Judi Sheppard Missett, who turned her love of jazz dance into a worldwide dance exercise phenomenon, founded the Jazzercise dance fitness program in 1969. The workout program, which offers a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, and cardio box movements, has positively affected millions of people worldwide. Benefits include increased cardiovascular endurance, strength, and flexibility, as well as an overall “feel good” factor. The international franchise business hosts a network of 7,800 instructors teaching more than 32,000 classes weekly in 32 countries.
What is Jazzercise?
Burn up to 600 calories in one fun and powerfully effective 60-minute total body workout. Every Jazzercise group fitness class combines dance-based cardio with strength training and stretching to sculpt, tone and lengthen muscles for maximum fat burn. Choreographed to today's hottest music, Jazzercise is a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, and kickboxing. Start dancing yourself fit and change the shape of your body today!
Reviews of Jazzercise
(5.0-star rating across
4 reviews)
Jazzercise
Reviewed by N. Grant on 10/17/2013
It was a fun class, and the instructor was nice and welcoming because I was new.
Jazzercise
Reviewed by Ying on 5/14/2013
First thing - this is by Dance Sport, and it's on level 4. I went in and was faced with a lift and some stairs, fortunately, there were people in exercise gear I could follow else I wouldn't know which floor to head to.
We were in room B - there was this pillar that obstructed my view (of the instructor) and movement, so that was definitely annoying. Come early to get good spots in the class. I was about 5min late (went to the restroom) but that's my fault, hence a bad space to do my workout. But I do think a dance room really shouldn't have any pillars.
The teacher was nice, she doesn't finger point you if you did wrong/working the wrong muscles, she mentions it in general, e.g. "I see some of you doing... ... ..., it should be done this way". I think that made me feel less embarrassed even though there were about 10 other people in class and it seems like everyone has done it before. Some of the moves were quite rapid so I would usually get lost. I did feel out of place but I got less and less conscious of how silly I looked and more and more focused on whether I was working the right area.
Curriculum, as I mentioned, it doesn't really help if you're a first timer (to dance) because without knowing the steps, it leaves you wrong-footed.
Overall though, if you go there with an open mind, relax and let loose, 80-85% of the time you should be able to follow the steps because they're repetitive. You do work out your muscles quite a bit, as for the intensity, it's really up to you, if you swing your arms more rigorously, and give the added spring in jumps, you're going to get more out of the class than walking through everything.
Jazzercise
Reviewed by Paige Lieberman on 6/10/2014
Jazzercise
Reviewed by Federica Gandolfi on 6/1/2014
Review Summary by CourseHorse
Students at Jazzercise classes generally describe the classes as fun and welcoming, with instructors who are supportive and nonjudgmental. Students appreciate that the instructor provides general feedback rather than calling out individual mistakes, which helps them feel less embarrassed. The curriculum is deemed repetitive, making it easier to follow the steps with time. Students also mention that the class provides a good workout, with the intensity level being determined by individual effort.
Direct quotes:
- "The teacher was nice, she doesn't finger point you if you did wrong/working the wrong muscles, she mentions it in general... I think that made me feel less embarrassed."
- "Overall though, if you go there with an open mind, relax and let loose, 80-85% of the time you should be able to follow the steps because they're repetitive."
- "Some of the moves were quite rapid so I would usually get lost. I did feel out of place but I got less and less conscious of how silly I looked and more and more focused on whether I was working the right area."
- "You do work out your muscles quite a bit, as for the intensity, it's really up to you, if you swing your arms more rigorously, and give the added spring in jumps, you're going to get more out of the class than walking through everything."
Teachers at Jazzercise
Gabby
Jeanne Zingaro
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