1st
Waltz-1st
Cha-1st

Where- 6/63 Duffy Street Epping.

Time- 7.30pm -Midnight

Dress- After 5

BYO Alcohol .

The dinner dance is $40. 

Book your table today on 8401 3164.

 Bookings required by 15th June 2013.

The Introductory beginner classes are FREE for the Wednesday Ballroom Class.  Join anytime!

You may need 1, 2, 3 or 4  introductory beginner classes before you start the Level 1 Beginner Ballroom class.

We have a Level 1 Beginner Ballroom class that you can join whenever for you feel ready to step up. This class is at the sametime, 7-8pm on Wednesdays.

This class is $15 per person or you can buy ten classes for $120..

Book your spot today on 8401 3164 .

If you have never danced a step before and have been inspired by Dancing with the stars, then now is the time to join our ten weeks of Beginner Dance Classes.

We have classes for ADULTS, TEENS & KIDS at our Epping studio.

A dance partner is not necessary, although it is always  more fun if you do have a partner.

Our studios are airconditioned and our staff are friendly and love to have a laugh.

Epping Studio

Adult Beginner Ballroom (On going Free Introductory Class- Join anytime)

(Latin, Ballroom, New Vogue):
(7-8pm) 

Adult Beginner Street Latin

(Salsa, Bachata,Cha, Merengue):
  7-8pm)

First Class FREE.

Kids Beginner Ballroom

 (ages 5-11) :
 (11-Midday)

 First Class FREE.

Teen Beginner Ballroom

(ages 12-17):
 (12-1pm)

First Class FREE.

BRAND new Beginner DANCE CLASSES in SUNBURY !

  Book your spot today on 8401 3164.

This week will be the start of the 10 week course. The course  is $120 or casually you can pay $16 per class.

If you have never danced a step before and have been inspired by Dancing with the stars, then now is the time to join our four weeks of Beginner Dance Classes.  

A dance partner is not necessary, just come on in and learn & laugh with new friends and get a taste of the addictive art of dance which is sweeping the nation! !

SUNBURY STUDIO
Adult Beginner Salsa(Salsa, Bachata, ChaCha, Merengue): 
Mon ( 7-8pm )

First Class FREE.

Adult Beginner Ballroom(Ballroom, Rockn’roll & Latin): 
Thurs  (7-8pm)

First Class FREE.

Calories burned per 1 hour.

• Exercise:                          Amount
• Running :                         560 calories burned
• Jogging:                           490 calories burned
• Walking:                           245 calories burned
• Zumba:                            850 calories burned

Estimated amount of expended, calories based on example bosy weight of 155 lbs.

EPPING studio : 
ZUMBA FITNESS classes Tues 7-8pm All fitness levels

SUNBURY venue
ZUMBA FITNESS classes Mondays 8-9pm All fitness levels

If you want to get fit, tone up and have a laugh, then this is the class for you! Wear workout attire, bring a hand towel and water bottle and get ready to sweat!. $10 casually. Come join the party

Dancing is  a feel good way to improve your fitness, whatever style you choose. Given the unique combination of physical exercise, social interaction and mental concentration-all set to music- its no wonder it has been found to help relieve stress, increase energy and improve strength and muscle tone.

Research into the benefits of dancing is starting to mount up-so choose your favourite style and see the changes for yourself.

TANGO
This sensual and fast moving dance from Buenos Aires, Argentina, is set to energetic, repetitive music and the male takes the lead around the floor.

Body Benefits.
“The tango is a low dance- your knees are constantly bent so you getting a great workout in your legs and core”, says Chris Dempsey, manager of Arthur Murray Dance School in Sydney. “But the short, staccato movements that teach control, balance and body awareness are unique to tango.”

The proof.
Canadian researches studied two elderly groups: one took weekly Argentine tango classes and the other group walked. The tango group showed improvement in balance, posture and motor coordination, as well as performing significantly better at multi-tasking.
And it seems the feel good factor is genuine. A recent Australian National University study revealed tango’s effect on mood disorders. it found reduced feelings of depression and insomnia that lasted for months after the study finished.

BALLROOM (General)
There are enough different types of ballroom dancing to suit every personality-the waltz is singled out below for its own particular benefits.

Body Benefits.
“Ballroom gives you a great all-over cardio workout,where you use your own body weight, similar to what you’d get from an intensive Pilates class, “Dempsey says. “You spend a lot of time bending low and using your legs to push up onto your toes. So its an especially good workout for legs and buttocks.”

The Proof
Dr Joe Verghese, a neurologist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, conducted a study on 469 men and women. Over five years he studied ways of staying active to reduce the risk of dementia and found ballroom dancing to be the most effective physical activity. The main reasons Verghese gave were that the “requirements of ballroom dancing, such as remembering the steps, moving in precise time to the music and adapting to the movements of one’s partner are mentally demanding exercises.”

WALTZ
“It may look easy, but the waltz is not a cinch to master. During the American Waltz, you transfer one foot to another 90 times a minute. And the Viennese waltz is twice as fast, one of the most difficult to master, Dempsey says.

Body Benefits.
“I use the waltz with beginners to teach control-there’s a lot of spinning and partner work- and to improve posture”, Dempsey says.  Apparently it takes a lot of hard work to learn to look that effortless.
“Ladies aren’t resting their arms on their partners’-they’re holding them, he says. This means strong, lean arms and shoulders.
“The waltz is also great for all over body and brain work, including memory.”

The Proof
A study presented at the American Heart Association researched 110 heart failure patients found that dancing the waltz three times a week for 8 weeks improved cardiopulmonary (heart and lung) function as effectively as spending the same amount of time on a treadmill or bicycle.

SALSA
Its flirtatious, fast and a fusion of dance styles originating from the Caribbean and Latin and North America. Salsa can be danced solo, buts its mostly done in couples.

Body Benefits
“Like most dances, the salsa works your core, toning abdominals and promoting a stronger, healthier lower back”, Dempsey says. “But in the salsa, you’re also shaking your hips fast. So you don’t just get  flat abs, you get boxer’s abs. “You need to be aware of how your holding yourself while dancing the salsa,” he says.”You lean forward and there are a lot of spins, which require you to have great posture and coordination. ‘If you dont you fall over.”

The proof
Salsa is a real source of happy endorphins, according to a study from the University Of Derby in the UK. Moderately depressed volunteers who took lessons for nine weeks reported a significant  boost to their mood by the end.

Matt Birks, the university’s senior lecturer in mental health, says the change in mood may have been further enhanced by “Social interaction, shared experience, concentrating on learning a  new skill and the confidence this can bring.”

Congratulations to Nik Najdovski & Maria Najdovska who won the Juvenile Level 1 Standard competition on Thursday

They also came 2nd in the Juvenile Level 2 Latin Competition.

Nik & Maria are now the Level 1 Ballroom Juvenile Australian Champions  for  2012.