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Adults and Teens, Body Shop, Health and Fitness, Kids Corner  

Adult and Teen classes are recreational and teach new skills. Body Shop classes require a Body Shop or Body Shop/Weight Room combo card. Health and Fitness classes get you into shape! Children's classes are fun and educational.
  • If you would like to sign up for a class that has already started, please call (310) 452-3881 to check space availability and to receive a pro-rated fee. (More Info.)

 




A Body Shop Card


Price: Varies   (Body Shop)

If you find health clubs intimidating, uncomfortable, competitive, and expensive, then join us at the YWCA where you can work out at your own pace in a comfortable and friendly atmosphere! Receive individualized attention from our professional, certified instructors and meet other women who are also there to get fit! The YWCA “Bodyshop” program will help you improve the efficiency of your heart and lungs, burn fat, tone your body and have fun! Regular exercise reduces stress, increases flexibility and endurance and can improve your physical and mental state. TRY YOUR FIRST CLASS FREE!  Body Shop offers:

  • Certified professional instructors
  • An airy gym with mirrors, sound system and a wood floor
  • Affordable classes
  • Convenient class schedule
  • A comfortable atmosphere for women to get in shape!
  • Body Shop Exclusive! Tone your muscles and strengthen your bones with Dr. Robert and Annette Sweezey's "Osteoball" Program. Experience the difference!

  • INSTRUCTORS: Terese Miller, Sharon Donaldson, Nancy Kaufman, Nurit Krauss,  Shannon Baker, Tara Caroselli, Sarah Canfield and Adelaide McLean
  • COST: $65 for 10 classes;$180 for 30 classes
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  • NOTICE - Bodyshop Cards are valid for 3 months
  • NO EXTENSIONS (except for medical disability, to be extended at Program Director's discretion).

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A Body Shop Card and Weight Room Special


Price: Varies   (Body Shop)
You can purchase a 3-month Weight Room Card (regular price, $54) along with your Body Shop Card and SAVE $10.  Our Weight Room has all of the standard equipment you need to get into shape, including treadmills, stationary bicycles, StairMaster, free weights and a strength-building weight system.

  • INSTRUCTORS:  See individual class descriptions.
  • COST:  10 Body Shop classes: $65; 30 Body Shop classes: $165; Weight Room Card special: $44/3 months (regular price, $54); Initial weight room consultation: $45 (must prepay); Consultation no-show: $25.00
  • TIME: Open during regular YWCA hours
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Adult Acting - NEW!


Price: $ 48.00   (Adults and Teens)

Do you want to be in commercials?  This class will train you in the techniques necessary to start a career in commercial acting.  Improv, on-camera acting and reading cue cards are just some of the skills you will learn.  Adrienne Omansky has successfully trained adults in commercial acting for over 16 years, it doesn't matter if you're 18 or 98!  Her students have appeared in commercials for Pepsi, Target, Mercedes Benz, Verizon, and many more!  Join Adrienne for this fun class and you will soon be on the road to a new career!

 

  • INSTRUCTOR:  Adrienne Omansky
  • TIME:  Saturdays, 10:30 am - 12 noon
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Ballet for Children (Ages 6 - 9)


Price: $ 96.00   (Kids Corner)

A great class for children who want to learn ballet. Using French ballet terms and working with classical music, children learn ballet, barre and center techniques. Luanice Frank has been teaching dance for many years.


  • INSTRUCTOR: Luanice Frank
  • TIME:  Fridays, 4:00 - 4:45 pm
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Barre Class


Price: Varies   (Body Shop)
Taught by Nurit Krauss, who trained at the Julliard School, Martha Graham Center, and the Joffrey Ballet, Barre Class is specially designed for women. It is taught primarily at the ballet barre, but also includes some center and aerobic exercises. Concentrating on balance, alignment, placement, coordination and upper body strength, the Barre Class utilizes principles of dance to enhance posture, elongate muscles and improve joint articulation and extension.

  • INSTRUCTOR: Nurit Krauss
  • COST: Use your Body Shop Card
  • TIME: Wednesdays, 9:00 - 10:15 am
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Beginning Acting for Kids and Teens (Ages 5 - 14) - NEW!


Price: $ 96.00   (Kids Corner)

Acting has never been more fun!  Students will play exciting imagination and team building games while learning valuable performance skills in a positive, fail-safe environment!Hey kids!  Students will learn about story structure, character development and conflict resolution while gaining powerful leadership and social skills- culminating in a performance for family and friends.  Drew, a professional actor with a MFA from N.Y.U. has been seen on such shows as CSI Miami, Charmed, Cold Case, Criminal Minds, and TNT's new hit, Leverage.

 

  • INSTRUCTOR:  Drew Hudson
  • Age Specific Times:
  • Mondays, 3:30 - 4:45 pm (ages 10 - 14)
  • Mondays, 4:45 - 5:45 pm (ages 5 - 9)
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Belly Dancing


Price: $ 96.00   (Adults and Teens)
Belly dancing is a fabulously fun and creative way for women of all ages to gain or maintain fitness, experience exciting new music and explore new levels of women power! The class requires use of finger cymbals, veil and music tape - all available from the instructor. 

  • INSTRUCTOR: Tahiya
  • TIME:  Thursdays, 6:30 - 7:30 pm (beginning/intermediate) and 7:45 - 8:45 pm (intermediate/advanced)
  • 8-week sessions
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Body Fat Testing


Price: Varies   (Health and Fitness)
Experts agree that body fat testing is a better, more accurate method of determining your fitness level. The anti-obesity initiative started by former U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. C. Everett Koop, issued an advisory stating that one's body fat percentage is the superior measure of healthy weight. This announcement followed new research supporting body fat percentage as an indicator of health risk. Using the caliper skinfold method, you can learn your body fat and lean body mass levels. Mini-lifestyle consultation with exercise and nutritional recommendations are also included.

  • INSTRUCTOR:  Contact Sharon Donaldson, ACE Certified Fitness Professional, for an appointment at (310) 452-3881, x103 orThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • COST:  $10, YWCA members; $20, non-members

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Broadway Stars (Ages 6 - 10)


Price: $ 96.00   (Kids Corner)

Beginning gymnastics - fun and fitness! Taught by the gymnastics leaders from Broadway Gymnastic School, children learn basic yet progressive gymnastic skills, including floor exercises, vault, bars, balance beam, flexibility and coordination.


  • INSTRUCTORS: Broadway Gymnastics Staff
  • TIME:  Tuesdays, 4:10 - 5:00 pm and Thursdays, 4:10 - 5:00 pm
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Core Fusion


Price: Varies   (Body Shop)

Core Fusion is a new "combo" class that includes a 15-minute low-impact, dance warm-up and ends with a deep 15-minute stretch. It focuses on the core muscles: abdominals, back, chest, hips and glutes. Sarah Canfield is a certified yoga instructor and a choreographer/dancer of Coastline Dance.

  • INSTRUCTOR: Sarah Canfield
  • COST: Use your Body Shop Card
  • TIME: Fridays, 10:15 - 11:15 am, Ongoing
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Creative Movement/Dance (Ages 3 - 5)


Price: $ 96.00   (Kids Corner)
Children create steps and dance routines after learning basic skills of walking, running, jumping, skipping, sliding, hopping and galloping. Children's storylines are used in each class! 

  • INSTRUCTOR: Luanice L. Frank
  • TIME:  Fridays, 3:15 - 4:00 pm
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Gentle Exercise


Price: Varies   (Body Shop)

For all ages and most fitness levels, improve your health with this enjoyable, effective workout targeted to enhance the quality of life. Class environment is friendly, comfortable, and dare we say, fun! Format includes warm-up, balance skills and challenges, vertical abdominal work, gentle low-impact aerobics, muscular strength endurance exercises plus stretch. Alternative exercises offered for those needing a more challenging workout. Now using the isometric Osteoball-exclusive state-of-the-art exercise tool from the Sweezy Institute!


  • INSTRUCTOR: Terese Miller, ACE Gold Certified Fitness Professional, ACSM & IDEA Member
  • COST: Unlimited classes for $36/month; or $28/month for twice weekly; or use your Body Shop Card
  • TIME: Mon, Tue, Thu 10:45 - 11:45 am
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Hip Hop & Jazz (Ages 5 - 11)


Price: $ 96.00   (Kids Corner)

A fun, high energy class where boys and girls can express themselves while learning jazz techniques and the latest hip-hop dance moves. Students can even bring their own music to selected classes. Don't miss this!!

  • INSTRUCTOR: Sarah Romanowsky
  • TIME:  Wednesdays, 4:15 - 5:15 pm

 

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Karate for Kids (Ages 5 - 10)


Price: $ 96.00   (Kids Corner)

Join Sensei Dana Thompson as she instructs students using the Shotokan method of Karate, which concentrates on defense (punches, kicks, blocks), deliberation (sparring and grappling), and forms (katas).  Students will progress through a traditional ranking system as they learn skills and techniques that will assist them in every aspect of their daily lives.  In addition to traditional Karate, younger students are taught "Stranger Beware" to help keep them as safe as possible in real world situations that are relevant today.  Older students are taught "Street Wise" to help them avoid potentially dangerous situations.  Sensei Dana Thompson is a certified Karate instructor with over 15 years experience and 3rd degree Black Belt in Traditional Shotokan.

 

INSTRUCTOR:  Sensei Dana Thompson

TIME:  Wednesdays, 5:15 - 6:15 pm

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Life Drawing Workshop


Price: Varies   (Adults and Teens)
LOCAL ARTISTS! ART STUDENTS! The YWCA offers an affordable, uninstructed figure drawing workshop on Tuesday nights using high quality, diverse models. This is a great opportunity to hone your drawing skills with live models and to meet other artists in a professional, yet comfortable atmosphere. LIMITED ENROLLMENT!

  • COORDINATOR: Dan Horowitz.
  • COST: $40 for 4 sessions (YWCA Members); $44 for 4 sessions (YWCA Non-Members); $12 for 1 session (YWCA Non-Members); $8 for 1 session (Students under 18); $30 for 4 sessions (Students under 18)
  • TIME: Tuesdays, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, Ongoing
Note: Students must present a signed parent waiver form.
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Little Tumbling Stars (Ages 3 - 5)


Price: $ 96.00   (Kids Corner)

Children learn tumbling, vaulting, balance beam, bar, and strength/flexibility exercises using mat equipment and motor skills. Positive reinforcement is used to help students gain confidence and enhance the joy of movement ? Don't miss this!


  • INSTRUCTORS: Broadway Gymnastics Staff
  • TIME:  Tuesdays, 3:15 - 4.00 pm, and Thursdays, 3:15 - 4:00 pm
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Mommy/Daddy & Me Soccer 4 Tots (Ages 2 - 5)


Price: $ 84.00   (Kids Corner)

Join the leaders of Brit West, one of the best-known and respected soccer coaching organizations in Los Angeles, for this excellent children's soccer program. Your child will learn basic soccer skills as a first step in physical fitness and sports, including balancing, running, jumping, throwing, and hopping. LIMITED ENROLLMENT!


  • INSTRUCTORS: Brit West Soccer Staff
  • Fridays, 9:30 - 10:15 am (2 - 3 years)
  • Fridays, 10:15 - 11:00 am (3 - 5 years)
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Pre & Post Natal Yoga


Price: $ 80.00   (Adults and Teens)

Join Amanda as she guides you through yoga practice as you approach pregnancy, delivery and motherhood.  The focus of the class will be on breathing and relaxation techniques as well as appropriate postures to keep your muscles toned and your body strong and aligned.  Amanda is a certified yoga instructor who has been practicing for 10 years, using yoga to help her through her pregnancy and delivery 3 years ago.

  • INSTRUCTOR: Amanda Meehan
  • TIME: Wednesdays, 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
  • 8 week sessions beginning Jan. 13, 2010
  • $80 per 8 week session

 

  • COST: $80 per session
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Strong and Stretched


Price: Varies   (Body Shop)

This ain't no dance class! Just basic, practical, strength and flexibility training for leisure activities and life. Moves you can use to get stronger, stay limber, improve balance and posture, train core muscles, maintain bone density, burn calories and bust stress! Now using the isometric Osteoball, the exclusive state-of-the-art exercise tool from the Sweezy Institute!

  • INSTRUCTOR: Terese Miller, ACE Gold Certified Fitness Professional, ACSM & IDEA Member
  • COST: Use your Body Shop Card
  • TIME: Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:15 - 6:15 pm
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Timeless Body


Price: Varies   (Body Shop)
Join dancer, choreographer and teacher, Nurit Krauss, and learn about her unique Timeless Body System. It efficiently combines all elements of fitness into a well-crafted sequence of movement that works the entire body as well as the nervous system. Perfect for all ages and levels of fitness.
  • INSTRUCTOR: Nurit Krauss
  • COST: Use your Body Shop Card
  • TIME: Mondays, 9:00 - 10:15 am, Ongoing
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Tumbling Toddlers! (Ages 2 - 3 1/2)


Price: $ 96.00   (Kids Corner)
Join Broadway School of Gymnastics for this parent & me class that gives your toddler first time gymnastic skills within a structured learning and fun environment. All the basics plus social development activities are taught.  Don't miss this! 


  • INSTRUCTORS: Broadway Gymnastics Staff
  • TIME: Wednesdays, 11:00 am - 11:45 am and 12 noon - 12:45 pm
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Weight Room / Strength Training


Price: Varies   (Health and Fitness)
Fit fitness into you schedule! Our Weight Room is the Westside's best kept secret! Increase muscle tone, strength, bone density, and aerobic capacity with a complete, personalized Strength Training/Weight Room Program. Achieve this exercise on our Universal equipment, free weights and cardio machines. Set up an appointment with our Weight Room consultant and that personalized Strength Training/Weight Room Program based on your goals and health history is all yours!
  • INSTRUCTOR: Terese Miller, ACE Gold Certified Fitness Professional, ACSM & IDEA Member
  • COST: $45 - initial consultation (must prepay); Consultation no-show: $25.00; 1 month, $24; 3 months, $54
  • TIME: Open during regular YWCA hours
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Women's Basic Ballet


Price: $ 40.00   (Adults and Teens)
Women's Basic Ballet is for women who have never taken ballet or who want to review terms and steps. Explained in an easy manner, this is a great yet gentle way to exercise and includes barre and center steps to classical music. Students can wear gym or ballet clothes.

  • INSTRUCTOR: Luanice Frank
  • TIME: Fridays, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
  • 4-week sessions
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Yoga


Price: Varies   (Body Shop)
Enjoy the rewards of increased strength, balance, focus, flexibility and relaxation. Excellent for all fitness levels, Yoga Body Shop has something for everyone. Caring and qualified instructors will guide you through yoga postures using the breath in a comfortable, nurturing environment. All classes end with a rejuvenating relaxation period. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a towel or light blanket.
  • INSTRUCTORS: Tara Caroselli, Shannon Baker, Adelaide McLean
  • COST: Use your Body Shop Card
  • TIME:  Mondays, 6:30 - 7:45 pm; Fridays, 8:30 - 9:45 am; Saturdays, 10:30 - 11:45 am
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Yoga for Cancer Survivors


Price: Varies   (Adults and Teens)

Cancer can be devastating - emotionally, physically and financially. Join Bhavani for this free yoga class every Tuesday. Bhavani, also a cancer survivor, invites you to “breathe” with her and exercise at your own pace. Sponsored in part by Team Survivor and USC/Norris Cancer Center.

  • INSTRUCTOR: Bhavani
  • COST: Free for Team Survivor members
  • TIME: Tuesdays, 12 noon - 1:30 pm, Ongoing

 

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Yoga with Bhavani


Price: $ 80.00   (Adults and Teens)

Join Bhavani for a great hatha yoga "flow" class. Bhavani has studied and taught yoga around the world and has been teaching yoga on the Westside for over 20 years with a very loyal following.

  • INSTRUCTOR: Bhavani
  • TIME: Mon, Wed, Fri 6:30 - 7:30 am and 12:30 - 1:30 pm
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  • If you would like to sign up for a class that has already started, please call (310) 452-3881 to check space availability and to receive a pro-rated fee. (More Info.)

 


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