As we continue our health and wellness journey this January, we chatted with Dionne Calhoun, founder of Dancerfit located here in Washington, D.C.
DancerFit by Dionne has been honored by the readers choice of the Washington City Paper as the "Best of DC" dance company in arts and entertainment. DancerFit combines high energy aerobic steps with organic freestyle dance and choreographed dance routines. All are welcome. It’s just a fun way to get fit!
Whether you want to shed the pounds, tone and sculpt, be motivated and inspired, increase strength, endurance, flexibility, and balance – “DancerFit” is the class for you. “We got you.” Her goal is to help you achieve your overall fitness goals.
Today we highlighted Dionne's Stretch and Release Class...
COVID-19 STRETCH AND RELEASE Have COVID-19 Exhaustion? Have COVID-19 Depression? Feeling down and isolated? JOIN US for STRETCH AND RELEASE CLASS. This class is for the person or youth that needs to reset and release any anxiety, stress, or tension. We all need it in this day of living within our new normal. Let’s make you feel good, and at ease. We would like to put a smile on your face. When you come to this class, we want you to leave all of your anxiety on the floor. We are going to stretch and meditate through movement. In this class you will also be educated on the following: • Balance • Flexibility • Toning and Sculpting • Strengthening your abdominal muscles (core) • Losing weight • Gaining Confidence Another component of class will be our strength and resistance training. You will be instructed on how to use 3, 5, or 8 pounds weights to tone and sculpt your arms, shoulders, and back. Learn from Dionne Johnson Calhoun, a trained and professional dancer. Dionne Johnson Calhoun is the Founder, Owner, and Visionary of “DancerFit by Dionne” – a fun way to get fit. The DancerFit program educates and empowers women and girls to transform their lives through Dance fitness. DancerFit is two-time award winner for the “Best of DC” honored in 2019 and 2020, the “Best Dance Company” in arts and entertainment by the reader’s choice of the Washington City Paper. Dionne Johnson Calhoun has been featured in national publications - People’s Magazine, Sheen Magazine, Charlotte Magazine, TV and radio platforms - Fox 5, ABC 7, Radio One, WPGC 95.5, Herald on-line, Elevate Lifestyle, the Washington Post, the Washington Business Journal, and Examiner online.
