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MEET OUR DIRECTOR:

Andrea L. Gaw-Hutt, C.D.T.A.

Andrea began dancing when she was 5, and her love of children led her to begin teaching when she was 15.  She later completed her teacher examinations with the Canadian Dance Teacher’s Association, and numerous other intensive teacher training courses (including the National Ballet School in Toronto and with the Royal Academy of Dance in Banff).  With her strong spirit and determination, she opened the Academy in Kemptville in August 1991….and the rest, as they say, is history.

Andrea’s quiet patience and special rapport with her students is a huge selling point for the Academy’s classes.  Her unique, humorous approach warms the classroom and she encourages her students to express themselves through dance in a safe, non-competitive atmosphere.  Andrea loves to teach...and it shows!

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Why Exercise/Dance?

 

1. Exercise improves your mood.  Need to blow off some steam after a stressful day? A workout at the gym or a brisk 30-minute walk can help you calm down.  Exercise stimulates various brain chemicals, which may leave you feeling happier and more relaxed than you were before you worked out. You'll also look better and feel better when you exercise regularly, which can boost your confidence and improve your self-esteem. Exercise even reduces feelings of depression and anxiety.

2. Exercise combats chronic diseases.  Worried about heart disease? Hoping to prevent osteoporosis? Regular exercise might be the ticket.  Regular exercise can help you prevent — or manage — high blood pressure. Your cholesterol will benefit, too. Regular exercise boosts high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or "good," cholesterol while decreasing low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad," cholesterol. This one-two punch keeps your blood flowing smoothly by lowering the build up of plaques in your arteries.  And there's more. Regular exercise can help you prevent type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and certain types of cancer.

3. Exercise helps you manage your weight.  Want to drop those excess pounds? Trade some couch time for walking or other physical activities.  This one's a no-brainer. When you exercise, you burn calories. The more intensely you exercise, the more calories you burn — and the easier it is to keep your weight under control. You don't even need to set aside major chunks of time for working out. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Walk during your lunch break. Do jumping jacks during commercials. Better yet, turn off the TV and take a brisk walk. Dedicated workouts are great, but activity you accumulate throughout the day helps you burn calories, too.

4. Exercise strengthens your heart and lungs.  Winded by grocery shopping or household chores? Don't throw in the towel. Regular exercise can leave you breathing easier.  Exercise delivers oxygen and nutrients to your tissues. In fact, regular exercise helps your entire cardiovascular system — the circulation of blood through your heart and blood vessels — work more efficiently. Big deal? You bet! When your heart and lungs work more efficiently, you'll have more energy to do the things you enjoy.

5. Exercise promotes better sleep.  Struggling to fall asleep? Or stay asleep? It might help to boost your physical activity during the day.  A good night's sleep can improve your concentration, productivity and mood. And, you guessed it, exercise is sometimes the key to better sleep. Regular exercise can help you fall asleep faster and deepen your sleep. The timing is up to you — but if you're having trouble sleeping, you might want to try late afternoon workouts. The natural dip in body temperature five to six hours after you exercise might help you fall asleep.