If you’ve not heard of Ben Hammond yet, then you soon will! This 33-year old London teacher is on a mission to raise funds for Burma by dancing his way around the country. We at Just Jhoom!were lucky to meet Ben when he came to a Just Jhoom! class here in Guildford. The session was the very first leg of More →
In July 2010 I got a blast from the past! Matt Wright from Freehand where I had briefly worked nearly 10 years before contacted me to see if I would be interested in a joint venture – a Just Jhoom! Dance-Fitness DVD. Little did he know what a can of worms he was opening! Matt came to see one of More →
On 25 February 2011, 8 dancers from the Karen Clarke Theatre School visited Cranleigh Golf and Country Club to film a Just Jhoom! routine choreographed to the track Diamonds by the pop duet James-Honey. James Snider – one half of the duet – contacted Just Jhoom! in late January 2011 to see if we could provide some Bollywood dancing to More →
This month, guest blogger Katie Ryan reviews the Just Jhoom! Instructor Trianing Course which she attended in November 2010. Three batches of trainee instructors have attended Just Jhoom!’s first instructor training courses at Surrey Sports Park in Guildford. Ranging from backgrounds in dance and fitness, a total of 32 people have so far enrolled in the instructor programme. As one More →
Just Jhoom! was launched only 7 months ago on Thurs 27 May at the Cranleigh Arts Centre. The Launch Party was packed – with over 70 people Just Jhooming! As part of our Launch, we asked the general public to log onto the Just Jhoom! website, learn the Launch Routine, teach it to their friends and family and then film themselves More →
It’s been a fantastic month for Just Jhoom! We had our second Instructor Training Course at Surrey Sports Park in Guildford early on in the month. The group were brilliant are going to go on and run some fun and vibrant Just Jhoom! classes in their area. All Instructors go through an assessment process to make sure that they are More →
Music can make or break a dance-fitness class. So, at Just Jhoom! we take a lot of time and care over the songs we use. During the Instructor Training programme we spend quite a lot of time listening to music, analysing the structure and choreographing moves to suitable songs. Although we cannot give Just Jhoomers the music (for legal and More →
Picture the setting. A studio, mirrors on one wall, a sound system playing the track Om Shanti Om whilst ten females concentrate on their dance moves, keeping to the words of the song. Was your first thought: “a dance studio, ten dancers, barefoot, performing a classical Indian piece of invocation”? Or was it: “a fitness studio, ten women – all More →