A new dance class is being held in Eccles’ Rainbow Community Centre with hopes of encouraging enjoyable exercise.
Dance:X has been established for five years in Preston but has expanded to Eccles this past year.
Their motto is ‘exercise in disguise’ as they combine dance and exercise to create a fun, enjoyable and music-fuelled workout. The classes are held every Wednesday from 7-8pm, with the first class being free of charge. After, there is a small fee of £3 per class.
Marcus Wright, 35, is the creator and owner of Dance:X classes. After moving to Eccles in May he brought his classes with him. With an expansive background in dance, he choreographs and instructs each class. He said: “I worked with a personal trainer in Preston and have found specific dance moves that train certain muscle groups.”
Marcus explained how “if you’re not into traditional exercises, you can just have fun with it.”
Marcus’ dedication to enjoyable workouts shone through in 2020 when he received a Pride of Preston award for the work he did for the community during covid. He held socially distanced classes and free Facebook live streams where anyone could join.
Dance:X proves that dancing is an exercise that engages the body and mind. Keeping your brain active with choreography as well as your body with movement. It is proven to be an amazing cardiovascular workout that burns calories.
Highly recommend these classes, I personally go to the Preston one, and have been going for the last 5 yrs, twice a week. And throughly enjoy going each week.
Marcus has a very infectious personality, he makes these classes the best out there. It dosent matter if you have 2 left feet, as long as you smile and have FUN.
Suitable for all age groups, if you cant do something he will accommodate and change it to a easier version.
Give it a try, first lesson is free, what can you lose…nothing. but you will be back for more. I’ve made friends for life, we have social events out of class.
COME ON ECCLES GIVE IT A GO, SURE YOU WILL LOVE IT AS MUCH AS PRESTON DOES.
who knows, maybe one night, Preston and Eccles we can all dance together. X
Fab class. No judgement. Great people. I started my classes with Marcus just before lockdown. I was gutted that something I had finally found to really enjoy was going to be stopped. But no! Facebook live kept us all going, then outdoors in small groups. We stayed outdoors on parks for the rest of lockdown. This gave us all something to look forward to each week. We have an indoor venue again and the class has evolved in to a community. We have just had our first dance x social night which was a huge success. This is a perfect class for anyone looking to have a great time with some exercise thrown in. We all feel like we have had a night out after each class. We laugh, dance and have made some amazing friendships while keeping fit. Eccles is lucky to have this in their area!
I’ve been going to Dance X in Preston for around 6 months, and now I couldn’t be without it. It’s really good fun, Marcus’s enthusiasm and energy is infectious and I’ve made lots of friends. Before joining dance x I was going out running and it always felt like a chore. Dance x truly is exercise in disguise, it never feels like a chore to go, it’s something to look forward to and so I’ve easily stuck with it.
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Fantastic class and fantastic instructor! I go to the Preston classes and have done for about 4 years or so now. The routines are great and you can do high or low impact whichever is best for you, I always find myself singing along to the music too. We’ve got such a great community now and we all support and look out for each other, this became especially important during the pandemic and I feel like I’ve made some great friends for life. Give it a go, I’m sure you’ll love it as much as we do!
Highly recommend these classes they make you feel amazing and you get to meet lots of lovely new friends . I have been doing these classes for 4 years and they are suitable for any age and doesn’t matter if you get the routines wrong as everyone is so supportive x
What can you loose your first class is free so come on Eccles give it a go and I promise you will not be disappointed and you will go back for more . Marcus makes the classes so much fun and you don’t even realise that you are getting fitter, burning calories which makes you feel physically and emotionally amazing x
This looks ideal. Am really looking forward to coming to class 🙂