Enjoyable dance courses at Loganholme are amongst greater than 100 free or low-cost bodily exercise, well being and wellbeing packages on provide within the Metropolis of Logan.
Luna Brentegani, from Rochedale South, and Roz Dickson, from Cornubia, are college students at Gerrard’s Performing Arts Centre.
They take part in courses by means of the Lively and Wholesome program (previously Reside Properly Logan).
Roz mentioned she took her first ballet class in 2015 when she turned 50 and has not seemed again.
“It was my childhood aim, however I couldn’t entry it,” she mentioned.
Roz mentioned the Lively and Wholesome program offered her with the prospect to attend great, economical dance courses.
Immediately, she spends three days every week dancing at Gerrard’s in addition to practising on the sprung dance ground she has laid at residence.
Roz mentioned that since transitioning genders in 2012 she needs to maintain dancing for the remainder of her life to make sure she stays match and wholesome.
Luna mentioned dancing was a ardour and he or she wished to get again to taking courses as she additionally needed to cease taking them when she was youthful.
She was driving previous a few yr in the past when she noticed the dance studio’s signal after which turned concerned with the Lively and Wholesome program.
Luna moved to Australia 12 years in the past from her native Italy and located dance to be a method to join with others.
She mentioned it was nice to seek out different folks with the identical ardour for dancing.
“You get to satisfy like-minded folks and discover your consolation zone,” she mentioned.
The Metropolis of Logan’s Lively and Wholesome program consists of cooking and diet, atmosphere, health and sports activities, light motion and wellbeing courses.
The courses are appropriate for everybody, no matter age, gender, mobility or work schedule.
Within the final monetary yr, 47 service suppliers delivered greater than 120 weekly and one-off actions which have been attended by 7126 members.
Metropolis Life-style Chair, Councillor Laurie Koranski, encourages anybody eager to take care of their bodily and psychological well being to discover the excellent packages on provide.
“It’s by no means been simpler to swim, dance or stretch your method to a more healthy you with our Lively and Wholesome program,” Cr Koranski mentioned.
“Actions run all year long and canopy a variety of subjects and pursuits.”
This system booklet and registration kinds may be downloaded from logan.qld.gov.au/healthy
