Although the convention only lasted for two of my four days in Vegas, we worked out so much those two days, that I didn't feel guilty about taking Sunday and Monday off.
Before I left last Thursday, I hit up a cardio kickboxing and yoga class at the WAC at home.
Friday's workout was in the form of the Jazzercise Peek Show: Live Routine Taping.
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| Myself, Steve, and Rachel ready to work out |
Jazzercise Inc. sends out DVD's to it's franchisees (AKA me) five times each year. These DVD's contain the routines that we learn and teach to our customers. It was so awesome to be a part of the taping of one of these DVD's and to get a sneak peek of the upcoming routines.
Before the actual workout started, we got a chance to check out the new Juniors routined, performs by the juniors themselves.
After the taping, we snapped a group pic with Judi Sheppard-Missett, the founder & CEO of Jazzercise Inc. and Shanna Missett-Nelson, her daughter and the President of Jazzercise Inc.
Then, there was a meet and greet session. The rest of my group snuck out of the taping early, but I sure did not. I was a little disappointed in their lack of enthusiasm for the event. I was pumped, and jumped in line for meet and great! How exciting to get a chance to meet the people that I see on my DVD's every month!
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| Emily (Junior Jazzercise Coordinator), Myself, Rich and Jenet (Taping Team Members) |
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| Myself, Nancy, Young, Chere, and Michelle (Taping Team Members) |
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| With Judi & Shanna! |
Bummer that I wasn't wearing my Jazz on The Strip shirt that I purchased, so we could all match! ;)
Saturday meant Jazzercise all day ... whoo hoo! Class #1 was called "Crazy Boys & You" and was taught by Jazzercise Taping Team Member Rich Mundy and VIP of International Sales and Marketing Kenny Harvey.
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| Kenny (left) and Rich (right) were a blast! |
They chose a bunch of awesome songs for their set, including a few by Cher. Consequently, they were joined on stage by Cher impersonator, Chad Michael.
They were also joined by two sexy Italian instructors ...
who I managed to snap a picture with after class.
Things were getting sweaty already!
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| Can't you tell from Steve's shirt? |
I couldn't resist a few photo-ops while waiting for the next class to begin.
Class #2 was called "Pure Muscle" and featured Jazzercise founder Judi Sheppard-Missett, taping team member Chere VanLigten, and director of training Carol Schmidt.
As you can see, they were joined by some very attractive men ...
... who turned out to be from the Thunder Down Under show.It's a little bit challenging to focus on your workout with these bodies on stage. ;)
There were a couple of partner activities in which the boys were sent down to choose a partner. GUESS WHO GOT PICKED? ;) Picture to come later, hopefully. It's not on my camera, because I was a little busy chatting with this guy ...
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| Back row ... ponytail ... |
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| Yum, I think he's winking at me ;) |
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| Nice outfit, Tim. |
Tim Robert's classes are always some of my favorites, because he teaches us hip-hop routines. As a dancer, I love this! After we learned the combination, he kindly asked for all the men the room to come forward and perform. Men are much harder to come by than women at a Jazzercise convention, but they do exist!
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| Go get 'em, boys! |
Check out Steve, Colleen's husband and Jazzercise instructor, front and center. He's the bomb! The song that they danced to was Beyonce's Run This World, which was ironic and hilarious. Hehe!
After his class, Tim Robert's cooled us down with a nice stretch and featured a video montage of himself and all of the Jazzer-babes at various conventions and events.
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| I am actually in this photo, but it's too complicated to explain where. I'll let you play Where's Katie? Hint: I'm on the left-hand side. Look for Steve. I'm two people o the right of him. |
After hip-hop, we were off to have lunch on our own. (For a complete detailing of my Vegas eats, click here.) Then it was time for Pilates instructor Sara Luna's "Showgirl Stretch and Strength" class. Before the class, she performed for us.
Sarah dances in the Giordano Jazz Company in Chicago. Although I have taken a liking to Pilates lately, her class wasn't my favorite. Honestly, it wasn't anything against her, I just thought that it brought down the energy of the whole convention.
It took me a few songs to get back into high energy Jazzercise mode during the next class, which was my absolute favorite. It was a burlesque-themed class led by Jazzercise President Shanna Missett-Nelson and her "Jazzer-Dolls" (many of the instructors from her two Jazzercise facilities in California).
This class was amazing! Shanna is definitely one of my idols. She is an awesome dancer with a fabulous body (even after having two kids!). Plus, I got a chance to chat with her at the pool while I was in Vegas (while the whole time my heart was racing and I was thinking "ohmyGodIamtalkingtoShannarightnow!"), and she is super down to Earth.
After this class was over, Judi came out to conclude the convention.
What an inspiring woman!
All-in-all, I had a great time Jazzercise-ing in Las Vegas! I made the most of every moment of the convention, and I'm so glad that I did!
How do you stay active on vacation? This time, it was easy, but that is surely not always the case.
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