You may have noticed that a lot of dancing takes a lot of time and concentration to get up to a level where you wouldnt be embarressed to do it in public. But there are many people here who frankly, care much more about the fitness than the dance. So for those people, lyrical or contemporary dance may just be a (dance) step too far. So what is there for them?
In a word? Bokwa.
Its not the most famous dance exercise in the world, but there is a good chance that its about the easiest to get into the swing of, and there is no denying that there is a great work out to be had from a bokwa class.
But what is it? Think of Zumba but without the need to count all your steps and memorize complex dance steps. You still feel like you are dancing, but you can focus your attention on getting a solid work out rather than making sure that you keep your steps in line with the instructor.
The official bokwa web site explains it best, but to sum it up, its like you draw shapes with your feet as you dance. If you watch the video below, you will see the instructor teach the 'L' shape... you will soon get the idea. So its not so much about the steps, since they are essentially just big letters and numbers on the ground (imaginary of course, this isnt' primary school after all)
So, is bokwa the greatest dance excerise that you can get? Well, that depends on your opinion. For my taste its a bit more focused on exercise than dance ( like Zumba), but its simple to get into and gives a solid work out... so its certainly not a bad thing to get involved with. In short, if you prefer to get fit, and dancing is more of a little perk (rather than half the point of the thing) then you cannot go wrong with bokwa. Just check out the instructor in the video below... if you keep that up for an hour you will be a heck of a lot fitter than me in no time flat!
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