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Two out of two…

Let me tell you about two of my (four) classes today.
Last night I got a text from my boss at Spårvagnshallarna that they were going to do a test of the fire alarm at the club. Today, between 7 am and 8 am – which meant – sometime during my BODYBALANCE™.
When I got there this morning I informed my participants that sometime during the class the fire alarm will go off. And that it will probably kill the feel in the class quite a bit, but let’s hope it doesn’t go off in the relaxation.
Well, the class went smoothly. No alarm.
And then – relaxation. And all of a sudden there is this noice starting.
Not the fire alarm though, but two of the windows up by the ceiling that opens up automatically. And it’s starting to snow on some of the peeps closest to the wall.
I kind of lost the group right there – and wrapped it up pretty quickly.

I don’t know about the fire alarm – but it’s good to know that the automatic window opener works, right?

Then, this afternoon it was time for my first Hot MOJO® class.
I was pretty stressed out when I got to the club – and in a very up speed-mode.
And since I’m notorious fast paced, it was sort of double up.
The result – I did the entire class in 45 minutes, instead of 55. I didn’t skip any poses – I just didn’t stopped in between them and I guess my instructions were delivered in high speed.
So really – they got a super intense workout since it was no stops or pauses anywhere. But they probably thought I skipped something. At least the people that thinks the duration of the session is the most important thing.
Well – I met a co-worker on the way from the club and he told me he did the same thing his first class.
As well as the instructor that taught the class after me said that she have to skip some poses to make it in time.
We are all different.
Anyway – next time, I’ll speak slower and have some breathing pauses in between.

How’s your day been?!

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Choreo Boost @ SATS!

This upcoming weekend I’ve got another exciting job booked that I’m really looking forward to.
It’s a workshop at SATS – for the instructors (my awesome co-workers)
A choreography workshop – aimed at instructors that teaches dance classes.

I’ll do this workshop in Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö and this will be the first of the three.
It’s also the first time I collaborate with my own material for SATS education, and I’m looking forward to a happy, positive and FUN day!

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NIKE BLAST FINLAND…

…ROCKED!!!
It was the 8th year in a row for the finish edition – and my 6th time. Awesome! THANK you Saija and Tarja! It’s always a pure pleasure.

Short self-rewiev of the weekend.

Sazzy Jazz was the first class saturday morning at the main stage, and this is the class I’m probably most happy with.  It was fun, happy and a perfect start of the day/weekend.
And the fact that these two awesome ladies took the class didn’t make it less fun.

Lina & Ulrica! Thanks for dancing with me!

Then, workshop time…
Choreography & Creativity
Which is the class that I’m least happy with.
You know when you picture something – and then it doesn’t end up like that…at all.
I prepared it like a practical workshop where the participants were supposed to join in – and actually participate. But it was presented as a lecture – placed in a lecture room with tables and chairs. And no music! So it didn’t quite went as I planned but the people who came were happy (at least on the outside, lol) and it wasn’t anyone’s fault – just simply some mis-communication.

Pilates-core-flex-fusion class was next, and it was a crowded class.
I had built up the class in three blocks;

1. Move & Breath
An easy dancy warm up – that get your body moving. A lot of twists, swings and balances to find your centre.

2. Strength & Body Control
Pilates and core exercises but in a faster pace than in a traditional pilates class. Faster build up, with a flow that I tried to maintain the whole sequence.

3. Flexibility & Extension
Stretch, a short relaxation and then back up standing to finish the class uplifted and super focused.

There was music on going for the entire class – a playlist with a lot of oriental, arabic an african chill out music.

Sunday classes;
AfHo – which I LOVED teaching in Stockholm because of the energy and party feel – was a bit heavier this weekend. It was 14.15 on sunday on the main stage and people were TIRED. In their bodies and in their minds.
How ever – the group that did stick with it rocked. But I think the class would have been better off in a smaller studio.

Then the very last class of the weekend – on the last time slot, BODYJAM®60 with my always awesome team-jammer Kimmo!
Non of us felt love at first sight with this release – but when it was time to enter the stage, loud music and doing it fully on it was pure fun.
The class went great. I gave my very last energy on this class, for sure!

Some pics from the weekend;
Maria Olofsson taught a lot of classes too, right before her step class, Move!

I wanna…

Me & Craig – who is an awesome dancer, choreographer & teacher. He’s been dancing with Beyonce, to mention one…


Gaëlle, Calvin, me & Craig.
My striped sweater was an immediate favourite, 449459


Ms NTC herself; Marie with Maria & Lina

Two rockstars! 🙂 Åsa & Fredrik

Thank you all beautiful people that were involved in the Finish Nike Blast.
x ♥

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The early morning battle…

This is the first week at SATS Spårvagnshallarna, that had its grand opening saturday.
Which means that I taught my first class there this morning, BODYBALANCE™ at 7 am.

I’m sure this is gonna be a wonderful class…
I mean – the studio is awesome! A huge window that let real daylight in, and it’s getting lighter and lighter during the class – and also, it’s a little bit warm so you don’t have to freeze your ass off when you get there early in the morning.

The location itself is amazing.
When I step in to the frontdesk desk and see the juice bar on the left it reminds me a little bit of Equinox at 19th & Broadway – (without the wooden interior, and not quite as cosy) which is one of my favourite studios in the world.
That’s also where I taught my very first guest class in New York City.
Patricia Moreno set me up to guest teach her lovely friday morning dance class way back in 2007.
Anyhow – Spåris reminds me of this club and it put me in a great mode as soon as I walk in.

Despite all that I’m starting to wonder if I might have gone over my head – with morning classes three days in a row.
I’m not a morning person, but one early class a week is fine – even two early classes a week turned out to be bearable… but three – I just don’t know if I (my body) can handle it. This morning it certainly didn’t feel like it when the alarm went off.
I guess I have to re-think this once or twice.

This afternoon there will be a sub on my HotMOJO® class – since I really need to focus on the classes and workshop I’ll be presenting at the NIKE BLAST Finland this weekend – but next week I’ll be there and sweat it all out.
I do teach my jazz tonight – it’ll be a dress rehearsal for my SAZZY JAZZ that I present saturday morning.
A slightly revised version of Papi. One time only!

Hope to see you there!

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Hanna is the Nike Top Instructor 2012!

The 2012’s edition of the NIKE TOP INSTRUCTOR went just fine.
It was the last class at saturday (17.00) so I guess people started to dip a little bit – but the crowd that did came to support the contestants were awesome, and it wasn’t any lack of energy in studio 4.

The instructors that competet presented 10 min each to participants – with a jury present.

Then – the winner was announced on sunday – after the last class on the big main stage.
This year the lucky (and talented) winner was Hanna Lundh from Halmstad.
She presented a jazzy choreo, and she was very well in sync with the music, and had a lot of personality – and energy – on stage.

All of the finalists ROCKED – millions of thank you for such a great effort from all of you!
I wish I had taken a picture of all of you together… but I had a lot of things on my mind and totally forgot about that… to bad!

The winner gets 15 000 sek in Nike Products – a brand new wardrobe, with other words.

 

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NIKE BLAST TWENTY TWELVE, pt 2!

Sunday was equally wonderful as saturday!!

My classes;
FEMME FATALE on the Globen-stage with the gorgeous Åsa Eriksson and Kristin Sudeikis was a true blast and a happy moment. The feel was relaxed, laid back – yet a positive dancy energy.
THANK YOU dancers for bringing all your female spirit into it.

AfHo in the dance studio rocked.
It was the very last class at the entire event, and that’s a bit of a tricky time slot. The participants have been rocking for two full days, and they’ve taken classes – one more fantastic and creative than the other and it’s a million impressions.
And, maybe maybe – they feel a bit tired both mentally and physically…

So I just went for it – not to many stops to think or feel – but just to dance one last class, and sweat it all out. And I’m very very happy with the class. We had it going and it became a party class. THANK YOU rockstar-heroes and heroines. I love you!

And also, everything besides the classes that made this weekend to a magical moment.
The people – the über positive vibe – the energy – the love – the pulse – the MUSIC – friends – the trainer team – the presenters – the awesome staff – the great dance shows – the atmosphere… and on and on.
I’m truy blessed – and I feel so lucky – to have experienced another NIKE BLAST, or should I say NIKE BLISS!

My friend and Nike Boss, Ms Lina Andersson, get to hear this a lot these days (as she should) and I really hope that she can take it all it.

She’s a f***ing natural talent and an event organizer professional.
The office people at Nike are blown away with this event, just like I am.
She doesn’t settle with the success of one year but she keep working, develop and improve the event from year to year – to surprise and to stun all of us.
Why follow when you can lead the way?
It doesn’t get more Nike than that, right?!
Just do it!

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NIKE BLAST TWENTY TWELVE….

This post was written saturday night… somehow it didn’t worked when I wanted to publish it. So here’s a tiny report of day 1 at the NIKE BLAST 2012.

What can I say?! NIKE BLAST ROCKS!!!!

I came in to Globen this morning to this wiev

Awesome!

I’m presenting both my classes tomorrow, so today I had the intention to take some classes. Great intention even though it doesn’t always happens with a  lot going on…

Dana Foglia from NYC taught a class today, I’ve taken a lot of her classes at BDC and she is one of my favourite dancers in the world. I came a bit late to her class though and ended up in the very back – so I was a bit frustrated by not seeing anything, so I just did a bit of the class. But she (and her dancers) are awesome!
If you’re at the BLAST, don’t miss their show tomorrow afternoon.

Then I took Kristins class, which was a lot of fun – and I always enjoy taking her classes. Ever since the very first class I took for her at Crunch years ago. Energetic, happy, fun, easygoing and just wonderful!

Siri likes her too. 🙂

Happy day! And I can’t wait for day 2 – even though that means it’s just half of it left…

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The day b4 the day b4 the day…

After the very focused yogi-weekend it’s been a rather hysterical week.
And – I can’t wait for the weekend to begin.
Today’s been rehearsal time with Åsa all day. Kristin came a bit later than expected, but now we’re all set and ready to go.. almost! 🙂

Heard a funny thing today, Åsa told me. About my RB-detox… Someone said to her “I bet she’s pregnant (me then) and that’s why she doesn’t drink Red Bull. WHY else would she stop drinking them???

When I DO drink my RB’s, people take the liberty to tell me all kinds of opinions about that – and apparently when I don’t drink them, it’s worth comment too. Lol!

I can tell you, fo shizzle – I am not pregnant. Not even a little bit.
I just wanted to do a little cleanse and see if I could manage without until the NIKE BLAST.
And I have.. not a sip since december 22nd.

Tomorrow the Nike Trainer Team have a meeting and a product clinic at the main office. Long day – and a good day, pretty great day actually. And the anticipation is in the air.

Sweet dreams beautiful people!

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Post Yoga Snooze!

So – the weekend of hotness is over and I’ve decide to give it a go…
THURSDAY 17.00 is the time slot to remember if you wanna try HotMOJO® with Åsa F.

And if I don’t enjoy teaching it in the long run – I’m sure some of my awesome co-workers would love to step in and take over.

So – THURSDAY february 9th is when we kick start, will you join me?

And listen to this…
It’s only FIVE days left to THE NIKE BLAST!!! I’m so insanely psyched!!  This upcoming week I’ll dedicate to the last prepping and polishing, and I can’t wait to see you all NIKE BLAST people in the Globe! YEAH!

Sleep well people, I know I will!
With this little buddy snoozing on the floor right next to me.