It’s the end of June and the younger ones are now going to school. Are there any fun classes for us adults too? Whether it’s with food, music, fitness and so on, there’s certainly a lot of enjoyable classes in Lucena.
Dance Classes
If you’re like me who doesn’t enjoy working out on a treadmill, dance classes offer another way to exercise and burn those extra calories.
Zumba classes are everywhere, offered early in the morning or after working hours at Pacific and SM Malls along with other dance studios or dance schools in the city. Zumba is a registered dance fitness program and the instructors are usually licensed by the Zumba Instructor Network (ZIN). I’ve heard personal testimonials that they’ve lost weight with this dance.
Belly Dancing is another class usually offered by dance schools. Hip movements are generally featured in this dance and you usually wear a hip scarf or a coin belt to help give focus on belly dancing moves. I don’t feel the same intensity as I do with a Zumba class, but I feel I’m more focused on each movement in Belly Dancing. You may feel awfully sexy too.
Another type of dance taught in the classes I’ve tried is Hip hop/Jazz or Jazz-Funk. Here’s one of my favorite videos of the dance back then:
The types of dance offered in Lucena usually depends on what is hot at the moment, like Zumba. There are other dance classes like Ballroom Dancing, Hiphop and so on so it’s best to contact the studios directly to find out.
High Strings Music School
2F Magadia Building, Allarey St., Lucena City
793-0059; 0922-875-21-39
Marie Frances Fitness & Dance Center
Basilio Street, Lucena City
0925-605-2576; 322-03-79; 0942-825-25-76
Miss D Creative Dance Studio
3F Sta. Ana Bldg. ML Tagarao St. corner Osmena St. Lucena City
660-53-17; 0908-882-4659
Moderna Latina Studio
3F Orange Salon, Enverga St. Brgy. 3, Lucena City
0948-548-2069; 0922-344-4757
Vocal and Chords Music School
4F Lubi Bldg., Enriquez cor Enverga St. Lucena City
710-4114; 0922-810-04-05
Music Classes
Have you ever wanted to play an instrument? It turns out that playing an instrument is a total workout for your brain. Here’s how:
Of course, you don’t have to take a class and just learn from internet tutorials or from a friend. But for me, I preferred someone else to structure my piano lessons and guide my learning. And you can already learn a lot from a few sessions too, so it’s easy to switch to self-study later on.
Apart from learning to play instruments, you can also try singing classes if you like videoke. It can be a little uncomfortable, especially if you’re not musically inclined when you were a child and you do not want to sing professionally, like I do. But as you progress, you’ll learn how your posture and the way you open your mouth can affect your singing voice. And I think that is amazing – the way you learn how to open up your body because you’re giving your best while also being comfortable with yourself as you try to reach your high note. After a while, you do improve and singing becomes a little more fun.
Music classes are offered at:
High Strings Music School
2F Magadia Building, Allarey St., Lucena City
793-0059; 0922-875-21-39
Vocal and Chords Music School
4F Lubi Bldg., Enriquez cor Enverga St. Lucena City
710-4114; 0922-810-04-05
I often get replies like “Nakakahiya” when I ask why they won’t take a class that they’re clearly interested in. I get embarrassed too sometimes, but I think when you accept that you’ll make mistakes as a beginner then things wouldn’t feel bad. Just look and see how your instructor is there trying to help you. It’s not a test and everyone in class is not judging your performance. You can also drop the class after a few tries if you really feel that it’s not for you. After all, we are just there to learn, let go of our worries, have some fun while we improve ourselves.
In the next article, you’ll find more interesting classes to take in Lucena. If you know other schools or studios offering the same classes above, please let me know in the comments section below.
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