♬ Strengthening Lives Through Dance & Music ♬ 

 

 ♬ Our vision is to create a community where we see lives strengthened, prolonged and empowered through Movement & Music. The goal of Move & Groove is to see bodies limited by age and pain, thrive to new mobility and to educate the community about the healing power of dance and music.

Our mission is to provide the ACTIVE Senior population with music & movement to help refresh, renew & revive those who are in need and also serve as social outlet.

 

About Us

 

 

 

 

About Move and Groove For Health

Based in Moreno Valley, CA we service the local area and surrounding communities in Riverside. With more than 40 years of experience in the Music & Dance industry, It's undeniable that We love what we do.

 

Mission-SENIORS ARE OUR PRIORITY

Move & Groove for Health is a non-profit organization that strengthens the lives of active Senior citizens (50 years and above) through dance and music. We provide various forms of movement classes daily (Line Dance, Zumba Gold, Body Toning, Fit after 50 etc). These classes refresh, renew and revive the physical and mental health of those who attend. Our attendees have benefitted from our services with amazing results that include, but are not limited to weight loss, blood pressure control, greater mobility and reactivated social lives. Our music therapy can help relieve stress, manage symptoms of anxiety and depression, even help people cope with cancer and other medical conditions. Our organization is also a social outlet for Seniors who are isolated and lonely.

 

Commitment

Seniors (Baby Boomers) are the fastest growing demographic in the U.S. yet are often the MOST overlooked and under supported. A major study by Stanford University stated that “Stimulating one’s mind by dancing can ward off Alzheimer's disease and other dementia,” therefore our organization is vitally important to the Senior population. Many seniors are on fixed incomes and since the stay at home mandate, we have been making them aware of resources that are available to them (Drive thru-Food Banks, Special shopping hours for seniors etc.). We want to help provide them with the necessities to stay safe as we discover our “New Normal.”

Our demographics include men  &  women of various ethnicities and lifestyles, ages 50 above with a wide range of occupational backgrounds (homemakers, military, medical professionals, city officials, educators etc.) On an average we serve 50 participants per day 5 days a week. We provide various forms of dance classes to our favorite “Old School” music (Line Dance, Zumba Gold, Body Toning, Fit after 50 etc). Previously we’ve host monthly indoor dinner dance parties. Presently, we host quarterly outdoor event to encourage socializing with peers and to support physical activity. We also provide health and nutrition information, awareness about community services and other resources that are available.

Many of our members feel that they have found the fountain of youth participating in our programs, so much that we have coined the term “TEENIORS” as they feel and can move like teenagers again. We are honored to be considered in the number of worthy organizations to receive a grant from your company.

 

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Meet Our Amazing Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

Youth Chair Dance Fitness

Throughout my career, as a Dance fitness instructor, I have worked with adults and children with special needs from autistic and down syndrome to the hearing impaired. I enjoy teaching them how to move and groove to the music that they love. It brings a smile to my heart when I see their eyes brighten up, hearing their favorite songs and watching them move their bodies to the music. Students that have physical limitations have oftentimes been left out of activities and it's my joy to help add a little fun into their lives as we dance to the music whether on our feet or in our seat.

 

My goal is to give your students cool movements to fun songs. Both large and small muscle groups will be engaged and hand/eye coordination will be developed. Although it may seem to the participants they are just dancing to music, in reality they're taking part in physical therapy.

 

Chair Dance Fitness is a comprehensive exercise program created for individuals who have complications standing during a fitness regimen. This includes children with disabilities, aging adults, people with balance deficits, injuries, or suffering from obesity. It is designed to keep individuals mobile to ensure they remain progressive in daily functions and/or recovery.

 

Our program delivers a fun musically driven, interactive, full body workout that uplifts people through dance fitness movements.

 

 

BENEFITS OF CHAIR FITNESS

 

Physical activity is important for children with disabilities.

Being physically active each day is good for all children, including children with disabilities. It's vital for a child's health, wellbeing and development, now and in the future.

Chair Fitness improves children's physical fitness and strengthens their bones, muscles, hearts and lungs

improves children's movement and coordination skills including balance, posture and flexibility

helps children stay at a healthy weight

boosts children's immune systems

reduces children's risk of high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes.

Physical activity also boosts wellbeing and reduces children's risk of anxiety and depression. That's because active children are more likely to:

- be confident and independent, have healthy self-esteem and feel like they belong
- get along with others and find it easier to make friends, share, take turns and cooperate.
- Students are encouraged to rock, lean, clap, kick, sing etc, which in turn keeps them more alert because it increases oxygen to the brain.

 

Chair Fitness Also:

helps build core strength, burn calories, and increases metabolism. The physical activity that is associated with a variety of seating arrangements allows students to be more alert and focused.

Chair exercises come in handy when you have limited mobility or find it hard to maintain your balance. When you do chair exercises daily, you reduce the risk of falls, they also strengthen your muscles.

Your body needs to maintain good posture despite your age. Chair exercise can help prevent your posture from deteriorating. Movement increases blood flow and keeps your joints active and lubricated.

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Move and Groove for Health - Events

We are a fun, exciting and energetic group of Seniors who love dancing to old school R&B music and use it as our form of exercise.

Take a look at some of our events around the community.