Hi DanceBody Babes,

My name is Alex, I’m the Senior Director of Business Development at DanceBody, and I’m pregnant!

I’m so excited to share my pregnancy with you in a series of blog posts about how DanceBody is an important part of my prenatal journey and my go-to prenatal workout. While the 1st trimester wasn’t necessarily easy, I found the music, community, and familiarity of DanceBody made it one of the best dance workouts when pregnant. I hope that this article resonates with our fit DanceBody moms and moms to-be.

Break out the blood berry nail polish and cashmere skull sweater - IT’S OCTOBER. Easily, my favorite month of the year - and not just because it’s my birthday month (Scorpios unite!) but because it’s a true month of transformation. There is a glossy bold black line between September 30th and October 1st: the air feels different - clear and crisp - and the murky expansion the heat brought of months past disappears into a swift spooky vapor.

Looking for a DanceBody… without all the dance? Look no further than our full body torching Sculpt class. Prepare to feel muscles you didn’t even know existed as you execute unique moves only dancers can deliver. Dance conditioning requires high repetitions and low resistance, and our Sculpt class replicates this process. With movements set to the beat, you’ll feel like you’re dancing through the burn.

Read on to learn exactly what you can expect from a DanceBody Sculpt class.

Whether it’s a Signature, Sculpt, or Hip Hop Hits class, when you enter our DanceBody studios for the very first time you will be greeted by a brightly lit interior, friendly faces, and the best tunes on the planet. The DanceBody Workout was founded on the principle that movement should bring you joy. The most important measurement is how you feel.

Here are a few things you can expect from your first DanceBody class:

Let’s say it like it is: personal immunity is KEY to good health. And now, more than ever, is a time to check in with our own best practices to stay well as we head into Fall.

As a wellness professional, I am acutely aware of what I put into my body. This sense of agency and awareness keeps me on the right side of health. When COVID hit, I deemed myself essential to my business and continued to work, like I never had before, throughout the pandemic. During that time, I had to initiate a deep trust in my personal best practices in order to Keep Moving.

You can always feel the shift of seasons in your bones, like a primal mammalian sense we retained from our ancestors. Letting go of the seemingly endless summer days to roll into shorter daylight hours is always bittersweet - but necessary.

I always seem to experience “end of summer burnout” in those last fleeting weeks of pounding sun in the northeast, but try to capture some of that light to bring into the Fall with me.

I’ve been working with celebrity Molly Sims during our DanceBody Hamptons season for over three years now, and one of the things I admire most is her ability to prioritize time for movement. Whether it is 6am after a late night or all three kids are in the studio with us, she gets it done. This summer, we sat down and talked about how DanceBody continues to make her feel her best.

Curious where to start at DanceBody? Jumping into our Signature class will give you the ultimate DanceBody experience. Be ready for a slight learning curve when you first see our set dance choreography. You will have plenty of time to learn the steps since our dances in Signature stay the same for three months. Every journey has a beginning, and this is a great class to start your dance fitness adventure.

Dance and flexibility – the two modalities are synonymous. Whether you want to attempt a split, rock a high kick, or simply improve your range of motion - stretching helps to get you there. The more flexibility you possess, the better your extent of movement, which allows you to access more muscles, have an effective workout, and decrease your chances of injury.

When your workday has built in sweat sessions, beauty products are essential to get you through; and no one knows that better than our DanceBody trainers. They leap from studio to street with style, and make it look easy. Ever wonder how they do it? The secret is in their bags...