Dance for Fun!
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It’s super fun!
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No, really - it’s actually fun!
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Dance for Fun! 〰️ It’s super fun! 〰️ No, really - it’s actually fun! 〰️
Body Positive Dance Fitness
The happiest workout in Maine!
We offer classes every day, multiple times per day, so that students can enjoy classes that fit their schedules and exercise routines.
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What We Do
At Body Positive Dance Fitness, we unite students from all over with the highest quality teachers in the Greater Portland area. Each of our instructors has a unique style that resonates with a variety of students at different fitness levels.
Our dance fitness class styles vary as well. Our core offering is Zumba, the largest most successful dance fitness format in the world with over five million participants a day. Zumba’s format allows instructors freedom and creativity to choreograph songs of their choice generally using Latin dance formats as a base. As a result, no two Zumba classes or instructors are alike, except that participants all learn the basic steps, moves and rhythms. We offer other formats as well – some based in ballet, hip hop and pop (such as SHiNE), others based in music from the 70s, 80s and 90s (such as HotFlash) and still others varying in complexity from basic fitness moves to fully developed choreography.
Although all of our classes welcome students of all body types and levels of experience, and all classes involve intervals ranging from low to medium to high intensity, we get it - sometimes you’re looking for a specific type of challenge, or the absence of a specific type of challenge. That’s where our COLORS come in! Here’s the scoop:
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Focusing primarily on medium intensity, these classes involve lower-complexity choreo moves and maintain a playlist each month that is made up to include 30% of the same songs. This allows students the comfort of knowing that they’ll have a good chunk of the class down-pat and that the rest will come easy!
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Adding in more high-intensity songs for folks looking to spend more time in the Cardio Zone, these classes vary from week to week and include some songs with a bit more complex choreo. These classes are for students looking to challenge their bodies and minds while maintaining enough simplicity to make sure everyone gets a great workout!
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Our highest intensity, highest complexity classes, designed for folks who want to torch calories while practicing some amazing dance moves. Come see why these popular classes are so addictive!
And of course it’s not just our instructors and our class types that make Body Positive so special. What truly distinguishes Body Positive is our physical space. This studio is a community hub for participants all over Maine who have a place to call their own, where their style of exercise and community spirit is the central focus of the location.
At BPDF, students of all levels revel in the experience of dancing to great music among a welcoming community that shares a joy for dancing as a way to exercise. Unlike other workouts, dance fitness is a cardiovascular workout that is distinct because it’s actually fun! Regular participants lose weight, increase their overall health and – just as importantly – form a social community; the experience of dancing together unites people in a social context unlike any typical gym experience.
At BPDF, all body types and levels of experience and ability are welcome — we are here to have fun, not to train professional dancers. At BPDF, students have a home base where they can exercise on their schedules at the times that work for them. Our students even have the flexibility to attend multiple classes a day without disrupting their competing priorities.
Who We Are
Carson and Erin are sisters from Portland who have been attending dance fitness classes for decades. Frustrated at the rate that classes were canceled, both Carson and Erin became instructors certified in the most popular forms of dance fitness. When they began teaching in 2022, their students made it clear that they wanted more — more classes, better facilities, and a place that welcomed dance fitness as its primary service. Body Positive Dance Fitness grew out of this demand; it is the place that folks who love to dance for fun and fitness call their own.