This is a YouTube video titled "How I Make Dancing A Workout! :)" created on January 14, 2011, featuring Alexandra Johnson sharing her personal method for using dance as a form of workout. She explains her process of creating playlists, setting intentions, and moving through different body parts to engage in a flowing dance practice lasting 30 to 50 minutes. The content is a solo monologue focused on fitness and movement.
Hey, it's Alexander J. Johnson. Today I'm going to give you a little inside scoop of how I do my dancing as a workout. So what I first do is create my playlist, which I love. And below you'll see a lot of my favorite songs that I am rocking out to right now, which is awesome. And it changes weekly, monthly, as depending on where I am in my flow. But. So I create my playlist. Then I create an intention for my movement practice. And it's anything from, I intend to be more radiant. I intend to let go of something. If I'm holding onto something, wanting to let go of something, whatever it is that you want to intend for your body, for your mind, for your spirit, whatever comes to you, I just kind of, you know, get grounded and see whatever word or phrase comes to me. So set the intention. And then I start off with a really chill song and I ground. And then I start off with just my head. So I do this for like 5 minutes just to kind of get in the flow of just opening up your neck, letting go of tension. And then I move to shoulders. And the best way to. I'm not interested in being a good dancer. I'm interested in allowing my body to move. So the best way to do it is say, well, how do my shoulders want to move today? You know, they might want to do something a little bit crazy, just feeling into how your body wants to move. Then you do elbows, your elbow dance, whatever that is. This is what it looks like for me today. Then you move into, like, your wrists and your hands and allowing your wrists and your hands to just guide your movement, whatever that is. I always like to do some shaking it out, too. Then you do spine. So moving your spine. I like to do side to side. Or you can do front and back or both circles. Then you move into your hips, checking in with how your hips want to move. And a lot of people are really tight in their hips, so don't be bashful of side to side, circles, little circles, big circles, forward, back, then move to knees, checking how your knees feel and how they want to move. You can lift them up a little bit. Then you do ankles and feet. So whatever that is for you. And again, if you ever just feel stuck when you're in it, say, well, how do my feet want to move? You know, and then you just put it together. So that's it. That's the. The first song that I do is the grounding. And then I pick it up a little bit. Then I pick it up and then I totally rock out. And I usually get somewhere in my workout, my air guitar. So that's it. And then I cool down essentially in the same way. And I dance from anywhere from 30 to 50 minutes for a workout. So making sure your playlist is long enough to rock out for that time. And if at any point you feel like you don't want to dance anymore, dance that. Or you're like, okay, I'm done. Just chill out and just allow the music to speak to you. And eventually there'll be another wave and you'll want to dance more. So that's it for the dance workout. I'm going to show you a little bit into how I rock out so you can see how I flow. It's so that is it. That's how I rock out, and that is what my dancing movement practice looks like. I hope you have an awesome dance party and let me know if you rock out and how it was for you, and I hope you have a beautiful day.
