Iowa City Senior Center March-April 2025 Program Guide

LIVE 2 B HEALTHY CLASSES ICSC is excited to partner with Live 2 B Healthy to offer three new fitness classes! These classes are free for those with SilverSneakers, Silver&Fit, Renew Active, and One Pass (health insurance fitness programs); or you can participate for a fee if you do not have a qualifying insurance plan. Register with the Live 2 B Healthy instructor at your first class (enrollment is not taken through the Senior Center). For more information, contact Kelly Nygard at 612-460-0445 or kellyn@live2bhealthy.com.

The Pomtastiks! Wednesdays, 2:45-3:45 pm Location: Room G13 If you like to dance, enjoy music, are excited to learn choreography, and are comfortable performing in public, check out The Pomtastiks! We have 20+ choreographed dances in our repertoire and use poms and props to add fun and variety to each performance. We practice our choreography together weekly and at home using DVDs. New members welcome, stop by a practice to meet us! For info, call Shirley at 319 351-5872. Membership required. Tap Dance Classes Instructor: Patti Burger Join our ongoing tap classes any time for great exercise, fun music, and new friends! Comfortable clothes and tap shoes encouraged. Membership required. Beginning Tap Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 am Location: Room G13 Register online or call 319-356-5220 Introduces the fundamental steps, rhythms, and vocabulary of tap dance. No experience needed.

Cardio Drumming Tuesdays, Mar 4 - Apr 29, 1-1:45

Location: Room G13 Instructor: Alina Loehr

An energetic, low-impact workout that combines rhythmic drumming with movement to improve strength, balance, and flexibility while enhancing cognitive function through rhythm and coordination challenges. Participants use exercise balls, stability balls, buckets and drumsticks, creating a fun and engaging environment. Fee: $74 for 8 sessions, $7 for drop-in, pay instructor; or free with SilverSneakers, Silver&Fit, Renew Active, One Pass.

Tai Ji Quan Thursdays, Mar 6 - Apr 24, 1-1:45 PM

Location: Room G13 Instructor: Alina Loehr

Beginning-Intermediate Tap Thursdays, 11:35 am - 12:50 pm Location: Room G13 Register online or call 319-356-5220

This class for seniors offers a gentle, flowing form of exercise that enhances balance, flexibility, and overall well-being. This martial art emphasizes slow, deliberate movements and deep breathing, making it accessible for all fitness levels. Fee: $74 for 8 sessions, $7 for drop-in, pay instructor; or free with SilverSneakers, Silver&Fit, Renew Active, One Pass. Strength, Balance & Flexibility Wednesdays, Fridays, Mar 5 - Apr 30, 9:15-10 am Location: Assembly Room Instructor: Matt Seemuth This engaging program, led by a nationally certified fitness professional experienced in 55+ adult fitness, aims to reduce fall risk and promote independence through a variety of exercises using small balls, light weights, loops, and bands. Classes focus on building core and stabilizing muscle strength. Fee: $140 for 15 sessions, $7 for drop-in, pay instructor; or free with SilverSneakers, Silver&Fit, Renew Active, One Pass.

Adds and develops intermediate tap steps, vocabulary, and rhythms onto basic tap skills.

Zumba Saturdays, 10-11 am Location: Room G13 Instructor: Holly Carpenter

Zumba is a fun, easily modifiable, low impact dance class, great for heart and brain health. Zumba trains bilateral coordination and balance, enhances spatial awareness, processing speed, and working memory. We start with a warm-up that introduces Latin dance steps, build on these movements during class, and end with cool down and stretching. No experience needed; just come join the party! Fee: $15/drop-in or a discount for punch card; pay instructor.

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*Participants in ICSC's low-income membership program receive a 25% discount on most fitness classes.