May NIA at Anita's Studio

Let’s do this!

May Schedule at Anita’s Studio

please RSVP

5/1 Mon

5/3 Wed

5/5 Fri

5/8 Mon

5/10 Wed

5/12 Fri

5/15 Mon

5/17 Wed

5/19 Fri

5/22 Mon

5/24 Wed

5/26 Fri 

I will be gone until June 7th 

classes resume Fri, June 9th.

xoxo

Anita

March Dance Wed 3/29 then Dancing with the April Showers at Anita's Studio ~ Please RSVP

Wed March 29 we will have class!

No Class Fri March 31 

Thank you for Dancing in March ~ your dedication on the dance floor has been absolutely amazing!

Please RSVP with your April Dance Dates at Anita’s Studio

9:00 - 10:15 am

Mon April 3

Wed April 5

Fri April 7

Mon April 10

Wed April 12

Fri April 14

Mon April 17

Wed April 19

Fri April 21

Mon April 24

Wed April 26

Fri April 28

Singin' in the rain, Dancin' in the rain...I'm happy again...

I'm singin' and dancin' in the rain… 

(Singing In The Rain lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC)

NIA Dance in March at Anita's Studio

Plans are budding to dance in March

Here are the dates for NIA at Anita’s Studio

Please RSVP ( I will be in Mexico 3/2-3/6 to see Jims’ mom)

3/1 Wed

3/8 Wed

3/10 Fri

3/13 Mon

3/15 Wed

3/17 Fri

3/20 Mon

3/22 Wed 

3/24 Fri

3/27 Mon

3/29 Wed

3/31 Fri

Thank you all for a full February of classes, your presence was delightful.

one heart attracts another,

Anita

It's February ~ Wake up and Dance at Anita's Classes

TIME to WAKE-UP

YEAR of the FIRE ROOSTER

Let’s dance with transparency, clarity and perseverance.

February has me on fire with energy. I am activated to be resilient, brave and honorable.

Join me in this flamboyant fire dance!

2/1 Wed

2/3 Fri

2/6 Mon

2/8 Wed

2/10 Fri

    2/13 Mon

2/15 Wed

2/17 Fri

2/20 Mon

2/22 Wed

2/24 Fri

2/27 Mon

PLEASE RSVP as to the classes you will attend.  Simply place your name by the date and hit reply.

Cock-a-doodle-doo

Anita

Anita will be Bringing You the NIA Routine Bring It starting Monday 1/9

Anita will be Bringing You

the 

NIA Routine 

Bring It 

by Holly Nastasi

starting Monday

The focus of Bring It is Nia steps to generate a fitness workout using the primary movement form Jazz – Fun, Showmanship and Expression. Steps are among the tools we use to develop cardiovascular conditioning, along with the use of the three planes and the integration of the pelvis, chest and head. Working barefooted, we must become sensitive to the sensations of our feet during Nia steps. Steps in this routine include the foot techniques of Toes In and Out and Parallel, Heel Lead, Stepping Back on the Ball of the Foot, Ball of the Foot, and Whole Foot. 

Steps can be done in all directions, to the front, the side, the back, in place, across and around the room. Steps are inherently rhythmic so they connect us directly to the rhythms of the music. Steps can be balanced, as in right and left, or they can be one-sided. Steps can be slowed down and sped up. Steps can be large or small, aiding in the practice of Levels 1,2 & 3. We can also create patterns with our steps, adding rhythmic complexity and creativity. 

Steps provide excellent conditioning for all of the muscles of the base, aiding in the fluid experience of stability, as well as the freeing experience of mobility. Through Nia steps we engage with the space around us, keeping us aware of our bodies and our environment. As we step into our feet we find our center, and our ability to travel through time and space. 

Have fun with this routine as you bring your passion and playfulness to your practice. Let’s Bring It! 

See you on the dance floor!

January 2017 At Anita's Studio

Let’s usher the New Year in with 

a song, 

a dance,

a clear vision of SELF.

Join me in January at Anita’s Studio, please RSVP.

Classes are 9-10:15 am

1/2 Mon

1/4 Wed 

1/6 Fri

1/9 Mon

1/11 Wed

1/13 Fri

1/16 Mon

1/18 Wed

1/20 Fri

1/23 Mon

1/25 Wed

1/27 Fri

1/30 Mon

Happy New Year,

Anita

What days do you want to dance in December at Anita's Studio?

WOW

Our last dancing month of 2016.

You all have made such a positive difference in my life.

Thank you!

What days would you like to dance as we bring closure to 2016.

Please let me know by the end of the week, Dec 1st. 

Place your name by the dates

With love,

Anita

12/2 Fri

12/5 Mon

12/7 Wed

12/9 Fri

12/12 Mon

12/14 Wed

12/16 Fri

12/19 Mon

12/21 Wed

12/23 Fri

12/28 Wed (you have to really want this one)

Dancing Gratitude in November at Anita's Studio

Each day we step in

remember to remember 

what you are grateful for…

Schedule at Anita's Studio for November, 2016

Please respond to which classes you will be attending

11/2 Wed

11/4 Fri

11/7 Mon

11/9 Wed

11/11 No class

11/14 Mon

11/16 Wed

11/18 Fri

11/21 Mon

11/23 Wed

11/25 Fri 

11/28 Mon 

11/30 Wed

I am always so grateful to dance with you!

Anita

October Dancing at Anita's NIA Studio

October Dancing

Manifesting and Being while Dancing NIA.

We have started the month with a focus of manifesting and being during this fertile harvest month.

As we step in to the dojo I am asking all of us to consider the triad 

Self * Environment * Community

How you reflect the qualities you desire from your Self, from Environment and from Community.

In the safety of the dojo, we can freely relate to the 3 from all 4 realms ~ the physical, the mental, the spiritual and the emotional.

Creating, receiving and giving as we reflect one another.

So let's dance on these days

10/7 Fri

10/10 Mon

10/12 Wed

10/14 Fri

10/17 Mon

10/19 Wed

10/21 Fri

10/24 Mon

10/26 Wed

10/28 Fri

10/31 Mon

Self * Environment * Community

Anita

NIA with Anita through the end of September

Hosting NIA Black Belts ~ in the river ~ so fun renting my rooms!

Here we go dancing darlings

I am excited to dance in the shimmering lights of the fall.  The autumn leaves dance in the air and gracefully color the earth with warmth as we prepare for the change of seasons, change of moods, change of weather.

I love our lives coming together for an hour or more of divine dancing. Thank you for lighting up the space with your being~ness.

Here is the September schedule.  Let me kow what you will be attending by RSVP'ing to this email with your name by the date.

9.7 Wed

9.9 Fri

9.12 Mon

9.14 Wed

9.16 Fri

9.19 Mon

9.21 Wed

9.23 no class 

9.26 Mon

9.28 Wed

9.30 Fri

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

I will see you on the dance floor!

Anita

NIA with You! Week of July 25th!

Check out this Weeks Schedule of NIA with Anita *note Friday class change

You Should Be Dancing….7/11-7/15

Anita's NIA Classes this Week ~ I believe in us all!

Hi Tribe,

I had a wonderful week spending time with my family camping/hiking in the Steen Mountains, visiting the Alvord Desert, playing tons of frisbee golf at MacIver Park, Hornings Hideout and a course close to our home.  I am continually amazed at how good I feel in my body.  

After 32 years of facilitating movement I still desire to move/dance/delight

in a flock, a herd, a pack, a school of movers.

Thank you for showing up so we can share the experience of JOY!

Each day my body feels capable of taking the practice off the dance floor and onward into feeling good in life.

Thank you body! 

And what have you discovered and thanked your body for of late?  

Please share with me!  

I find it so valuable to reflect on your body and say, 

"Wow body, you are...…"

 

Onward into July....here is what I propose for July. Which classes are YOU able to attend?  

Type your name by each date and reply back to me.

I am so grateful to share the love with kindred spirits on the dance floor.  

We share in the desire to continually liberate our bodies with movement, 

stir our souls with music and revitalize our emotions with the magic of community.

I look forward to dancing with you in July. Please RSVP by the end of June and we will co-create the July schedule.

7/6 Wed

7/8 Fri

7/11 Mon

7/13 Wed

7/15 Fri

7/18 Mon

7/20 Wed

7/22 Fri

7/25 Mon

7/27 Wed 

7/29 Fri

And let me know your August vacation dates  and I will begin putting together the final summer schedule.

Anita's Home Studio

4625 SW 53rd Avenue

Portland Oregon 97221

One heart attracts another,

Anita

Hello June!

Hello June!

Summer dancing  has arrived!

Dancing at the MAC

all classes scheduled as normal

anita will be on vacation 6/17-6/26 (subs will be arranged)

Anita's Studio (everyone welcome)

vacation season is beginning

PLEASE let me know the classes you will be attending by RSVP'ing to this email

and COMMITTING your name beside the date

 Wed 6/1

Fri 6/3

Mon 6/6

Wed 6/8

Fri 6/10

Mon 6/13

Wed 6/15

6/17 - 6/26 Anita on vacation ~ studio closed

Mon 6/27

Wed 6/29

StudioNia (HQ downtown

5:45 pm Wednesdays

6/1, 6/8,6/15

Thank you for continuing to explore ways to playfully express yourSELF, find functionality in your movement and

provide health and happiness to this wonderful community of movers.

In gratitude,

Anita

Just Sayin'

May We Dance….

May we Dance Together this May

and Create Poetry in Motion

MAC

All classes as scheduled

no class 5/30 Monday Memorial Day

Anita's Studio Class Schedule (everyone welcome)

LET ME KNOW THE CLASSES YOU WILL BE ATTENDING 

BY RSVP'ing WITH YOUR NAME BY THE DATE

5/2 Mon 9am

5/4 Wed 9am

5/6 Fri 9am

5/9 Mon 9am

5/11 Wed 9am

5/13 Fri 9am

5/16 Mon 9am

5/18 Wed 9am

5/20 Fri 9am

5/23 Mon 9am

5/25 Wed 9am

Happy Memorial Day Weekend

NiaStudio HQ Downtown

5/4, 5/18, 5/25 Wed Evening at 5:45 pm (everyone welcome)

Please share this email with anyone you may know who desires to feel good! 

Invite them to any of our classes and sense 

Through Movement We Find Health.

xoxo

Anita