Dance & Fitness Courses
From hugely popular Ballet to our energetic and thriving Tap, our dance and fitness courses are designed to get you moving and help support your fitness and exercise goals in a positive and lively atmosphere.
Introduction to Ballet for Wellbeing and Fitness
This is a ballet course for beginners, covering the basic foundations of technique, focusing on fitness and wellbeing. During this course you will learn the basic positions of the feet and arms. You will learn how to demonstrate exercises at the barre and in the centre, and develop confidence to travel and move with a balletic style. Often there will be a choreographed piece to learn each week.
Course Fees: Full Fee £79.80 / Reduced Fee £23.94 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances. (Fees for this course vary depending on length.)
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Ballet for Wellbeing and Fitness - Mixed Level
Ballet is an enjoyable way to keep fit, while having lots of fun whether you are a complete beginner, have some experience or are returning to ballet after many years. Taking part in ballet is good for your body as well as your mind. In a friendly, relaxed environment you will learn the foundations of ballet including the positions, alignment, lines and co-ordination. The classes will include barre work, centre work and travelling work. A group dance will often be learnt during the course.
Course Fees: Full Fee £79.80 / Reduced Fee £23.94 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances. (Fees for this course vary depending on length.)
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Ballet for Wellbeing and Fitness - Intermediate Level
This is a course for those who have already completed one of our Ballet for Wellbeing Fitness courses, or those who have prior experience of ballet. Taking part in ballet is good for your body as well as your mind. In a friendly, relaxed environment you will learn the foundations of ballet including the positions, alignment, lines and co-ordination. The classes will include barre work, centre work and travelling work. A group dance will often be learnt during the course.
Course Fees: Full Fee £79.80 / Reduced Fee £23.94 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances. (Fees for this course vary depending on length.)
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Introduction to Tap Dancing
This course is open to anyone who has always wanted to tap dance. During the course, learners will be taught the basics of tap dancing and then learn how to perform them in short amalgamations and choreographed routines, with lots of support from the tutor and from within the group. The focus of the course is improving health and wellbeing, as well as learning new skills.
Course Fees: Full Fee £66.50 / Reduced Fee £19.95 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances.
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Tap Dancing - Intermediate level
This course is suitable to anyone who has some tap dancing skills and knowledge. During the course learners will have the opportunity to develop and improve their rhythm and technical tap skills through taught choreographed routines and amalgamations, with support and demonstrations from the tutor. Learners can also try their own tap choreography – either choreographing for themselves or for other learners.
Course Fees: Full Fee £79.80 / Reduced Fee £23.94 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances. (Fees for this course vary depending on length.)
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Bhangra and Bollywood - Dance for Wellbeing
Bhangra dancing is an enjoyable way to keep fit while having lots of fun, whether you are a complete beginner or have some experience. Taking part in dance classes is good for your body as well as your mind. In a friendly environment you will learn the foundations of Bhangra dancing.
Course Fees: Full Fee £119.70 / Reduced Fee £35.91 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances. (Fees for this course vary depending on length.)
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Ballet Barre Fitness
Ballet Barre Fitness is designed for learners who would like to exercise their body in a safe, balanced way, with the aim of improving strength, core stability, flexibility, and bone density. It also reduces stress & improves your sense of wellbeing. Barre fitness is a form of exercise which combines ballet inspired moves with elements of Pilates, Yoga, dance and strength training. The course incorporates classic ballet movements such as plies, alongside static stretches and relaxation.
Course Fees: Full Fee £79.80 / Reduced Fee £23.94 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances. (Fees for this course vary depending on length.)
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Wellbeing Exercise: Back, Neck and Shoulder Strengthening
This wellbeing course is aimed at supporting learners who would like to alleviate discomfort in their back, neck and shoulders through strengthening exercises. Learners are supported to develop skills in everyday exercises that they can then use at home if they wish, to further support their physical wellbeing.
Course Fees: Full Fee £66.50 / Reduced Fee £19.95 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances.
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Introduction to Yoga
This course is for anyone looking to begin their yoga practice, or continue building their practice at a gentle pace. Through this guided yoga practice, we will work on a variety of postures underpinned by the basic concepts, principles and theory of this ancient discipline and tradition. This approach involves exploring movement, posture, breathing practices and simple meditation.
Course Fees: Full Fee £122.70 / Reduced Fee £38.91 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances.
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Yoga - Intermediate Level
This course is suitable for those with previous yoga experience and a good level of fitness and flexibility. Through this guided yoga practice, we will build on our yoga foundation to pick up the pace of the class and work towards various peak poses each week to explore more challenging asanas (postures). Classes will stay true to the ancient discipline and traditional teachings by exploring yogic philosophy, breathwork, relaxation and meditation practices.
Course Fees: Full Fee £122.70 / Reduced Fee £38.91 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances.
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Yoga - Mixed Level
This is a mixed-ability yoga class. Each week there is a guided yoga practice where we work on a variety of postures underpinned by the basic concepts, principles and theory of this ancient discipline and tradition. This approach involves exploring movement, posture, breathing practices and simple meditation. This course aims to teach yoga combining the physical exercises that stretch and tone the body with the nurture and development of your emotional health and wellbeing.
Course Fees: Full Fee £122.70 / Reduced Fee £38.91 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances.
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Seated Yoga - Mixed Level
This course is for learners who are looking to balance their life, mind and soul with relaxing and de-stressing exercises. Seated yoga (this involves sitting on a chair) focuses on different aspects of your wellbeing, such as Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation- overall health), Virabhadrasana (Warrior poses- core strength), and targets the upper and lower body by stretching different muscles and improving flexibility.
Course Fees: Full Fee £122.70 / Reduced Fee £38.91 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances.
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Wellbeing Saturdays: Relaxation Workshop
On this course, you will explore a variety of exercises and techniques that encourage you to think about the connection between body and mind, with the aim of supporting and improving your everyday wellbeing. We will support you in developing skills to help you improve your wellbeing through a series of guided exercises in breathing, focus, concentration and relaxation.
Course Fees: Full Fee £19.95 / Reduced Fee £5.99 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances.
More information on Wellbeing Saturdays: Relaxation WorkshopLearn at the following venues
Enderby Adult Learning Centre
- Enderby Adult Learning Centre, Townsend Rd, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 4PG
- Freephone 0800 988 0308
- lals.enderbybs@leics.gov.uk
Moira Adult Learning Centre
- The Moira Adult Learning Centre, Moira St, Loughborough LE11 1AX
- Freephone 0800 988 0308
- lals.loughboroughbs@leics.gov.uk