"Rhythm for Life" fitness dance classes with Damian Martorana

Get ready to dance yourself into shape with Orlando professional ballroom instructor Damian Martorana and his highly-energizing fitness routines which use Ballroom and Latin patterns, techniques, and music. Increase your confidence on the dance floor, burn fat, tone muscles, and learn to dance all at the same time!

Martorana has created a great workout routine for beginners and advanced dance students, using the patterns that ballroom dancers use on the dance floor. Not only does this help dancers initially learn the patterns to Cha-Cha, Salsa, Merengue, Swing, and more, but it also trains your body to dance without thinking, which is the first hard challenge in learning to dance. (It is a big step from being introduced to the basic patterns to actually being able to do them on the dance floor without thinking or counting outloud.) By incorporating aerobics with the actual Ballroom and Latin dance steps, your body is able to repeat patterns over and over thus allowing the muscles to memorize the dances quicker than taking dance lessons only. Additionally, there is only one way to build the stamina needed for dancing...you must dance for long durations at a time.  There is no other way but to dance your way into shape for those Saturday night dances!  Lifting weights may make you look good, but it doesn't teach you how to dance.  Plus, lifting weights does not give you the stamina to last all night long, dance after dance. Martorana's routines are designed to teach you the patterns, give you ample repetitions for memorization, and burn the calories while building dance stamina!

The classes are on Wednesday evenings and are located at 411 Orange Ave, Ocoee FL 34761. Whether you are a beginner needing to learn the basic patterns to the different ballroom dances, or if you are an experienced dancer who needs to get in better shape, these classes are a sure way to get your body ready for those skimpy dresses and to get your mind at ease with the patterns. There is a 7 pm CORE workout called Rhythm Extreme and it focuses on the muscle toning and CORE strengthening. The next class at 8 pm is the traditional Rhythm Fitness Class.

Damian can be found on Facebook, or you can become a fan of Rhythm for Life in order to receive announcements.  You can also email him at damianmartorana@aol.com.