ESPITE
the w
arm w
eather,the
holiday
season
brings
withi
t
a
whole
heapo
fp
roblems.
The
ideaof s
tr
ipping
off
and
baring
all
in t
he
latest
8216itsy
bitsy
teen
y
ween
y8217i
s
off
putting t
o s
ay
the
least.
That8217s
why
we s
uggest
doing s
omething
ab
it
different,something t
hat
will
get
you
in s
hape,
whilst
expressing y
ou8217reart
istic s
ide
-
something
like
dance.
DanceCity
is
the
nationald
anceagency
for
the
Nort
hEast
and w
elcomes
all
kinds
of
people w
ithapassion
for
every
kind
of
dance.
Launched
in t
he
autumn
of 2
005i
n
Newcastle,D
anceCity8217s
pioneering 163
7.6m
centreh
as
gi
ven t
he
organisation t
he
perfect
home
from w
hich t
od
evelop
and
drived
ance
forw
ardas
one
of t
he
most
exciting
art
forms
of
the 2
1st
Centur
y.
From
classes,workshops
and t
he
presentation
of w
orkf
rom
leading
international
choreog
raphers
t
o s
uperbeduca
tional
opport
unities
and
academ
y
and
deg
ree
cour
ses
(in
part
ners
hip w
ithNort
humbriaU
nivers
ity)
DanceCity
offers
publica
nd
professionals
alike
the
opport
unity
top
art
icipatei
nd
anceat
all
levels
across
the r
eg
ion.
Rebecca
Hollingsw
ort
h,c
lasses
and
workshops
co-ordinator
at
DanceCity
,said:
"People
cang
et
som
uchm
oreo
ut
of
dance
than t
hey
might
orig
inally
think.
It
is
a v
ery
socialactivity
and
a r
ealconfidenceg
iver.It
is
a
great
way
tom
eet
new
people
and
boost
your
self-esteem
becauseo
f t
he v
ariety
of s
ocial
events
that
arealsoo
no
ffer
here.
"We r
un y
ogac
lasses
for
pregnant
ladies,
whichp
rovide t
he
perfect
opport
unity
for
mums-to-be t
o s
tay
fit
and s
upple
dur
ing
pregnancy.Wealsoo
ffer
danceclasses
for
mums
and
children,which
means
you
don8217
t
necessarily
have t
of
ind
ab
ab
y
sitter
every
time y
ou
want
toe
xercise.
"What8217s
more,wealso r
un
lunch t
ime
classes
that
tie
in
nicely
withbusy
work s
chedules.
We s
uggest
anh
our8217s
yogaor
Pilates
beforeh
eading
back t
o t
he
officef
or
along s
tint
sat
at
the
computer!"
Classes
at
DanceCity
ru
ne
very
day
from 6
u
ntil
9pm
and r
ange
from
ballet
to
street
dance.
Alternatively
the
centreo
ffers
a
variety
of
funf
illed w
orkshops
that
includes
Beg
inn
ers
Burlesqueand
aT
eaD
ance,where
people
cane
njo
y
teaa
nd
cake w
hilst
they
practice
their
ballroom
dancing
in
front
of
aliveband.
Sport
England8217
s
ActivePeople s
ur
vey
and
Sport
ing
Market
Segments
research s
hows
that
a s
taggering
41%
of w
omen
in t
he r
eg
ion
are
keen t
o t
ake u
pd
anceas
exercise,yet
only
0.7
%o
f w
omen
actually
make
it
all t
he w
ay
onto
the
dancef
loor.
JudithRasmussen,reg
ionald
irector
with
Sport
England
Nort
hEast,said:"It8217s
clear
that
therei
s
ahuge
interest
in
danceacross
the r
eg
ion.
It8217s
agreat
way
toe
xerciseas
well
as
being r
eally
funand
agood w
ay
to s
ocialize w
ithn
ew
people.
"Fa
cilities
suchas
DanceCity
offer
ahuge r
ange
of
classes
to
suit
the
needs
of
every
one
who w
ants
to t
ake u
pd
ance,
and w
e w
ould
encourage
people t
op
ut
their
best
foot
forw
ard t
his
summer
and
gi
ve
it
ago
."D
EACH
MONTH
WE
FOCUS
ON
A
DIFFERENT
SPORT
OR
ACTIVITY
.
THIS
MONTH
DA
NCE
INT
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For
people
interested
in
joining
adanceclass
at
DanceCity
info
rmation
canbef
ound
at:
DanceCity
,T
emple
Street,N
ewcastle,N
E14
BR,
tel:(0191) 2
61-0505o
r
email
info@dancecity
.co.
uk.48CI
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