Friday, March 6, 2009
Students can try for free the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center’s latest addition to the KU Fit class schedule, Hip-Hop Hustle. The free sessions take place from 5:30 to 6:30 tonight and 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday. The classes are taught by KU Fit instructors.
Vina Wiredja, Singapore senior and KU Fit instructor, said Hip-Hop Hustle was similar to Turbo Kick because it was pre-choreographed with a routine repeated and built on over a six-week period. Hip-Hop Hustle was designed by Powder Blue Productions, which also designed Turbo Kick.
Sioux City, Iowa junior Susie Williams and senior Vina Wiredja from Singapore, practice their dance moves as instructors for the new Hip-Hop Hustle class at the KU Rec Center. The first class / release party will be offered today from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
“I wanted to teach Hip-Hop Hustle initially because I wanted to do more than just Zumba,” Wiredja said. “The fact that they’re both dance-based made it very appealing to me,”
Stephanie Thompson, Shawnee junior and KU Fit instructor, said anyone could participate in Hip-Hop Hustle and that there was no reason to be intimidated by a dance routine. “If you mess up, just get back into it,” she said.
When the trainers were preparing for the classes, Thompson said she would improvise if she got off a step.
“It’s so fun that you don’t even notice you’re working out,” she said.
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Hip-Hop Hustle schedule beginning March 23
Wednesdays 7:30 – 8:10 p.m. Thursdays 3:45 - 4:25 p.m. Fridays 5:30 – 6:25 p.m. Sundays 7:15 - 8:15 p.m.
Amber Long, fitness coordinator at the recreation center, said the class was offered in response to Zumba’s popularity. Zumba is a Latin dance-infused cardio class.
“Dance-based classes are on the rise in the fitness industry because it’s fun and fitness. People are looking for entertainment and a workout,” Long said. She said the dancing would be choreographed to popular music as well.
Hip-Hop Hustle will be offered four times a week after spring break. Students with KU Fit passes can attend the regular sessions. Students who are not currently pass holders can purchase half-semester passes at the fitness business office in the recreation center. Half semester passes cost $25 and individual class passes cost $3.
— — Edited by Liz Schubauer
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