Students may chose which dance they want to learn or "play all" and get a great workout by going through all five without stopping. Abdoulaye has taught students of all ages for many years and is especially skilled at breaking down steps into simple movements.ĭances included on this DVD are Yole, Kuku, Tiriba, Mandiani and Telefone. Join dancer/choreographer Abdoulaye Camara of Guinea, West Africa as he takes you step by step through five dance routines. The roots of Hip Hop and many other popular dance styles can be found in these traditional steps. African Dance is intense, centering, uplifting and ecstatic. Includes: Class 1 - Elementary Class 2 - Middle School Class 3 - Bonus Class.Įxperience the power of moving to the irresistible dance grooves of West Africa. (Michael Milgraum was an Aerobics With Soul® student in Montserrat, West Indies.Experience African movement in three 20-minute fitness classes with Adaku! Smiling with the song, listen to the beat. Joins our souls together, conquers fear and doubt.ĭance to my own variation, just unique to me, Music sings within me, music sings without,
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Skin damp and glowing, sparkling with the light.Įyes alive and vibrant, joyful and so bright. Hips in constant motion, swaying to the sound.Īrms are undulating, chin swings up and down. To be whole and graceful, to be one with me. Living with one purpose, to find harmony, Hear the inner music, quell distracting noise. Poetry of motion, beauty filled with poise. Mind and body dancing, set my spirit free. Is that music drumming or the drumming of my heart Hear the music playing for the melodies are sweet. To learn more visit Aerobics With Soul® on the web! Videosįeel it in your heart, stomp it with your feet. Since 1996 Nhambu has taught Aerobics With Soul® at Rancho La Puerta, Mexico.Īerobics With Soul® classes are currently taught in Minneapolis, Minnesota (The Marsh) in Delray Beach and Naples in Florida, and in England. She has trained Aerobics With Soul® instructors in the United States and worldwide. Kilimanjaro, the advanced level, was filmed on location in Tarangire National Park in Tanzania.Īs the creator of Aerobics With Soul®, Nhambu has taught and been a presenter at fitness conferences, educational and cultural conventions, and fitness spas all over the world including presenting with African American Women on Tour (AAWOT) and the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE). The video caught fire after ABC’s Good Morning America recommended it to viewers. Karibu, intermediate level, received critical acclaim in Billboard, Video Choice, and Essence, and won first prize in the combination high/low impact aerobics category in the New York City Sports Magazine competition. She created and starred in the award winning Aerobics With Soul® exercise videos. Nhambu was ACE (American Council of Exercise) certified and an IDEA presenter. Inspired by the traditional East African dances she learned growing up in Africa, Nhambu developed unique and innovative Aerobics With Soul® programs and ran her own fitness studio in Minneapolis teaching classes to adults, children and seniors. An internationally known dancer, instructor, entrepreneur, and speaker, Maria Nhambu is the creator of Aerobics With Soul®, a popular workout that ignited America’s passion for using African dance movements as exercise. Nhambu has made sharing her love of her native Africa and its culture and rhythms the focus of her life. Aerobics With Soul® is also an engaging and lively introduction to African dance and culture. I produced three Aerobics With Soul® videos: Serengeti, Karibu, and Kilimanjaro (filmed on location in Tanzania). I combined the spontaneity, creativity, movement, music and rhythms of Africa with American Fitness Industry guidelines to create an energizing, safe and fun workout. Looking to my heritage once again, I developed Aerobics With Soul®, the African Workout, in the early ‘80s.
By contrast, I remembered how good and fit African dance made me feel and how natural it was for everyone in the villages to dance. I needed to lose the weight I had put on during pregnancy, but I got no results and less satisfaction from the dance fitness craze of the eighties.
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