SWING! INTO SHAPE
By: David Marcus
Robert Royston, who
is currently featured in the Broadway musical Swing! will teach a weekly Cardio Swing
class, at Crunch Fitness. This exercise routine lets the participants aerobicize to the
tune of Big Band swing music along with music from the hit show's soundtrack. Cardio Swing
begins with a basic intro to swing dance including basic jig walks, charleston kicks and
shim-sham moves. Repeating and adding-on more steps, the initial combination is expanded
on, culminating in a complete swing combination.
Robert Royston, with his
partner Laureen Baldovi (who is also featured in Swing!), has won more U.C.W.D.C. Master's
Division championships than any other couple in the history of country dance (including
the '95-'98 World Championships), and has also won their Star Award as Favorite Male
Instructor. Mr. Royston has also been featured at the Olympics Games in Atlanta and on TV
and film.
Cardio Swing will be
offered every Saturday from 10:30AM-11: 45AM at Crunch Fitness located at 1109 Second
Avenue at 59th Street. For additional information, or to take a class, please contact
Dayna Crawford at Crunch (212) 993-0300. The Broadway hit Swing! is currently running at
the St. James Theatre located at 246 West 44th Street.
