SPA MAGAZINE • BEING WELL TRENDS
March/April 2004 |
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Hip-Hop Ballet
by Laurel W. House
That slim, svelte dancer's body you covet may be within reach. CARDIO BARRE®, developed by New York-trained dancer Richard Giorla, fuses ballet, weight training, Pilates, and yoga in an hour-long workout that tones arms, glutes, legs, and core, while strengthening the cardiovascular system. Set to energy-boosting hip-hop music, half the class is spent in a heart-pumping routine of leg lifts at the ballet bar, which provides a stabilizing force for optimal focus on targeted muscle groups. |