If you get physical complaints, dancing can be a great way to get enough exercise. Due to the swinging music, the feet will automatically lift off the floor. But where? Click on these tips and go out dancing.
Zumba Gold
Do you think Latin dancing is a bit too difficult? Maybe Zumba Gold is something then: Zumba is dance training to cheerful Caribbean and other world music. At Zumba Gold, the pace has been adjusted slightly, so the dance lessons can be followed for everyone. This dance class is given in 8 dance schools in North Holland.
belly dancing
Exercising a lot every day makes your bones strong. Dancing is a weight-bearing sport and therefore it is good against osteoporosis. And – a little more out of the box – how about belly dancing? If you feel a bit stiff and want to move more smoothly and gracefully, you can sign up for a belly dance class. This is possible in Haarlem, Utrecht, Amsterdam and Zaandam.
hip hop
Hip-hop lessons for grannies are also widely offered, for example by care organization Marente, which is active in the Rijn-Duin and Bollenstreek. The hip-hop course covers the hippest dance moves and is a ‘fun, contemporary way to keep moving and immediately do balance and strength exercises.’ This hip-hop course is offered in the Leiden area.
Dancing in the pool
But if you suffer from joints or back, you don’t necessarily have to dance on a hard surface. Dancing in the water of a swimming pool is pleasant for stiff limbs. Slow, flowing movements are performed to the rhythm of your breathing. The course is given in Utrecht and Zutphen.
Swinging and dance class
Dancing with others weekly can give your social life the boost it sometimes needs. It’s a nice way to meet new people. The advantage of a cheerful activity such as dancing is that you don’t necessarily have to talk (you can, of course, especially at the afterparty), and that is sometimes so nice for the introverts among us. This Amsterdam dance school organizes club evenings, as well as classical and modern dance lessons for the over-40s and the over-60s.
Dance with DJ
Look on the agenda of the Dance Palace a dance party for the elderly – throughout the country, where people dance together with volunteers. The DJ plays music from earlier years.
