Instructor: Pamela Clute

“AB” Attack is a complete abdominal workout. Properly done this routine will strengthen the upper abs, the lower abs, the oblique and the transverses muscles, as well as muscles in the lower-back. The peppy music and the varied routine provides motivation and enthusiasm to this challenging routine. If you are looking for that “washboard” effect – come join us!

Instructor: Ginger Mickow & Denise Stadelbacher

BOSU is a completely unique and multi-dimensional training device that integrates: Core Training, Functional Sports Training, and Balance Training. This hybrid fitness product has its genesis in the field of medicine, as well as balance, functional, and sports specific training.

Training with the BOSU trainer creates a movement continuum from easy to incredibly challenging, from static to dynamic and from subtle balance adjustments to dramatic and highly reactive responses. Find out what it can do for you!

 PILATES, Beg.

Instructor: Melissa Hudson / Amber Jones

This is where to start if you have never done Pilates. This class is slower paced and focuses on correct alignment, terminology, and breathing techniques. You will receive detailed instructions, individual attention, and build a solid Pilates foundation. Class pace adjusts to your level of fitness so that you may safely and comfortably improve muscle tone, balance, and control.

PILATES,  Int.

Instructor: Melissa Hudson

Once you have completed the beginning class you are ready for the next level mat class. Having already built a solid Pilates foundation, you are ready to move through a Pilates routine. The instructor will provide students with modifications to adapt to you level. Relax as you acquire muscle tone and control so you can look and feel great!

Instructor: Ginger Mickow

This class is an extreme fat burning workout (all levels can participate and pace themselves) using boxing, karate style kicks, punches and blocks along with high energy aerobic moves. It is highly addictive leaving you feeling empowered.

Instructor: STAFF

This class will consist of 50 minutes of exercise including a warm-up, period of aerobic exercise, floor work, stretching and cool-down. This will be a hi-low combination of moderate to high intensity. Instruction will be given on toning and strengthening exercises as well as how to maintain an aerobic heart rate. Individuals will be encouraged to taper their work out to meet their own abilities and needs.

YOGA-BODY

Instructor: Yvonne Monsauret

Yoga provides meaning, depth, and joy in our lives as well as a healthier, more flexible body and vitality. Discover the harmony between the asansas and the release of muscular and mental tension yoga offers. All levels welcome.

YOGA WORKS

Instructor: Yvonne Monsauret

Reap the benefits yoga asansas offers with special attention to alignment and breath. Experience the energy flow, balance, renewal, and release of muscular and mental tension. Let’s awake our dormant capacities. All levels welcome.

Dance Classes

JAZZ DANCE – BEG/ADV

Instructor: Jenny Ting

This Jazz class consists of a series of warm up exercises as well as technique and dance combinations. It will help you tone your muscles while you develop a sense of rhythm and looseness, better posture and more confidence to create moves of your own or incorporate them into other dance styles as well.

Instructor: Serena Yang

This class teaches the fundamental techniques of Hip-Hop Dance. This class will be taught by Ervin Cordero and members of the UCR 909 Hip-Hop Dance Troupe. This 8 week course will provide an introductory look into hip-hop choreography through basic-intermediate sessions. Versatility and experience are keys to becoming a better dancer and by enrolling in this class you will have the opportunity to grow in a fun and interactive environment. Please be prompt and wear comfortable clothing, no jeans please.

Instructor: Fook Tham and Virginia Barbour

Because of the two popular TV series, “Dancing With The Stars” on ABC and “So You Think You Can Dance” on Fox 11, Ballroom and Latin dancing has attracted a lot of attention. If you have not tried Ballroom and Latin dancing before and have always wanted to learn, this will be a great opportunity for UCR students and non-students to get their feet wet in this popular dance sport at UCR Student Recreation Center. Look at the great NFL receiver, Jerry Rice! He came in second when he was competing in the TV series “Dancing With The Stars”. He had never done this before until he signed up as a contestant. Ballroom and Latin dancing is an aerobic exercise. It’s also a great way to release stress from school and work. You get to listen to all types of music from Hip-Hop and Rock ‘n Roll to Jazz and Latin music. It’s also a great social activity both for the young and for people in their 80s and 90s. The lessons are geared toward beginner and intermediate levels. You will be taught different dance routines and technique for both social competitive International Ballroom and Latin dancing. Fall Quarter: Beginner/Intermediate Cha-Cha/Waltz. Winter quarter: Beginner/Intermediate Rumba/Quick step. Spring quarter: Beginner/Intermediate Samba/Foxtrot. You don’t need a partner to learn International Ballroom and Latin Dancing.

BELLY DANCE, Beg and Cont.

Instructor: Alexandra

Beg. This class is an introduction to the basic art of belly dance by learning basic dance movements, choreographies, improvisational technique while exercising and gaining exposure to the Middle Eastern dance culture. Improve your grace, agility, and confidence. No previous dance experience needed.

Cont. Come and study the art of belly dance by exploring new movement combinations and layers, choreographic and improvisational techniques. Learn Middle Eastern dance choreographies, as well as the use of various props while exercising and delving into Middle Eastern dance culture and history. Increases your grace, agility, and confidence. Previous Middle Eastern dance experience needed.

BOLLYWOOD DANCE, BEG.
Instructor: Reetu Patel
Bollywood Dance is a popular and colorful facet of Indian Culture. The word "Bollywood" is derived from (Bombay and Hollywood). This dance is a rich blend of "asala" which includes aerobics, traditional folk dance and foot stomping music. These dances are song-and-dance numbers woven into the scripts of Indian films. Be prepared to shake your shoulder and swing your hips to the fusion of traditional folk dances with western dance styles. Every class will start with a "Bhangra" workout, which is the traditional dance of celebration fromt he stateof Punjab. It's a high energy and full body workout with the beat of "dol" (drumbeat). Students should wear comfortable and loose clothing.

HULA DANCE, BEG. & CONT.
Instructor: Maria Mendoza
  Aloha, Come and learn the graceful dance of the Hawaiian Hula. This class is geared for the beginner who has never danced hula or if you just want to improve your basic hula steps. We will be dancing the Hula Auana, which are the modern hulas. You will learn about the musical implements used, food traditons, language, history and the cualture of Hawaii through the art of Hula. So get ready to kick off your dancing shoes and Hula! Students should wear comfortable clothes. 

SALSA DANCE

Instructor: Marco Segovia

This Salsa class will introduce you to the basics, and then progress to the intermediate and advanced moves. All levels of experience are welcome. You will have an opportunity to meet and dance with everyone in the class, therefore, no partner is required. Please wear comfortable clothing and athletic footwear.

RHYTHM TAP, Beg.

Instructor: Ross Grayson

This class is an introduction to rhythm or jazz tap, and the blending of music, percussion and dance. This class is for complete beginners as well as those with some moderate background in Broadway tap (e.g. 42^nd Street) that want to learn more about the rhythmic and dynamic origins and evolution of this engaging art form. Utilizing jazz, swing, blues and an assortment of other genres the foundations of rhythm and technique will be explored and developed while building additional skills in musicality, clarity, and time. Clarity of sound, accuracy, phrasing, and rhythm as a language will round out this training so that by the end of class you’ll know the rudiments of rhythm tap.

Tap shoes needed; bring what you have, or wear leather soled shoes for the first meeting where purchasing tap shoes will be discussed.

General classes

HIGHLAND BAGPIPE, CONT.,

Instructor: Mike Terry

Location: SRC Conference Room

Series starts Fall quarter and continues in Winter and Spring.

Materials needed: A practice chanter…one will be available for sale to all participants at the first class. Cost range: approximately $50+ depending on the brand and type of chanter selected by the participant. All other class materials will be provided free of charge. Class description: Learn the rudiments of playing the Highland Bagpipe under the instruction of the Pipe Major of the UCR Pipe Band, Mike Terry. Elementary fingering and music skills as applicable to the bagpipe are taught on a practice chanter; a small, relatively quiet instrument that looks and sounds much like a recorder, but with fingering the same as on a bagpipe. While it might be a benefit, the ability to read music is not a prerequisite.

Cost: $20 (student) $30 (non-student)

CPR/FIRST AID

Instructor: Bonnie Ferrara

The purpose of the American Red Cross: Standard First Aid with AED course is to give individuals the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize and provide basic care for injuries and sudden illnesses. Included in this class is training in using an automated external defibrillator (AED) for victims of sudden cardiac arrest, until advanced medical personnel arrive and take over.

MEDIATION AND RELAXATION

Instructor: UCR Counseling Center Staff

This is an on-going, drop-in class co-sponsored by the SRC and the Counseling Center. You can learn to relax, improve your focus and reduce your stress. We will be utilizing various forms of meditation, relaxation, visualization, gentle yoga and breathing techniques. A quiet mind can promote overall well-being. Come join us and learn to silence the chatter within.

Chief Instructor: Edmond Otis

Instructors: Kevin Warner, John Rellias, Nathan Scarano

For the first time in 30 years, UCR’s internationally renowned karate program now offers world-class karate training to all those in the greater Riverside community who wish to participate. Traditional karate is a dynamic mind-body discipline that provides numerous tangible and aesthetic benefits to its practitioners. As 1000’s of UCR students, and millions worldwide, have learned, karate is an intense and effective method of self-defense, a rigorous total body exercise, a demanding and exacting traditional art, a philosophy of life, and an exciting competitive sport.

JUDO, Beg. & Adv.

Instructor: Tadashi Hiraoka

Judo is a Martial Art form that is derived from Jujitsu and consists primarily of throws, grappling, pins, chokes and joint locks. Judo is generally compared to wrestling, but it retains its unique combat forms. Judo training emphasizes mental, moral, and character development as much as physical training. Judo provides great physical conditioning as well as the scientific principles of leverage, balance, efficiency, momentum, and control.

AIKIDO

See the different levels:
Instructor: Kevin Bash

Aikido is an effective defense that builds strength, endurance, and substantial self-defense skills. At Riverside Aikido, great emphasis is placed on clean, precise technique, weapons skills (Jo and Bokken) and fluid Ukemi (the art of the fall or getting out of the way). Riverside Aikido is a proud affiliate of the United States Aikido Federation, West Region.

YANG STYLE, TAI-CHI CHUAN, Adv.

Instructor: Harvey Kurland, MSC, MFS, CSCS

This class teaches the symmetrical Old Form of Yang style system including Standing Meditation, O’mei Ch’i Kung (Emmei qigong) Symmetrical Long Form, Pushing Hands, San Shou Application Form, Sword and Walking stick. Hsing-I ch’uan (Xing Yi quan) and pa-kua chang (baguazhang) is also taught. Kurland is 6^th generation Yang style and is certified as Chief Instructor by the CTCCA and has over 35 years of experience. Students must complete the first form in this series to take this class.

KARATE, CHILDREN

5-up to 18 yrs.

Instructor: Tai Richards

Learn confidence, self-defense, discipline, and manners in a safe, fun, and educational environment through the fundamental teachings of traditional Shotokan Karate-Do. There are opportunities for competition at local, regional, national, and international levels. The Japan Karate-Do Federation is a proud member of the AAU. Yearly AAU membership is $14. Gi are available for check-out.

CAPOEIRA, Beg.

Instructor: Mestre Penteado

Capoeira is a Brazilian art form which combines fight, dance, rhythm, and movement. Music, rhythm, and self-expression are intricate segments that constitute Capoeira. Capoeira is a dialogue between players – a conversation through movement which can take on many shades of meaning. The details of Capoeira’s origins and early history are still a matter of debate among historians, but it is clear that African slaves played a crucial role in the development of the art form. Some historians claim that slaves used Capoeira’s dance-like appearance as a way to hide their training of combat and self defense. Capoeira’s many styles come out of the context of two principle branches that were formalized in the first half of the twentieth century following Capoeira’s legalization. For many Capoeira is a way of life, as it portrays the naturalness of life cycles and energies. Just as there is no exact same day, there is never an exact same roda/game. Each game allows you an opportunity to start anew and try different things than the game before. Each game offers you an opportunity to learn new movement just each new day.

TAI CHI WEAPONS CLASS

Instructor: Harvey Kurland, MSc, MFS, CSCS

This old form of Yang Style T’ai Chi ch’uan system teaches sword, broad-sword, walking stick, and long staff. Both forms and applications will be taught. This class will focus on one of the weapons per quarter.

KUANG PING T’AI-CHI CH’UAN, Beg./Cont.

Instructor: Harvey Kurland, MSc, MFS, CSCS

Kuang Ping (Guang Ping) style is one of the oldest forms of Yang style and often is referred to as the Yang family secret form. It has a more masculine Yang energy to it than other

Yang styles. His class is taught in a step-by-step method and includes Kuang P’ing silk reeling exercises and standing meditation. This form is more linear and done faster than the traditional Yang style. Harvey Kurland is a 5^th generation teacher of Kuang Ping style.

YANG STYLE T’AI-CHI CH’UAN (taijiquan)

Instructor: Harvey Kurland, MSc, MFS, CSCS

This is a multilevel class with an introduction to the Old form of Yang Style Symmetrical 28 Form for beginners and long form for continuing students. Taught in order: ch’I kung (qigong), Long form, pushing hands, san shou application form, t’ai chi fast form, t’ai chi sword, broadsword and stick. The beginning form is low intensity and can be done by anyone who can walk. T’ai Chi is good for coordination, balance, and low intensity Aerobic Exercise and it is an internal form of kung fu. T’ai Chi is used for stress reduction, lowering blood pressure, improving balance as well ad a traditional martial art. Harvey Kurland is officially certified by the Chinese Tai Chi Chuan Association.

Tai Chi Chuan Workshops

April 13              Baguazhang - Pa-kua chang
May 18th            Bagua/Zingyi-Pa-kua/Hsing-I
June 1                 Soaring Crane Chi-i Kung-Qigong

Sports

TENNIS, Beg., Cont.

Instructor: Tony Haig

This class is designed for the beginning player. We will emphasize the fundamentals of tennis. Instruction will include the basic strokes, scoring, rules and strategy. Class time will include the opportunity to practice and to apply new techniques in match play. Players should bring their own racquet and a new can of tennis balls. The SRC has racquets available for checkout.

The Continuing class is oriented towards players who have more experience with the basic strokes in tennis. We will use drills and competitive games to develop more power and consistency in these shots. Special attention will be directed to learning the more advanced shots such as serve, volley, and approach shot. Players should bring their own racquet and a new can of tennis balls. The SRC has racquets available for checkouts.