Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Cheerobix is coming to Starbright Dance!

Hi Squad!

We are getting ready to shake our poms at Starbright Dance for the first time ever!  This studio is located in the lovely Southport area, and we'd love to see you all there!  Mattrick Swayze and the Jenarator will be your co-captains for this event, and as with all our workshops, the cost is only $15.  We hope to meet some new squad mates, as well as see some of our old friends there as well.

Click HERE to pre-register to save your spot! Registration is highly encouraged for this event, as space will be limited. See you next Wednesday!

Cheerobix! at Starbright Dance

Wednesday, July 25th
6:30-7:30PM
$15


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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Wet Hot American Summer!

Today! Come get hot at Cheerobix!  We've got a little Kanye, Sisqo, JT, Spice Girls, and LMFAO for your summer fun.  See you at 1PM!  Pre-Register HERE


Cheerobix
Wet Hot American Summer
Sunday July 1st 2012
1:00PM-2:30PM
$15

HiFi Fitness
820 N. Orleans








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Monday, June 11, 2012

Bow wow WOW!

Cheerobix & Be Fido's Friend Fundraiser
You'll be panting away this Sunday as we partner with Be Fido's Friend for the next Cheerobix Express! Although it can be a little ruff to get through one of our heart-pounding classes you'll be happy to know that all your hard work will be to help support a wonderful animal rescue organization that fosters and places rescue dogs in loving homes.  We hope you will join us THIS SUNDAY for a very special Cheerobix Express 
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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Big Cheer Weekend

Hello Squad!

We are happy to have our very first squad field trip over to the Self  Workout in the Park event this Saturday, June 2nd from 11-3pm.  We'll be sweating with all sorts of peeps, spreading cheer, and getting to know each other better ALL DAY LONG.

Here's the deets:




What: SELF Workout in the Park
When: Saturday, June 2nd
Time/Place: Programs run from 11:00AM to 3:00PM in Butler Field, Grant Park*Note* We will meet at 10:00AM at the Starbucks at 55 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL and walk over to Butler Field together
Planning on joining? Great! E-mail us at cheerobix@yahoo.com to let us know you're joining, if you have questions or if you need ideas for your outfit (i.e. we can e-mail a jpeg of the Cheerobix logo in case you need an iron-on transfer!).

How: Tickets and a list of the workout classes offered are available via the following link: http://www.selfworkoutinthepark.com/wip-event/class-schedule/. We recommend bringing a water bottle, towel, extra socks (in case it rains the night before), sunscreen, a mat and your best cheer outfit!

**In the event it rains, please keep an eye on Facebook and Twitter for updates. We will post whether or not we plan on attending by 8:30AM on Saturday morning.




And, of course, THIS SUNDAY:



June Cheerobix Workshop - Daddy Issues
Sunday, June 3rd
1:00PM-2:30PM
HiFi Fitness
820 N. Orleans #100
Chicago
Parking is $3 across the street using HiFi code 3437


Oh yes, squad, we're dealing with our daddy issues during June's Cheerobix workshop by sweating to the greatest paternal-related jams we could find! Your requests were plentiful, so come by to experience the musical genius our very own squad came up with to pay homage to June's fatherly theme. Join us for an hour and a half dance fitness class featuring brand new pom-shaking, smile-inducing, fat-blasting routines! 
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Bachelorette Party!




We had so much fun with these darlings on Cinco de Mayo [or as they called it: Cinco de Sara, in honor of the bride-to-be's special day]

12 friends and family came and learned cheers about their favorite bride and danced and laughed and made amazing formations.  We kept it [fairly] clean because mom was there [Hi Nance!] but still offered up our usual cheekiness.  Not ones to break with cheer tradition, Mattrick and I broke out the puffy paint and ribbon to make personalized hair ribbons for all the girls, as well as the bride's very own cape!

We love doing bachelorette parties! The bridesmaides give us all the dirt they are willing to offer on the bride and her groom and we craft a special day just for you. It's really fun, brings all the friends and family closer, as well as gives you all sorts of dances to do out in the clubs that night [or at the wedding!]

Let us know how we can make a party that you're having more full of sparkle and spirit!

email me at jena[dot]ertel[at]gmail[dot]com

Ready? OK!
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Monday, April 30, 2012

Sunday Sunday Sunday



Hello Squad!
It's time once again for CHEEROBIX!  This Sunday we've got some spicy tunes from all your favorite Latin pop stars and more!


Registration is easy. 
You can do it HERE
Or, you can pay cash at the door


We're so excited to shake our maracas with you!
xoxo
The Jenarator
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Cheerobix at the Windy City Rollers!

Look at that squad! This here is a group of 20 people who rocked the UIC Pavilion on Saturday night. And a look back at the footage tells me that in only FOUR REHEARSALS everyone looked great, smiled, and had become so unified as a squad that we gracefully handled a pretty lengthy stage crashing by some intoxicated young gentlemen. Unfortunately one of those gentlemen *might* have gotten in Mattrick's 'way' and was knocked to the floor... woops.

HERE is a video a Windy City Rollers fan captured of the show!

Many thanks to the all around awesome Lauren Lavorato for organizing the troops and making spreadsheet after spreadsheet :)

Many thanks to Julian [Ada Hatelace] with the Windy City Rollers for always inviting the Power of Cheer back to bend and snap at your halftime shows. <3
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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!