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When did you join Jacki’s?
When did you first experience a Jacki’s Aerobic Dancing class?
Do you remember the name of your first session? Click here to see a list of all of them.
Who was your first instructor?
Why have you stayed with Jacki’s program?
Tell us your story.
I’ll go first to get the ball rolling …
In 1981 I read an article in the Sunday Telegraph about Jacki Sorensen and her
Aerobic Dancing program which had recently started up in Sydney.
I had been a dance student for ten years (ballet, jazz and tap) through my childhood
and adolescence, and although I’d attended traditional “aerobics” classes for fitness,
I had really missed the “dance” in my life.
I attended a class on the top floor of the old RSL building in George Street in the city.
The instructor was Wendi Eston (ex Australian ballet), and there were only six of us in
the class. I loved it and was thrilled to discover that there was a class running near where I lived at Drummoyne.
I joined up there where Holly Muggleston was the instructor and never
missed a class. Subsequently Holly suggested that I might want to consider instructing.
I did and my first class was in Balmain in September 1983 with four students!
That session was called Harmony.
Diana Royds
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In class, does form matter?
Yes and no.
In the floorwork and the VertifirmTM segment immediately following it, proper execution of moves is important. This part of the class is designed to tone and strengthen specific muscles, but the intended body benefit is diminished or even lost if a move is done incorrectly. This is why your instructor will sometimes demonstrate a move’s correct form before or after class, and why during routines she cues reminders to position your limbs a certain way, etc. Continue reading In class, does form matter?
