1928 days ago

Dance Yourself Happy - exercise in disguise

Lindsay Upton from Manukau East Council of Social Services (MECOSS)

Dance Yourself Happy is a great way to exercise. As well as being fun, our sessions have many positive health benefits including having a tremendous impact on your overall flexibility, strength, endurance level, and emotional well-being.
We had a full house at last night's penultimate (second to last) session for 2020.
Thank you to Mari Pettersson for putting last night's play list together:
1. Street Tuff (Robin Albers ‘The Indian’ Mix) / Double Trouble & The Rebel MC (1989)
2. Get On Up (Another Nice Rework Nudisco Everybody Get Up Edit By HP Vince) / Jazzy Dee (1992/2019)
3. Come and Get Your Love (Silver Nail Remix) / Redbone (2018)
4. Daddy Cool Anthem Megamashup by Paolo Monti / Various Artists (2013)
5. Ballroom Blitz / Sweet (1974)
6. Holiday Rap / MC Miker G & DJ Sven (1986)
7. Don’t You Want Me / Human League (1981)
8. Serenpidity / Tiki Taane (2019)
9. Funkytown / Pseudo Echo (1985)
10. Hold That Sucker Down / The O.T. Quartet (1994)
11. Hold that sucker down (Builds Like a Skyscraper Mix) / The O.T. Quartet (1994)
12. Melody of Love (Adelphi Music Factory ‘Time To Bring Peace’ Remix) / Hot Chip (2019)
13. Elektro Blue (Nufonic Mashup) / Various Artists (2015)
14. The Swingers / Counting The Beat (1982)
15. Another One Bites The Dust / Queen (1980)
16. Uptown Funk / Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars (2014)
17. Blurred Lines / Robin Thicke/T.I./Pharrell (2013)
18. Everybody Have Fun Tonight / Wang Chung (1986)
19. Doh Wah Diddy / Fun Factory (1995)
20. The Hucklebuck / Chubby Checker (1960)
21. Cha-Cha Slide (Hardino Mix) / DJ Casper (2000)

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