AfHo® instructors training!

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to educate yourself to become an AfHo® instructor.
It’s my very own concept – and class – that is a real cardio blast at the same time as you get to do some serious ass-shaking, move your feet, groove it out and express yourself in liberating upperbody movements that will make any ‘office postures’ go away in no time.

For further info about the class – go to this post. 

And check out the event on Facebook.

Since this is a one day training – it’s mainly aiming to you that already is an instructor.

Maybe you teach zumba or afro – and are looking to expand your class-reportiore… or maybe you teach something completely different and are up for a challenge and variety for your own fun.

April 20th is the date for the first open training in Stockholm.
11.00 – 18.00, it’s gonna be a day full of dance, sweat, practice and great fun.
Hope to see you!

If you want to try the class, I’m teaching AfHo® every thursday at HoS, 11.45-12.30 – email me for a guest pass.

Dance & Training trip to the big 

Do not miss our dance & training trip to NYC.

OCTOBER 7th – 14th

It’s the best season to visit New York City – and with this trip you’ll get an amazing (and generous) opportunity to train – as much as you like. A boost of inspiration and energy that will last for a really long time.
Bring back that very special NYC-vibe as a motivation needed on a rainy day.

We’ve posted most of the info as an event on facebook – check it out.

If you want to sign up – or would like to receive some recommendations of price worthy places to stay – email me.
asa@asafornander.com


 

3 x teaching!

This friday started off at SATS Spårvagnshallarna 7 am (which feels like for ever now) and HotMOJO®. I like the new program, #10 – open heart. But then – I’m a huge fan of all kinds of back bend.

From MOJO-back bends to BODYBALANCE®-back bends at St Eriksbron (and one or two other poses too obviously)
Anna and Kristin that I’m presenting with at the NIKE BLAST joined me for today’s class. Our first rehearsal-class together (and also the first time I taught release no 60)

We have two more rehearsal classes together next week – and I’ll also teach it on my own in all my classes.
(It might be a sub in the wed morning class – don’t know just yet)
It’s a great release – and it’s not any release – Kristin is presenting on the dvd, rocking it!
She’s got great company of Josef, rocking as well (as usual)

The stage at NIKE BLAST is huge – and it’s always cool to be a lot of people on stage when you got the opportunity – so we’ve got some awesome instructors that’s gonna help us out, shadowing a few tracks.
So, after our class I went to see a couple of them – to give them music and choreo.

Last class of the day = jazz at House of Shapes.
This class is totally different from all my SATS-classes, both in feel and in focus.
I love it!
Check out a clip from tonights class.

Shut Up – Christina Aguilera

Now – ready for a weekend with a lot of practicing and prepping.

Open House & Exclusive Guest Class!

These days my main focus is definitly on my three classes that I’m gonna present at the NIKE BLAST. So it will be – all the way to the next weekend.
Practice, prepare and polish.

Yet – I’ll do a quick appearance at House of Shapes this upcoming weekend, for their open house.
Saturday I’ll teach two classes; AfHo® and jazz.
In the jazz class we’ll do my Diamond-choreo (by Rihanna) so come join me.
It’s for free!

NEXT friday – the day before NIKE BLAST is about to explode – my awesome friend Kristin will borrow my jazz-time-slot at HoS and guest teach.
FRIDAY feb 1st, 17.30-19.00

She is amazing in every way; as a dancer, choreographer, teacher… and person!
She lives in NYC – and teaches on regular basis at Peridance, Broadway Dance Centre and Crunch. This is the third year in a row that she’s presenting at the NIKE BLAST. Last year she team taught the Femme Fatale-class on the big main stage with me and Åsa E.
Do not miss this exclusive opportunity to take a studio lesson for this talented stong woman.
If you’re a member at HoS – there’s no extra charge. For non members to drop in it’s 200 sek.
Very well spent money I’d say.

Kristin & Siri (as a puppy) at last year’s BLAST.

24 hours – 2 continents – 3 classes – 1 000 000 of gratitude!

In 24 hours I have:
– Taken an awesome beautiful jazz class for my dear friend, Nadia Zaki – yet an amazing dancer, teacher (that also teaches to make the students grow and learn) and choreograhper.
– Hit the flight back to Sthlm, 8 h in the air on SK904 (I love SAS)
– Taught my AfHo® at House of Shapes
– Taught my street dance class at Fridhemsplan
…and a few other stuff in between.
Normally I fall asleep when I get back from the US, but I haven’t had the time today.

I’m blissed and grateful for my week – and despite a bit of tiredness and dehydration – I loved teaching class tonight.
I felt that all the classes I’ve taken this past week, with focus on nothing but me and my own training really payed off, in many ways.
Inspired!
Happy!
Centered!

I’ve said it before.. I love NYC – feels like home!

AfHo® – din nya grej?

Since this post is aiming to the swedish GF-market – it will be in SWE. (sorry about that international readers)

Som jag skrev häromdagen så kommer en hel del att hända med min AfHo® under 2013.
Det kommer att bli utbildningar för den som vill börja instruera AfHo® själv.
Utbildningar som är ‘öppna’ för alla – men självklart kan även en anläggning köpa in utbildningen, exklusivt för sin personal och passa på att utbilda alla som vill gå.

Bakgrund:
Jag undervisade från början i vanlig ‘afro’ som gruppträningsform. Inget speciellt koncept – utan min egna variant, som jag även hållit instruktörsutbildningar i på ett flertal träningsanläggningar, till exempel på Träna i Ljungby för att nämna en.

Successivt så började inslag av house att smyga sig in, först musikmässigt – och sen i rörelser och koreografi, vilket kändes bra ihop.
Afrons stora, dynamiska, frigörande rörelser som involverar framförallt överkroppen i kombination med housens snabba fotarbete och ‘gung’ (jacking) blev en skön fusion som kändes naturlig för mig.

2008-09 bodde jag sex månader i New York och undervisade på bland annat Crunch gym. Redan då började jag pusha för min Afro House – och etablera idén hos träningsanvariga för hela New York City.
När jag kom tillbaka till NYC i maj 09 – så fick jag lansera klassen under namnet ‘Tribal House Party’ som en nyhet i Crunch sommarutbud.
Det kändes otroligt stort – och är fortfarande en av de coolaste saker jag åstakommit (om jag får säga det själv)
Jag instruerade klassen på olika anläggningar med totalt olika deltagare (lärde mig massor själv) allt från downtown till uptown till Brooklyn, och utbildade även andra instruktörer.
Klassen var även en av de som valdes ut att promotas på Summer Streets NYC som är ett utomhusevent som arrangeras varje sommar, där Crunch är med och visar upp sina nyheter.

När jag kom tillbaka till NYC sommaren-10 för ytterligare sju månader i äpplet så fortsatte jag instruera klassen, som fortfarande var omtyckt hos medlemmarna.
Nu när jag hade lite stammisar så tog jag chansen att verkligen experimentera, testa och leka med klassen. Jag började blanda upp lite med olika dansstilar – och började forma som ett ‘undertema’ på varje koreografi.

Under 2011 så gick mitt jobbvisum ut – och då bestämde jag mig för att satsa lite mer här hemma i Sverige. Jag har presenterat klassen på ett flertal event, Nike touren, Gerdahallens inspirationsdag, Blogger Boot Camp, Workout Åre,  SATS Nordic Convention samt Nike Blast både i Finland, Norge och förra året i Stockholm.
Tribal House har blivit AfHo® och varje koreografi (release) har ett sub-theme, som tex.
AfHo® Tropical, AfHo® Underground etc.
Kolla gärna min youtube-kanal för att se klipp från olika events.

Klassupplägg:
Min tanke med den här klassen är att det inte behöver vara så avancerat – stegmässigt, utan fokus ligger på känslan, på att skapa energi och att få deltagarna att röja järnet, utan prestige.

Klassen är inte förkoreograferad och satt exakt till musiken, som tex Les Mills programmen är – utan du som instruktör får under utbildningen en koreografi där du kan använda hela som den är, eller delar av den.
Du kommer också att få en övningsbank att utgå ifrån om du vill ha lite större frihet.
Var fjärde månad kommer en ny koreografi, och en ny spellista – som passar bra att använda till releasen.
Utbildningen är en heldag, en konceptutbildning, och riktar sig till dig som redan har vana av att instruera.

Några av fördelarna med AfHo®: grym konditionsträning, rörlighetsträning, ökad kroppskontroll, bättre hållning.

Kostnad för utbildning:
2 995 sek (ex moms)
Är ditt gym intresserade av att köra en ‘in house-utbildning’ så blir det ett annat pris. Kontakta mig för mer info.

GODKÄND = licensierad.
Antingen blir du godkänd direkt efter utbildning, eller om du behöver mer tid att hitta rätt stil och känsla, så kompletterar du med en film och skickar in i efterhand.
För att behålla din licens – kunna fortsätta instruera klassen  – och få tillgång till de nya koreografierna betalar du 500 sek (ex moms) var fjärde månad (3 ggr om året) i samband med nytt material.
Licensen är alltså knuten direkt till instruktören – så det går bra att instruera klassen vart som helst.

Om du vill bredda din repertoir som instruktör, gillar uptempo-dansklasser och gillar att träna samtidigt som du dansar så är det här definitivt en klass för dig.
Hoppas vi ses!

 

Make room for some new experiences…with me!

So, I passed the annual summary of the year-post this year.
Just did a quiet one for me only.
Instead I would like to enhance a few of the events that are already booked and planned for 2013 – at least for the first quarterly of the year – and share it with you guys.
Maybe we’ll see each other at any of these awesome occasions. Hope so, for sure.

I’m sure you haven’t missed it – how could you;
NIKE BLAST feb 2nd-3rd in the Globe (Globen)
In this very moment it’s 1896 people that have signed up, and since it’s a month left I’m sure there will be even a few more added to that.
This is my 11th year as a presenter at this awesome event that kicks off the training year every year with a boom.
I’ll present three classes:
Sassy Jazz sunday morning, 8.30 am in the dance studio.
BODYBALANCE® 60 along with my fellow Les Mills trainers, Anna & Kristin. Saturday 1.45 pm on the big main stage.
SH’JAM also at the big stage, saturday 5 pm (last class of the day) together with the nordic BODYJAM® and SH’BAM® trainers: Åsa E, Dorre, Sarah and Kimmo.

From the NIKE BLAST-12.

Exciting news, from w. 2 (january 7th) I’ll teach my own AfHo® class/concept at House of Shapes for 4 weeks.

Wednesday’s 11.45-12.45, starting january 9th and ending jan 30th.
How ever, if it goes well, you might find this concept as a regular class at HoS in the future.
So, spread the word and bring your friends.
Email me if you wanna try it out as my guest.
If you want to read more about this class – there will be a AfHo® blog post tomorrow, friday.
For, during 2013 – I’ll also hold my first instructors trainings in AfHo®.

The clip is from my AfHo®class at the NIKE BLAST-12.

I love to collaborate with awesome people. It’s fun when you have someone to work with, and often really great ideas are born when you get to brief and juggle with other like-minded people.
So therefore – me and my homie Jonas are gonna do two kick ass training trips during february and march 2o13.
I’ll be mostly involved in the second one that goes to New York – of natural reasons – but I will host both of them along with him.
Feb. 15th – 24th Miami
March 20th – 31st New York City

 

There will be scheduled classes with us every day – exclusively for the group that travels, and in addition to that there will be special event classes with local rockstar-instructors and we’re also working on to get a good deal with a local studio. So you get the feel of how it is to hang out with the natives.
Besides that, there are even more activities you can choose to add on if you like that.  Or you can just take our classes and then do what ever you would like to do for the rest of the time. You chose for yourself.
If you have thought about going on a training trip but would like to get a bit more action that “just” the training and the hotel – this is it.  Or if you’ve been dreaming of taking classes in NYC, and pay with your sweat – but haven’t had anyone to go with… This is it! 
Like the page on facebook – or check out the website. 


♥ NYC!

Last year I did these inspirational workshops at SATS; Choreo Boost, that was aimed to the instructors that teaches dance classes and wanted to experiment a bit with the choreo-making.
As an extension of that I’ll hold a new workshop this year in Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö – an updated version with a slightly different twist on it.
So, SATS-co workers – looking forward to dance with you again.

Awesome Choreo Boosters Sthlm 2012.

Last but not least – during the first quarterly of 2013 I’ll hold an initial training module in BODYJAM®, in Göteborg, february 8th-10th.

If you’ve been thinking about becoming an instructor in BODYJAM® this is a great opportunity. Early in the semester – with a great release to be trained in.
Questions about that – email Lena@lesmills.net

Of course there will be plenty of other stuff going on as well – all my weekly classes for example, but I figured there events above is a fun way to start the year, and I’d love for you to come join me. In real life – or here.

Hope to see you!

Stretch ftw.

Sore is the word of the day.
Sore neck is a common thing for me – hardly think about it anymore.
When I woke up friday morning I did thought of it though, and thought that it was from my jazz class thursday night – even though that seemed odd since it’s not excessively many head or neck rolls in this choreo.

But then – when I ran through the jam, I felt where it came from; the 1-2-3-1-2-3 drop.

And, after the jam-explosion yesterday, I can feel it in the neck, and a bit all over actually.
Love that feeling though.

But some warm up before class today won’t hurt.
Especially not since we live in the north pole at the moment… crazy cold!

Enjoy your sunday and 1st of advent people!

Hardcore-jammers

Like I told the jam-group this afternoon: it’s always fun to do quarterlies (otherwise I wouldn’t keep doing it, obviously) but despite that I sometimes tend to get a tiny bit of anxiety before the very first qw of a round.
But when I sat today at the train earlier – heading to Göteborg – I didn’t feel any anxiety, at all.
All I felt was a longing to push play and GO!
So I did.
It may have been a tiny crowd (only 10 people) but did they danced? Oh yes baby! Danced and shared great energy and their passion for music and BODYJAM®.

Stockholm – if you’re gonna beat today’s feel, you’re gonna have to werk it, and bring it, and werk it. 😉

Grateful and blissed for a happy day!

Gbg-in-n-out!

Just arrived in Gothenburg (to my foreign readers –  Gbg is a smaller city, the second biggest city in Sweden located on the west coast. Stockholm is on the east coast. = Today’s geography lesson)  and at Sportlife Majorna – who actually used to be my favorite gym in Gbg, back in the days when Anchi ruled the house.
This is where I held my first initial training in Sweden back in 2006 – which was the second one I did on my on my very own. (the very first one was in Finland)

It doesn’t look the same [at all] now though – but still a cozy gym.
This is an additional quarterly that was added after the original schedule was sent out to all instructors, and it’s a rather tiny crowd of 16 ppl that’s gonna shake their asses with me this afternoon.

BODYJAM®63! What I can say about the release?!
The music is AWESOME!
Since this is a rather mainstream and easygoing class where the focus not at all is on doing advance choreo or tricky moves – it’s all about the music (and feel)
And, this time, it’s a big YES from me.
It’s made to play really (really really) LOUD!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91wrfeeScj0

My homie Mysti is one of the dvd-presenters.. and she’s a rockstar, of course. But I knew that already.