Dance Party- Fun Fitness for Families- Exercise Together
(Li Hing Hula) Are you looking for a more dynamic way to enjoy time with your friends and family? Try a MUVE dance along- a quick 4 minute break to shake off your day, energize your body and enjoy dancing with your company.
MUVE is a multi-generational, always spontaneous dance exercise. You dance just the way you like it. If you want inspiration you can follow the movement ideas of a lead-dancer called the MUSE. This role can be played by anyone. MUVE is community dance, either in a group or individually in front of a TV or computer. Our message is "you can't do it wrong" as long as you have fun, mind your body's needs and of course others.
To date there are over 200 MUVE dance-along videos you can enjoy at http://www.muve.org.
Today's dance along exercise is from the Mellow MUVE, a home workout DVD with low impact dance exercises for parents, children and seniors, in short the whole family. We are currently SOLD OUT of our DVD's but no fret, all fitness dance alongs are viewable for free on our webpage. All ages can dance together! MUVE is a dance method that helps people realize that moving to music is easy, fun and also effective in improving physical and mental wellness.
Take advantage of the free video workouts online at the video blog http://www.muve.org/blog/. These simple dance move exercises can be done in front of the computer and are free for everyone!
Students Express Creativity through Movement – Dancing Games for Kids at School
(Be Free)
MUVE dancing games are easy and adaptable for everyone. This game is called, "Follow the 3 Muses in the Center "- this is the 1st game of the Triangle Game series. This video demonstrates one of our beginner games- utilized as a creative physical warm up for any group..
People learn to "MUVE" by following the lead dancer called "The MUSE." The MUSE will spontaneously create movements for you to follow "loosely" as we say. It means that you are not expected to precisely copy what you see, but to use the movement ideas as an inspiration to create your moves just the way you like them. At any moment you are encouraged to explore on your own, or to just follow along like a bird in a flock. The MUSE will keep her moves simple so you can catch on. She will demonstrate movements with different body-parts or movement types, speed, emotion - all to get you to experience brand new ways of dancing.
Creative dance for preschool children – Simple spontaneous dancing for kids and adults
(Bare Necessities) Seems like preschool and kindergarten students are always excited to dance, so getting them up and moving shouldn't be hard to do. These kids are experiencing MUVE for the very first time. Some jump right in while others need some time to adjust to the situation. Here you see a preschool dance party with four groups with a total of about 80 kids. For inspiration we are displaying the MUVE Bodyparts concepts cards. The dance leader (The Muse) demonstrates movements for the different bodyparts. The kids pick up the idea or create their own - as always in MUVE.
Learn to dance with 3 Basic MUVES – System for spontaneous dance exercises
(Cry Baby) The 3 Basic MUVES were one of the first discoveries I made after starting to teach spontaneous dancing to adults, seniors and the elderly in 1998. I was looking for basic principles and found that most movements can be broken down into 3 basic movements. The first MUVE is "walking" (left foot - right foot.) And how can we move when we are not switching from one foot to the other? - That MUVE I call "ROOT." Bend your knees and do a little hop and you are "rooting." The third discovery was "TAP." It is a natural extension of "WALK" and means that, although we accentuate each beat, we do not shift our weight. A shift occurs only every second step (beat) and the accentuation is "free" (free of having to support the weight of the body.)
Learn to Dance by following 3 Muses – MUVE Motion-Concepts inspire After-school Movement
(Brand New Day) In MUVE we inspire each other with dance moves. This video shows Muse Maggie start her session at her after school program with a dance-along inspired by the MOTIONS Concepts. Muse Maggie and her 2 helpers in the Center Triangle create improvised moves exploring the Concepts. The group of elementary school kids follows loosely. In MUVE any move is okay. Children can follow or make up their own dance moves.
Funky Shake up Dance for the Office – Clear your Mind with Easy Dance Moves
(Spy Dudes) Office MUVE Dance-Along for quick stress buster for mind and body. Be more productive after loosening your bones in an easy, improvised dance exercise workout with Maggie and Rachel.
Today Rachel and Maggie take turns creating improvised dance movements inspired by the "BODYPARTS" (MUVE Concept Cue Cards.) When we dance MUVE we give our individual bodyparts our undivided attention and move it in any possible way. We stretch and bend, or reach and pull - all just the way we like it. There is nothing to remember - just go with the flow and allow yourself to enjoy the movements with your body and mind.
As always, we follow only "loosely." Because the moves are being created on the fly, there is no way to closely replicate them - so don't even try to be precise.
Dance Games for Kids- School Exercises with MUVE for Kids Workout
(Black or White) Watch these students have fun with MUVE's dance games for kids. This dancing activity is all about catching the beat of the song and dancing harmoniously with the rhythm. In this MUVE dance lesson, MUVE Educators support young Muses as they enter the center triangle and inspire the whole group with their dance moves, transitioning between 1,2,4,8 count emphasis of the song. MUVE supports fun fitness exercise for kids can enjoy together, while simultaneously showing how to dance for kids.
Exercises at Work with MUVE Dance Alongs – Desktop Exercises for Employee Fitness
(Bikini Beach) Office MUVE dance-alongs are worksite wellness tools for anyone who wants to loosen up and straighten out after or in between long hours of sitting at work. MUVE dancing allows your body to release tensions by loosening up of your body parts. Seriously, do not just watch this without DOING IT! MUVE dancing at your workplace does not take any preparation. Follow the inspirations of the Muses Maggie and Rachel only loosely! Size, style and intensity are all up to you. Nothing to remember but to make it feel good to you.
School Exercises and Fitness Activities for Kids – Spontaneous Dance in School
(Cosita Rica) People learn to "MUVE" by following the lead dancer called "The MUSE." The MUSE will spontaneously create movements for you to follow "loosely" as we say. It means that you are not expected to precisely copy what you see, but to use the movement ideas as an inspiration to create your moves just the way you like them. At any moment you are encouraged to explore on your own, or to just follow along like a bird in a flock. The MUSE will keep her moves simple so you can catch on. She will demonstrate movements with different body-parts or movement types, speed, emotion - all to get you to experience brand new ways of dancing.
Free Video Workout – Wellness at Work Dance Along – Office Stress Relievers from MUVE
(Dixiland) Time to get up and move! Office MUVE is a series of dance along videos created to get some nice and easy exercise in the confined space of an office. Let Rachel and Maggie inspire you to a fun dance exercise that is easy to do.
How to motivate yourself to exercise? Latch on to the simple movement ideas of the MUVE dancers and make them your own. You'll be surprised how good it feels to get the blood flowing and the air pumping. You'll be refreshed and ready to face your workload with new energy and concentration.
Group Dance Game Excites Students Exercising in School
(The Party's Just Begun) This exercise activity for kids is an easy dance along workout that anyone can do with their group. In this game 3 Muses alternate leading the whole group and all players follow the Muse in the center. In every group there are individuals who love to share their MUVES and don't mind being the center of attention throughout the whole song. Select 3 Muses to lead the dance and determine the method for the Rotation Calls. Explain that whenever the Center Triangle rotates, so do all Triangles. This keeps everyone activated and connected to each other.
