10 Sep 2014
It's that time of year again – dance fever grips the nation as millions become engrossed by the Saturday night ritual of Strictly Come Dancing. Now budding boppers can catch the beat at seminal wellness retreat Canyon Ranch, where the popular Gotta Dance programme is celebrating 10 years of inspiring guests to unleash their inner dancer with a roster of activities that range from ballet to Bollywood. Upcoming events will be held this winter at both the Lenox, Massachusetts (5-9 November, 2014) and Tucson, Arizona (November 30 through December 5, 2014) property with spring 2015 dates available as well.
Week by week we watch as the Strictly contestants progress from flat footed dilettantes to become agile, polished, graceful – and slender! At Canyon Ranch a team of professionals will help guests develop optimum strength and endurance as part of a fun, healthy holistic break. Not limited to improving fitness and muscle tone, the list of the health benefits of dance is long: it helps improve flexibility, balance and co-ordination, which in turn instills poise and grace; it improves posture, builds confidence and develops self-esteem; and it releases endorphins which promote an overall sense of wellbeing. No wonder the nation is hooked!
Equally well suited to dancing divas and absolute beginners, the Gotta Dance programme includes an array of exciting classes for all levels, led by Ranch staff and visiting guest stars including: Broadway and MTV dancer, Russell Warfield; former professional ballet dancer and Pilates teacher Tracey Katona; professional dancer and choreographer, Todd Wilson; and Linda Sabatelli, an original cast member of the Broadway hit "42nd Street". Each class provides a great workout with elements of merengue, salsa, paso doble, and more. The big finale comes with a fabulous guest recital for anyone who wishes to take part.
Healing Holidays (020 7843 3597 www.healingholidays.co.uk) offers a 7 night stay at Canyon Ranch Tucson from £4225 per person and to Canyon Ranch Lenox from £3458 per person based on two adults sharing. Price includes return flights, return transfers, 7 nights deluxe accommodation, all meals, a choice of daily activities and classes, complimentary use of all facilities and a generous spa sampler allowance of $435 per person for additional services.
What better way to get fit - than to 'keep dancing!'
Founded by Mel and Enid Zuckerman, Canyon Ranch has been offering healthy, active vacations for nearly 35 years. Canyon Ranch in Tucson, a year-round luxury vacation destination dedicated to life enhancement and their first project, opened in 1979 and is located on 150 lush desert acres in the foothills of Tucson's Santa Catalina Mountains.
The internationally renowned health resort is consistently named among the best spas by Travel + Leisure andCondé Nast Traveler magazines. Most recently, Travel + Leisure named Canyon Ranch in Tucson 8th on the list of Top Ten Destination Spas as voted on by readers for the 2014 World's Best Awards. Canyon Ranch in Tucson was named among the top ten best destination spas by readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine (2014) – and received SpaFinder, Inc.'s Crystal Award for Favorite Spa in North America (2009) and American AirlinesCelebrated Living magazine's 'Top Spa in the U.S.' award for the ninth consecutive year (2012).
A second health resort in Lenox, Massachusetts, opened in 1989 and Canyon Ranch introduced Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach and Canyon Ranch Living Miami Beach, the nation's first luxury wellness hotel and residential community, in 2008.
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