Forget those Bollywood jhatka-matkas. it's time to let MJ moves help you fight flab at a personalised dance class
Forget those Bollywood jhatka-matkas. it's time to let MJ moves help you fight flab at a personalised dance class
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No one realises what a great workout it can be if you dance like MJ, says Prashant Wadekar. pic/ Atul Kamble |
The class starts with a quick warm-up as MJ croons through the stereo. The students are guided to the next exercise. One look at their eager faces and it's obvious that they can't wait to shake a leg. A few more bends and stretches later, the music picks up and they are ready to dance to the King of Pop. All eyes are on instructoru00a0 Prashant Wadekar, as he demonstrates the first few steps.
If at first crawling like a zombie to Thriller doesn't seem like a workout, repeating it five times in a row to get the timing right, might make you change your mind. "Lunge, back, up, down," shouts Prashant, and by the time we've reached mid-song we feel like we've run a mile on the treadmill.
"Everyone loves grooving to MJ tracks, but no one realises what a great workout it can be if you dance like him." Whatever skepticism Prashant had about the idea, was laid to rest when a two-day workshop he held at Gold's Gym, went full. "When people came back asking for more, it sparked off the idea of personalised classes," he says.
As any seasoned MJ fan will tell you, Prashant's steps are straight out of the video, complete with pelvic thrusts, lunges, turns and twists, enhanced to get a maximum workout. It is only when you try pulling off MJ's signature pirouettes, thrusts and moonwalk that you realise what talent and stamina it requires to do it as effortlessly as the man himself. Try it once and you are sure to leave this class, with new-found respect for Jackson, if nothing else.
At: Gold's Gym, Napean Sea Road. Rs 3,000 for two classes of two hours each. Two-day workshop that can be arranged for groups of 10. Call Bhavna Harchandrai on 23618534
