NIA Dance with Maaike
Movement to music that leaves you stronger and lighter
NIA Dance on Monday and Friday mornings from 9:00 to 10:00 at Jelly Jam in Naarden. No dance experience needed.
Coming home to your body
To me, movement is not about performing, but about coming home to my body.
In class we combine dance, martial arts and mindful movement, inspired by NIA.
The music carries you along, at your own pace. There are no complicated steps to remember, but we do move in a set form to the music: to its rhythm, its energy and its feel. There is nothing you need to be able to do. Your feet, your breath and your enjoyment take you a long way. You decide the level of difficulty and the intensity yourself, depending on what you are up for that day.
Make no mistake: after a class you know you have moved. You work on strength, flexibility and stability, and you feel it.
What is NIA?
NIA stands for Neuromuscular Integrative Action: your nervous system and your muscles working together. It was developed in California in 1983 and is a fusion of martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. Think tai chi and aikido, jazz and modern dance, yoga and Feldenkrais. You dance barefoot, and the word “nia” means “with purpose” in Swahili: moving with attention and intention.
Who it is for
For anyone who wants to move, from twenty to eighty. Whether you have danced for years or think you have two left feet: you join in at your own level.
Practical
- When: every Monday and Friday morning from 9:00 to 10:00.
- Where: Jelly Jam, first floor of sports centre De Lunet, Amersfoortsestraatweg 16, 1411 HD Naarden.
- Bring: comfortable clothes and a bottle of water. We dance barefoot or in grip socks.
- Booking: through the Jelly Jam schedule (Virtuagym). Look for NIA dance by Maaike and pick the morning that suits you.
- Prices: you join with a single class, a class card or a Jelly Jam membership. See the rates (in Dutch).
- Questions about booking or memberships: JJFIT, info@jellyjamfit.nl or +31 6 41470469.
About Maaike
I am a Brown Belt NIA teacher and have been teaching for ten years. I am also a coach and trainer, with a background in somatic and systemic work. I bring that knowledge into the studio: how your body holds tension, and how movement gets it flowing again.
You go home with cheerful, positive energy. And just a little more grounded in who you already are!
Not sure whether it is for you? Feel free to call or email me, or simply come and join a class.
Will you dance with us?
Monday and Friday mornings from 9:00 to 10:00 at Jelly Jam in Naarden.
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