I've described her at times as the Human Metronome for good reason - the girl knows how to follow a beat.
And yes, when she and I dance, she leads.
As the Senior Group Fitness Instructor here, Amy has skills she's developed from teaching and cuing aerobics classes that can benefit both you and your participants.
One is how she will introduce a Waltz to help those of us who are rhythmically inept learn to hear, follow and pedal to the actual beat of the music.
Here the earlier post Teach ‘em to dance that includes a number of links including this Spotify playlist.
Listen below to Amy explain why a adding a few Waltz tempo tracks to your playlist could potentially help those Laggards in class finally "get it." At the end we've recorded Amy's actual presentation to her class so you can learn how you might introduce a Waltz to your students.
NOTE: Chim Chim and the two versions of Kiss from a rose we've used may be the most universally known tracks we're aware of.
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John is a member on the AFS (Association of Fitness Studios) Advisory Council.
Holding certifications from; Schwinn, Heart Zones, Team ICG and Life Time Fitness, John's held regularly scheduled cycling classes between 1998 and 2015 when he moved to Florida.
When the weather permits, you'll find him riding and leading outdoor groups by himself or with his Tandem partner (wife) Amy.
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Amy/John, Great podcast and really a great technique to use for teaching rhythm/cadence. I’m stealin’ it, : )
So Amy/John,
I used this class over the weekend. Sightly different set list but I used this one to work from.
As always I explained to the class what we were going to do and how the profile would look. I constantly reinforced the concept of rhythm and timing. The classes I teach are used to me telling them what we are going to do and why. It always yeps with them “buying in” to the training. And I more often than not teach to a beat match.
We had a blast! And a lot of great comments and conversations after the class. Thanks for this profile.
rob
Hi Rob,
I’m so glad you and your group liked it! And thanks for letting us know.
Have you seen ‘Free Music Friday’ by any chance? It’s always beat matched. Often it’s a flat road- around 90 bpm, as those seem harder to find, and ICI members have asked me to hunt those down.
This week it’s an original band from Atlanta that sounds much like Fall Out Boy.
Happy New Year and thanks again!
Amy
Nice. Very nice!
KC