Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Cheerobix THIS SUNDAY!!

It's that time again!

Come join us again for CHEEROBIX
1:00-2:30PM

Indigo Studio
213 W. Institute PL
Suite 704
312.612.YOGA

Only $15!! can you believe??

Keep your eyes peeled for videos of the POWER OF CHEER performing at the April 23rd Windy City Rollers bout

Monday, April 4, 2011

Next Workshop Sunday May 1st 2011

Same place/Same time:


Indigo Studio
213 W. Institute Pl
7th Floor/#704


1:00PM-2:30PM


It is a really great idea to pre-register since space is limited and we need it shake our poms. and booties.

To Pre-register:
click here and then click the "workshop" tab and scroll to Cheerobix and then you can click on the sign up button. If you are new to the studio or haven't registered, you will just have to create a user password and blahblahblah....  If by any chance the workshop tab is missing, please call 312.612.YOGA (9642) and we can register you by phone.




xoxo
The Jenarator

Well, THAT was fun!

Thanks to all the spirited ladies [and GENTS!] who came out for our 3rd CHEEROBIX workshop!

We had 23 awesome squad members with sweat flying off of them in every direction. You know what's so great about it? There is just no way that you can't smile through the whole thing! It's silly, it's fun, and everyone is there to support each other. I love Cheerobix!

It was a blast... [I am sore]

Can't wait for next time!

xoxo
Jenarator

Your Spirited Leaders

Cheerobix is a magical dance fitness class with poms! You'll be drenched in sweat while you dance, prance and drop it low. This is your squad. Come cheer dance with us!


Matthew Hollis [Mattrick Swayze]

Matthew Hollis has been committed to fitness for over 6 years as a certified personal trainer and iron-pumping addict. He trains individuals, teaches various group classes and boot camps, and will whip your hot tail into gear. His no nonsense approach keeps his clients focused and working hard throughout every workout. Your results are his top priority, but lucky for you, he is also very charming and fun to have around. You can find Matthew teaching and training and Cheetah Gyms, Columbia College, Indigo Studio and corporate classes at Google!

Jena Ertel [the Jenarator]

Jena began her on-again off-again experience with poms in middle school and has had cheer in her heart ever since. A degree in Dance from Columbia as well as a Dance Education certification from UWM led her to over 10 years [so far] of teaching dance and movement of all sorts to people of all ages. Jena currently teaches group fitness and yoga classes and loves the booming sound of unison pom swishes. She is a certified yoga instructor and is constantly building her knowledge of anatomy and kinesiology so she can be the best educator to her students. If she is not practicing her body rolls and high kicks, you'll probably find the Jenarator smothering her little doggie and baby Emmitt with kisses or obsessing over flora or fauna of some sort.


HOW DID ALL OF THIS START??

Well, Mattrick and the Jenarator have been great pals for just about ever, meeting as dance students in college. They have performed together and separately for over a decade and have been cheering together for about 6 years.

In 2007, Matthew created a performance group/concept called the "Power of Cheer" based on his need to be his own best cheerleader. So began an honest, funny, raw series of performances done with two other men, and sometimes just he alone.

As the popularity of the Power of Cheer grew, so did the squad. A core group of 5 males and 4 females began to form and not only did Matthew create, produce and execute a hugely successful full-length evening performance piece, but this core squad also began performing full-scale pom routines and original cheers for the halftime shows for the Windy City Rollers, as well as pranced and kicked on a moving float for 3 consecutive Gay Pride Parades.

It seemed evident that the practice that went into rehearsing for these shows was so physically demanding, that it would make for a really fun, cardio-tastic form of group fitness. With that in mind, in summer 2010, Matthew was asked by the City of Chicago to lead a series of ‘Cheerobics’ classes in Millennium Park, which was wildly popular.

One night, Jena and Matthew were dancing around in an empty beergarden and he showed her some of the moves from these ‘Cheerobics’ classes and Jena got so excited she said, “We HAVE to do this. People would LOVE this! “

And now here we are. Present day. Jena joins forces with Matthew to co-create a Cheerobix curriculum and pedagogy to take to all the inner cheerleaders out there. Because it's fun to dance, its fun to prance, and darn it--its fun to play with pom pons!