Spanish Music and Dance Are Great For Weight Loss

Spanish music and dance has become very popular over the past decade. It has especially had a big influence on inner city youths mainly due to the popularity of singers such as J-Lo and Shakira. Spanish music has a fast beat that is punctuated rhythmic thumping of drums. When you hear this type of music, you simply cannot help but start to sway to the motion of the beats. It is simply hypnotic.

Spanish music and dance has experienced resurgence with the popularity of weight loss programs that feature moving to the beat. Zumba fitness DVDs pair pulsating Spanish and Latin rhythms with dance steps that were specially choreographed to get you moving. The idea behind programs like Zumba is that you will have so much fun listening to Spanish music and dancing that you won't even realize that your are exercising.

Of course, you don't need a Zumba DVD or fitness club to use Spanish music and dance as a form of exercise. Find a Spanish music station on the radio and start swaying your hips to the beat. You will work up a sweat in no time and will have fun doing it. It is a lot more fun if you have a dance partner. Call up your best friend and invite her over! If she isn't available, your child will enjoy dancing and exercising with you.

The most popular of the traditional Spanish dances is the Flamenco dance. Flamenco dancing is difficult to learn from watching a video. If you are interested in learning this type of Spanish dance it would be best to sign up for some dance lessons. The best way to learn to dance is to dance with someone who knows how. Most dance studios have promotions where you can take one dance lesson for free to see if you like it before signing up for a series of lessons.

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Music Review of Spirit Healing Chants by Sophia

It wasn't long after I first fell in love with the Mount Shasta area that I discovered Sophia's Hidden Waters/ Sacred Ground CD. Her stunningly pure, sensuously hypnotic vocals carved a window into my heart, a window which remains open to this day. Sophia is able to put more heart and soul into her voice than all but a few singers I've ever heard. But more than just having technical chops, Sophia evokes the sublime passion of the Goddess. Listening to Sophia is like listening to an angel, one who is able to bridge the apparent divide between this world and that of pure, loving Spirit. Her entire discography, including Emergence, Return, Chakra Healing Chants and more, is well worth collecting.

The musicians on Spirit Healing Chants are truly an amazing group of stars in their own right. Gifted singer-songwriter Michael Stillwater plays guitar and adds his inimitable voice to " Heart of the Mother/I am One," while Raphael contributes keyboards. Along the way, Fantuzzi gifts us with invocations and vocals on "Universal Lover," and Donnie Regalmuto offers keyboards, vocals, percussion and programming throughout. Additional artists contribute violin, bass, percussion, flutes, sax and more.

Other chants on Spirit Healing Chants that Sophia and crew do more than justice to include " Blessed are the Peacemakers," " Shakti," " Keepers of the Garden/We are the Ones" and the delightfully jazz-tinged " Celebrate this Day."

An exquisite accompaniment to tantra and other yoga practices, active meditation or massage, Spirit Healing Chants artfully and passionately celebrates the Divine in all of manifest creation. Be sure to give Sophia's new CD your undivided attention. Your heart will love you for it.

Steve Ryals has been writing music reviews since 1994, and to date has published more than 1200. Steve specializes in World Beat, Native American, New Age, Meditation, Contemporary Instrumental, Chanting, Devotional Singing, and more. He currently writes two music reviews every month as part of his Drunk with Wonder Newsletter. To sign up for his FREE newsletter go to http://www.drunkwithwonder.com

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