We’ve attended a few weddings this summer, and -wow!- can we tell that our fitness routine is, well, routine, after a night on the dance floor! (We has some seriously sore calf muscles and hip flexors? Ouch!)

Add some dancing to your regular workouts. You don’t have to become the Dancing Queen or the Disco King. Find dancing that you enjoy – ballroom and Latin ballroom dancing, square dancing and folk dancing, hip-hop and crunk will all give you moves on the dance floor at the next wedding or street dance. Plus, you’ll still be doing your regular workout – so you have a net gain in fitness (and the fun) time.

You don’t usually need a partner to take beginner classes, and most community centers, park and rec departments and community education districts offer beginner classes. Take a class with a bunch of friends or neighbors, or gather an all-ages group for even more fun. It will be practice for an upcoming wedding dance.

Let’s get everyone dancing!

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