UCS Community Education

Ballet, the basis of all dance forms, is a definite necessity for any aspiring dancer. This class is focused on developing strength, balance, technique, and proper body placement. You will learn to create flexibility through barre and floor work, while developing grace and learning terminology. (GIRLS: pink tights, solid colored leotard, pink ballet shoes, hair in bun. BOYS: white t-shirt, black tights, joggers or dance pants, black ballet shoes)

Les Mills Original Weight Lifting class! BODYPUMP a fast-paced, barbell-based 55 minute workout features 10 tracks, each focusing on a difference muscle group and is specially designed to help you get lean, toned, strong and fit. It uses a combination of motivating music, fantastic instructors and scientifically proven moves to help you achieve these targets more quickly than you would working out on your own. You can always expect a good dose of squats, deadlifts, clean and presses, lunges and bicep curls. And more often than not, you will find, chest presses, overhead presses, pushups and crunches as part of the mix too! All levels of fitness welcome!

This chair dance party workout for Weight Loss has never been more fun than now. You can finally get in shape while you sit without back, knees, joints or hip pain. Lose Weight, build a stronger body feel great and get results while you dance in this low impact cardio, high energy, core strengthening, body toning workout. Anyone can do this!

Jump from station to station for an intense calorie burning and strength training workout utilizing medicine balls, bosus, bands, steps, bar bells and more.

A dynamic form of yoga; postures are sequenced in a way to help increase flexibility, strengthen and tone muscles, helping you achieve a more peaceful mind. All levels are welcome.

Communicate through movement. In this class you may get lost in your movement and transcend to another world of movement. Imagination is key. This class is a wonderful exploratory movement class. All levels welcome (ages 8-up).

This workout alternates segments of cardio and weight training. Simple, yet challenging moves that maximize calorie burning by raising and lowering your heart rate. No Class July 4. Participants scheduled for class on that day may choose a make up session on any day they choose. Please let the instructor know prior to attending your make up session for that day.

(NEW!) – A full body cardio workout that gets everyone from newcomers to fitness veterans energized. Basic stepping, just like walking up and down stairs, is the heart of this fun 45 minute class that will tone your hips, thighs and butt. This low-impact workout is for all levels of fitness.

Have you always wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? If you want to try scuba diving, but aren’t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is for you. Michigan Scuba Sports offers this program right off the beach at Stony Lake in Oxford. You can try scuba close to home before you decide to "jump in" with both feet. While not a scuba certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world. No prior experience with scuba diving is necessary.

Non-impact, easy to follow workout utilizes light weights to tone and shape the body. This class will help build bone density, increase metabolism & create more lean muscle.

A low-impact, fat torching, muscle toning and core strengthening workout that will define your muscles and melt away pounds! This class creates serious RESULTS and LEAN, STRONG bodies! A total body workout for all fitness levels.

Tap steps, rhythms, combinations, and more, will be used to teach students how to develop rhythm and musicality in tap dance. (Leotard, tights, leggings or bike shirts, hair in ponytail or bun)

A dynamic form of yoga; postures are sequenced in a way to help increase flexibility, strengthen and tone muscles, helping you achieve a more peaceful mind. All levels are welcome.

Salsa, Cha-Cha, Samba, & Meringue and add in some Calypso, Hip-Hop and Belly Dancing, and you have Zumba! International music is mixed into a dynamic and effective fitness system. The routines feature aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms to maximize caloric output, burn fat, and sculpt your body! NO dance experience necessary! Instructor: Michele Meckl. Mondays class meets at the Shelby Township Activities Center – Wednesday class meets at Maria Marino’s EMPOWER Studio. No Class July 4. Participants scheduled for class on that day may choose a make up session on any day they choose. Please let the instructor know prior to attending your make up session for that day.