Wednesday, March 16, 2011
It's not the early bird that catches the worm - Its the really early bird - Begin your summer workout now with Socacize Bootcamp!
An exhilarating Caribbean Workout!
March 31st - May 8th
in
Scarborough, Brampton & Downtown Toronto
Toronto attracting over 100 revelers, masqueraders and party people!
A six-week vigorous & exciting Caribbean workout full of
Vitamin F-FUN, there can be gain without pain™
Rhythms to make you dance, exercises to build stamina, tone muscle, lose inches and boost confidence!
Only $75 for 6 sessions!
$145 for 12 sessions!
$15 drop-in!
Top DJs & fitness instructors!
Early Bird Boot Camp Special!
Register by March 22nd
Receive 2 FREE regular sessions (Valued at $32)
Scarborough
Continental Soiree
1957 Kennedy Road (Kennedy & 401 Scarborough)
Thursdays 6:30-8:30 pm
March 31 – May 5, 2010
**New** Location
Brampton
Kiwanis Youth Centre for Sports Excellence (McMurchy Gym)
247 McMurchy Ave S.
(Charolais blvd & McMurchy, behind Shoppers World)
Brampton, ON L6Y 1Z4
Saturdays 12:30 – 2:30 pm
April 2 – May 7, 2010
Downtown Toronto
OIP Dance Centre
190 Richmond St. (Jarvis & Richmond)
Sundays 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
April 3 - May 8, 2011
Registration Options (space is limited):
At any SOCACIZE location (visithttp://www.socacize.com/classes.php for full schedule)
Interac email money transfer to ayanna@socacize.com (state first and last name, boot camp location, contact number)
online at www.socacize.com
Regular Socacize sessions continue at participating locations.
Visit http://www.socacize.com/classes.php to find a class near you!
Socacize Fitness Inc.
info@socacize.com
1.888.552.SOCA (7622)
416.728.5545
www.socacize.com
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Socacize Santa Gift Package & FLAUNT Christmas Party - Less than two weeks away!
Socacize Santa Gift Package!Get in shape with Socacize's Ultimate Santa Gift Package!Purchase a 15-session punch card for $180.00 by December 20th Save $20.00(At participating locations only. Not combined with any other promotion. Taxes not included).
Nice up yourself | Take Time and enjoy U
$10 with Donation for Tropicana Christmas Drive | $15
This year, Tropicana Community Centre is doing a very special Christmas drive – one that focuses on pampering women! As such, we are asking if you can donate a gift certificate for any of the following services: manicure, pedicure, hairstyling, massage, fitness etc.
Other gifts may include non perishable food or toys.
Every Christmas generous donors and volunteers with Tropicana’s Spirit of Christmas Food & Toy Drive bring joy and relief to hundreds of families for whom the season is a harsh reminder of their daily emotional and financial hardships.
The beneficiaries of Tropicana’s Spirit of Christmas Food & Toy Drive are current or recent clients who are registered for the drive by Tropicana staff because we know that they and their families will benefit from our assistance.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Sweat and Success - Socacize Bootcamp heading to Brooklyn, New York - August 25 & 26th
You won’t regret this two-day pre Labour Day event that’s more than a workout - it’s a party, it’s vigorous and exciting, it’s full of Vitamin F-FUN! There can be gain without pain™. The carefully selected music, dance styles (palance, tusty, skip to my loop, clarks, etc. ) mixed with aerobics; the high energy instructors and DJs combine to create a well structured class to make you burn calories fast, build stamina, tone muscles, loose inches, and boost your confidence!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYWMzC4gafg
WHEN
Wednesday August 25 & Thursday August 26
WHERE
Q-Fitness Inc.
1112 Rutland Rd. 2nd Fl.
Brooklyn, NY 11212
REGISTRATION
(space is limited):
www.socacize.com | info@socacize.com
Follow Socacize Fitness on Twitter for daily updates on classes, etc.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Get prepped for Caribana with island-inspired workout - thestar.com
Socacize founder and instructor Ayanna Lee-Rivears leads a class at O.I.P. Dance Centre, in Toronto.
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The Caribana party never has to stop, thanks to a growing dance-inspired fitness movement.
Socacize, a hip-popping, booty-shaking workout including moves from calypso, souk, chutney and yes, soca, is capitalizing on the annual Caribana festival with special two-hour boot camp classes to help revelers prep for the July 31 parade — and any other activities you might get up to during the month-long event.
“The dance styles are the ones you’ll see on the road during the parade,” says Socacize creator Ayanna Lee-Rivears. Plus “you build up stamina and endurance.” Born in Trinidad and Tobago, the Toronto-based Lee-Rivears perfected Socacize during her 15 years as a dancer. Three years ago, she took Socacize to the public. Now the high-energy workout with an island flavour is starting to find its groove, says Lee-Rivears. She’s put out an exercise DVD and certifies licensed instructors to lead boot camps in Canada and the United States. This fall she’s planning to formally launch a junior version for kids aged 8 to 12.
Carol Allen has been going since the beginning and says Socacize is not your typical aerobics class. “This feels more like dancing because it infuses my Caribbean heritage.”
Socacize promises to make you sweat, which isn’t difficult with nearly 100 writhing bodies packed into a second-floor downtown Toronto studio on a recent July evening. But the booty-shaking moves and pulsating rhythms also bring up the heart rate in a hurry.
With the music blasting it’s impossible to hear instructions so following along is one part watching for Lee-Rivears’ hand signals and the rest a matter of following the leader. The class follows the typical structure of warm-up, workout and cool-down (with lots of water breaks) but changes things up with constant improvisation. Instructor and deejay (in this case DJ Doc, who spins for Kardinal Offishall) play off each other to keep the moves fresh and the participants guessing.
Classes during Caribana are not only longer (two hours versus one) they are also busier because many mas players are trying to fit into their sparkly costumes. Stefani Vescio shook, shimmied and swayed through her first Socacize class alongside her friend Janina Galeazza last week. She’ll be participating in the Caribana parade for the first time this year and wanted to get into the spirit of things — “and get familiar with the different kinds of music,” says Galeazza, a Socacize veteran with eight months’ experience.
“Whether you’re doing parade or just want something different in terms of exercise,” says Allen, “it’s a lot of fun.”
Socacize Caribana boot camps: Thursday 6:30-8:30 p.m.at Continental Soiree, 1957 Kennedy Rd.; Friday 6-8 p.m. at O.I.P. Dance Centre, 190 Richmond St. E.; and Saturday 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Brampton’s Terry Miller Rec Centre, 1295 Williams Pky. See Socacize.com for more details.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Bootcamp update and how not become a frozen turkey
Yesterday was indeed a feast that started with Dr. Jay our soca lord pouring his heart and soul into our palance (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=palance) with his brilliant musical selection propelling us to gorge on the dance floor! The feast ended with healthy, Caribbean style meals prepared by Continental Soiree - Iron Pot caterers.
* don’t pack up the charger size plates -sever your meal in a smaller plate to reduce your portion
* replace juice with water – unless you’re selecting 100% juice
* replace white bread - with100% whole wheat, multi-grain etc.
* reduce cream and sugar - coffee and tea drinkers,instead of a double-double start with 1 ½ sugar and 1 cream or 1 sugar and 1 cream
* alcohol – drink moderately
* NO eating after 7:00. p.m., - if you must eat, have a cup of herbal tea and a healthy sandwich
* if you are attending Socacize only once a week – walk for at least half-hour another day in the week
* Attitudinal change – nice-up-yourself with a pedicure and manicure (please not maniCLAW) at least once a month; keep your hair simple, neat and clean, if you insist on wearing wigs make sure they enhance your look and treat them as your own hair, don’t expect to wear them till thy kingdom come and not wash and have them refreshed by a hairdresser – it is said that “God made every body in his own image and likeness” but just remember that most of us were made bald and none of us were made with a tacky wig; take advantage of summer – there is nothing wrong with allowing your skin to breath and shine – replace the long pants and long sleeve with a mini skirt and strapless tops or sun dresses!
Carnival Nationz - Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm
Saldenah - Mondays 6:30-7:30pm
Tribal Knights - Tuesdays 8:30-9:30pm
Tru Dynasty - Sundays 9:30-1:30pm
Genesis Mas Prod. - Tuesdays 6:30 - 7:30pm
**NEW** Socacize Location
Brooklyn , New York
with
Simone Warner, Socacize Licensed Instructor
starting
Thursday, June 24th
http://www.socacize.com/classes.php
- Brampton Bootcamp - tomorrow
- Downtown bootcamp/Launch - FREE 2-hour session, Friday July 16th
- FLAUNT Boatride - Tuesday July 27th
- CanFitPro Tradeshow - Saturday August 14th
Bootcamp Locations:
Brampton- Terry Miller Recreation Centre
1295 Williams Parkway (Bramalea & Williams Pkwy)
Saturdays June 19 – July 24
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Scarborough-Continental Soriee (formally Tropical Sunset)
1957 Kennedy Road (401 & Kennedy)
Thursdays June 10 – July 22 (no class July 1st)
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
**New** Bootcamp Location
Downtown Toronto - OIP Dance Centre
190 Richmond St. (Jarvis & Richmond)
Fridays July 23 & 30th
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
(2 sessions - $25.00 total; drop-in $15)
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Socacize Sizzling Summer
- New Socacize instructors!
- More Locations added!
- Caribana Bootcamp! (Starts Thursday June 10th)
- Socacize Ent. FLAUNT Boatride! (Tuesday July 27th)
Licensed Socacize Instructors
**NEW** Various Mas Camps
http://www.carifestcalgary.com/search/label/Festival%20News
925 1st Ave. NE
211 Bronson avenue
Bootcamp Locations:
Brampton- Terry Miller Recreation Centre
1295 Williams Parkway (Bramalea & Williams Pkwy)
Saturdays June 19 – July 24
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Scarborough-Continental Soriee (formally Tropical Sunset)
1957 Kennedy Road (401 & Kennedy)
Thursdays June 10 – July 22 (no class July 1st)
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
**New** Bootcamp Location
Downtown Toronto - OIP Dance Centre
190 Richmond St. (Jarvis & Richmond)
Fridays July 23 & 30th
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
(2 sessions - $25.00 total)
Bootcamp Launch
Friday July 16th
6:00 – 8:00 p.m FREE (must present coupon below)
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