Pilates / Yoga
In addition to a quality dance education program, Great Bay Academy of Dance offers an extensive pilates/yoga division to our curriculum. Often used in rehabilitation, both disciplines emphasize quality of movement with a focus on core stability and spinal flexibility. Benefits of include: improved posture, better balance, long, lean muscles, reduced back, neck, and joint pain, injury prevention, and a general feeling of well-being. Join the growing numbers of professional athletes, dancers, office workers, retired folks, and people just like you who are seeking a healthy body optimally tuned to meet your daily needs.
GBAD's Yoga Class
This transformational Hatha Yoga practice is designed for both beginners and more experienced students alike. It has the heart and understanding of a Kripalu yoga class while enjoying a deeper understanding of where breath and mediation can take us when the emphasis is placed on going deeper into the healing physical postures. As we travel through the interplay of mind, body and energy each student will find their own level or practice on any given day. A perfect practice for the stay at home parent or professional needing a break from the work place together we will find the connection of strength and tone in our bodies, create more flexibility and length while opening our hearts and calming our minds.GBAD's Pilates Class
This 45 minutes Pilates mat class is the perfect length to a full body workout. In this session we will assess the alignment of structure; core strength and how it is supporting your structure, strengths, restrictions and weaknesses. This informational class will give you a big picture understanding of where your body is and what needs to be done to achieve your goals.
Daily morning and afternoon classes are available to fit busy schedules. Please click on the links below for class schedule details and tuitions.
All classes are taught by faculty member Amberlee Timm. Ms.Timm received her BFA in Modern Dance from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase in New York. Through dance she traveled across the US and all over the world including Hong Kong, Spain, and London. She’s had the privilege to work with many amazing choreographers such as Mark Morris, Kevin Winn and Megan Williams. Amberlee was introduced to yoga at an early age through different dance endeavors and has been practicing ever since. Yoga began as a way to maintain flexibility and stamina as a dancer but she soon found that it had much more to offer then just a wonderful work out. Yoga was the start of a spiritual practice that came from within. This inspired her to pursue her teacher training and in 2007, she became a certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher and then a Rasamaya Yoga Teacher in 2009. Amberlee has studied many forms of yoga including Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow and Jivamukti. Amberlee received her Power Pilates Mat certification in 2008 to yet again fulfill her eagerness to find more of another expression of mind and body awareness.
Her goal as both a yoga and dance teacher is to share the joy of discovery of one’s own body through movement and to guide students to relish the wisdom that comes from within as their connection to self deepens.
Class Schedule
M/W/F @ 8-9 Yogalates Power Workout
M/W/F @ 9:15-10 Pilates
T & TH @ 9-10 and 12-1 Yoga
Come try a pilates or yoga class on us! GBAD is offering a one time free initial trial class for potential new students. Arrangements must be made in advance by calling the office at 603-433-4200 or contact us >. A 24 hour advance notice is requested.