Zumba for Great Cause

You've heard about Zumba! You've been wanting to try it!
Now's the perfect time to have fun, get in shape, enjoy the Garden and help others!

Dancing Dawgs for Haiti - UGA Haitian Relief Effort 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
5:30pm - 8:00pm
State Botanical Garden of Georgia - Conservatory
2450 South Milledge Avenue, Athens, GA

Join several Athens Zumba instructors for an evening of fun, sweat and dance while raising funds for Dawgs for Haiti! Come for an hour, just stop by, or stay the whole time! Just make sure to enjoy yourself! Proceeds will be split between Doctors Without Borders and the American Red Cross, two organizations that are working directly with the Haitian relief effort.

Never done Zumba before? No worries! There will be several instructors scattered throughout the floor to provide different levels of workout intensity from low-impact (for new Zumba-goers or those with an injury) to high-impact (experienced dancers and those who just love to get crazy!). It's all about having fun while getting a great workout.In addition to Zumba there will also be a belly dancing session, door prizes, and refreshments!

The conservatory, for those who have never been to the Gardens, is the big open room in the Visitor Center, next to the gift shop and above the cafe, with trees and plants EVERYWHERE! It's a wonderful place to dance with a great view!

$5 *suggested* donation (but more is welcome and anything is appreciated!)
Dawgs for Haiti will be selling t-shirts for $10.
For more information, please contact Cora Keber at 706-542-6156 or ckeber@uga.edu

ZUMBA! in a Tropical Conservatory - Every Wednesday

ZUMBA!
Who is ready to shake those holiday calories away?

We have decided to offer Zumba as an ongoing class throughout the year.
We will have class every Wednesday, 5:30-6:30. We will be using a punch card system to track the classes. Participants will pay for 9 classes and get one class free (members $54/non-members $72). There will be no expiration for the punch card. There is plenty of room in the Visitor Center & Conservatory, which means spread the word.

If you are new to Zumba then be ready to smile, sweat, and shake! It is a great, fun way to exercise and feel like the only thing you have done is visited the Garden to hang out with friends. Once you are able to get the feet movements the rest of your body will follow suit. No one moves the same, so be sure to bring your own flare.

Zumba on the Today Show--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Hxw_Jf2B4
What to bring/wear: water bottle, towel (if you plan to sweat), tennis shoes, comfy clothes, smiles and hoots. See you there!

Contact Cora for more information at 706-542-6156 or ckeber@uga.edu. Cora is on the Garden's Education staff, a certified Zumba! instructor, and teaching these classes with high energy, a big smaile and lively Latin music. Please join us!

Exercise Classes at the Garden start in early January

I don’t know about you, but it’s still 9 days away from Christmas and I’m feeling sluggish already from not enough exercise and too many holiday treats! I sure don’t want to go through 2010 feeling like this! Luckily, there are 2 very different exercise classes happening at the Garden starting in early January.
One sounds serene, yet energizing – yoga in a chapel during Monday lunch hours. I’ve taken an exercise class there before and it is not like any gym. Imagine the beautiful architecture of the Day Chapel reception room with lots of privacy and lots of windows looking out into the woodland.
Zumba! is quite the opposite, yet just as wonderful. Cora, the instructor, who’s also on the Garden’s Education staff, calls Zumba ‘Latin infused aerobics’. I’ve tried it and it is fun and challenging. These classes will be in the large tropical conservatory on Wednesday evenings, with lively Latin music.
Find out more and sign up at http://www.uga.edu/botgarden/educationalevents.html