Rhythm Core Dance Fitness

Rhythm Core Dance Fitness is an hour-long group fitness class focused on cardio, endurance, balance, and flexibility training through the joy of dance. With an emphasis on rhythmic movement and developing individually appropriate fitness goals, this class is designed for people who enjoy dance, music, and movement but without the need to memorize long movement sequences or complicated choreography.

Instead, Rhythm Core starts with simple movement patterns and builds on these basics to create short sequences that let us enjoy the movement without all the stress of having to remember what comes next. In other words, all you need is a desire to move and enjoy yourself! No dance background or extensive fitness repertoire required.

Rhythm Core is packed with dance-inspired, rhythmic exercises focused on cardiovascular training, balance, and flexibility.

The emphasis on rhythm helps us stay motivated and engaged so that we can let loose and have fun while supporting our overall health. It's about enjoying ourselves and keeping us moving, not about showing off dance skills.

Diverse Bodies, Diverse Challenge Levels

We work on challenging ourselves in ways that acknowledge where are body is at today through the use of varied challenge levels that students self-select into.

We are not here to compare ourselves to others or to past versions of ourselves. Instead, we are committed to listening to our individual body's feedback about what it needs in the moment.

That is why modifications and a range of difficulty levels are provided throughout class to support diverse bodies and fitness backgrounds, allowing you to choose the intensity level most suited to your goals and needs.

We acknowledge that our bodies are dynamic and that our needs may change from week to week. That is why Rhythm Core is built around the creation of a mutually supportive environment based on a common understanding that everyone is doing their best for what they need for themselves in that moment. No cliques. No building our identities around our participation in fitness class.

Who is Rhythm Core Designed for?

Rhythm Core is a group fitness class for adults who are interested in a well-rounded cardiovascular workout focused on endurance, flexibility, balance, and having a good time. Rhythm Core is designed for those who love to move and dance without the need for a dance background or who just want to be able to enjoy dance movement without all the memorization or complex steps. This class emphasizes building a sustainable fitness practice, which includes listening to our bodies, modifying exercises to support individual needs, and self-selecting exercise difficulty levels.

Both Rhythm Core and its complement class, Body Core, were developed to support a variety of fitness goals and backgrounds by providing a moderate intensity workout suited to those who are just getting back into a regular workout routine, those who are looking to cross-train, and those who are interested in a unique, well-rounded group fitness offering. These classes are designed as a proactively inclusive alternative to clique-ish fitness classes based around show-off exercise culture.

Ages: 17 and up.

Class Length & Attire

This class meets weekly for one hour on Saturday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the dance studio located on the second floor of the Robert Crown Community Center in Evanston, Illinois.

Clothing should be comfortable, non-obstructive, and support dynamic movement in all spatial planes.

Footwear requirement: clean-soled sneakers. We spend most of our time on our feet with some seated stretches toward the end of class.

Accessibility & Inclusivity

The City of Evanston is committed to promoting a city-wide culture of accessibility and inclusivity. To request an accomodation for a program, service, or activity, please call 847-866-2919 to make an ADA service request or fill out a request form online at evanstonil.qscend.com/311.