Category: Special Events

My weekend’s been energetic, fun and intense – but I guess not as intense as my for my students.

When you attend an initial training it’s a lot to take in, adapt and pay attention to during three days. And the group of this past weekend did an awesome job with that!
So, thank you for your attention and for beeing serious with your mission of becoming BODYJAMMERS, along with your positive and happy vibes!!
I know you’re gonna ROCK!

It was a small group, only 7 people – since this was a training that was added extra in the schedule fairly recently.
So the crowd didn’t have to fight about the attention or the space which contributed to a quicker and easier learning and a relaxed environment.

We were at Sportlife Hornsgatan – maybe the tiniest gym in Stockholm!
(or one of them at least)
It worked out well though, and we had a great thai food place next door. Lovely!

The september-11 crowd of BODYJAM® rockstars!

Saturday was spent in Örebro – a town in the middle of Sweden.
The gym chain Njoy had it’s annual inspiration day for all their staff and instructors, at their club in Örebro.

I used to work at Njoy – like a really long time ago, but in Stockholm.
And after I left them I’ve been to their clubs in both Örebro and Västerås for guest teaching – but that is like way back now. This was my first visit to their new club in Örebro – with a huge stage in the size of my studio apt. Almost!

It was a fun day – a lot of happy and sweet people, that rocked in my tribal house class. Thank you for that!
I also got to see the beautiful Anna Duberg, that lives in Örebro these days. She taught a step class right before me – that was highly appreciated I could tell.

Many thanks to Susanne that invited me – and I hope to see y’all soon again.

Updating of the blog haven’t been my priority the past week.

Super Saturday was awesome!
I presented the BODYJAM® master class in Globen with Mysti and Kimmo. I’ve been teaching with both of them several times so it felt super relaxed and fun!
We had a great time on stage together, and I think the crowd could feel that as well.
I’ve got such nice and sweet comments and cred about the class.
THANK YOU!! It truly warms my heart. Love to you all! I’ll save your kind words for an ice cold day. ; )

And THANKS to the gala crew that joined us on stage for some shufflin’. You are awesome!
And – of course – many THANKS to all you fierce jammers that shaked your asses and rocked the dance floor.
Vladi filmed a piece of the class:

And if you wanna see some photos from the day – go to Åsas blogg. She was live blogging straight from Globen and she had her own photographer that was taking pics from all the classes.

…of the fall-2011 have been flying by, 11 classes down – one more to go tonight. And then there’s tomorrow’s EXPLOSION obviously!

So yesterday, I first did my jazz… and because of some music issues yesterday I had to pick up an old choreo; Boys Boys Boys (Lady GaGa) and it was fun. It’s very girly, so I don’t know what the guys felt really, or – I do know how they felt, but I just didn’t care.. lol! How ever – it was a very sweet and talented group!

Then right after the jazz, we (me, Mysti and Kimmo) taught our rehearsal BODYJAM® class. And yes – it was a rehearsal.
Mysti arrived from the US yesterday, her luggage didn’t.
Kimmo came straight from holding BODYPUMP®-ATM.
And, I was obviously teaching right before.
So we didn’t have the chance to talk to each other, non the less check any details. We just pushed play – and went!
It wasn’t super tight – but it felt good to actually teach the class for real together. And then we could clean some stuff afterward.

And – in case we missed our differences ourselves – we always had these participants that actually had the energy to point (read scream) out where they were during class… but hey – we’re in Sweden. 😉
Anyhow – today we will do soundcheck and staging in Globen.
And, I even have the time for some own BODYJAM®polishing – luxury

I’ve chosen not to involve in anything else than my class this year – at Super Saturday.
For example, the annual trainer show case performance – where the trainers demo a bit of each and every program…
I felt that after the past weeks choreographing and rehearsing all kinds of dancing and other stuff – and also with all the things coming up – I just didn’t really have the time to put into it.
So, I’ll just cheer my co-workers on for that one instead – and it totally feels like the right priorites now.

And later on, I’m off for the last class of the week tonight.
It’s a pure dance lesson, so much fun. I’ve missed teaching like that – and in that kind of environment!

Happy weekend y’all!
I hope I’ll see some of you in GLOBEN tomorrow – especially on the dance floor around 1.45! Yeah!

2000 people are signed up for Super Saturday at this very moment!!

2 0 0 0 peeps!
And, I’ll be presenting on the big stage in Globen! Well – maybe not for all 2000 at the same time, but for a few of them at least.

I’ve presented at Super Saturday for three years in a row; 2007, 2008 & 2009. Last year I had a – wonderful and inspiring – time out, since I spent six months in NYC during that time (and I got to present at awesome US Les Mills event instead)

But now I’m back for 2011 – and I’m really excited about it!

So, 13.45 – it’s BODYJAM® time, with me, Mysti, Kimmo and Rachael.
Don’t miss it!

The music of 58 is made to be played LOUD in an awesome sound system.

See you in Globen!

The pic is from one of my happiest Les Mills event memories…

So – this weekend in Växjö kicked off the convention season after the summer holiday. It was Korpen who organized this convention and it was about 300 people that attended.
I presented three classes, Tribal House, Urban Jazz and BODYJAM®

The main crowd at this event was not that into dance classes I’d say, but the people that did like to dance and took these classes were awesome.

We were in a big gymnasium a bit outside the city center, and when I taught my first class it was only one of the speakers that worked in my studio – since Robert blew one of them on his class before me.
And – on his other class he blew the second as well.. so for my BODYJAM® (which was the last class) I had to hook up with this little buddy

It turned out to be more base and power in this than in the regular sound system that Teleborgshallen offered though.
But like the janitor-guy said; the sound system has been there since 1979… so no wonder the speakers blew. So, I guess Rob did them a favour. 🙂

Awesome Emma Johansson was also one of the presenters – and it was great to hang out with her for a bit in her home town.

Robban and Emma with Lena – the big boss for the event.
Thank you so much for inviting me.

Tomorrow morning I’m off to Växjö – for the first convention of the fall season 2011. (Yes fall season, despite the fact that it’s still summer)
The ToppConvention on sunday.
I’m gonna present three classes; Urban Jazz, Tribal House and BODYJAM.

It’s gonna be FUN!!! 
Time to pack the bag – and to do a bit of music prep.