At Your Beat has created a super sassy fitness dance routine for you to follow at home

We asked the cult dance studio to break down their killer choreography
11 August 2018

Dance classes are becoming one of London’s hottest fitness trends.

A well taught class can burn hundreds of calories, work muscles you never knew existed and raise endorphins to euphoric levels. But if you’re not from a dance background the thought of shaking that funky stuff in public can be terrifying and the idea of following choreography panic attack-inducing.

It’s their skilful knack for putting people at ease that’s one of the reasons dance fitness studio At Your Beat has become such a phenomenon in the capital. It's because AYB founder Joelle D’Fontaine gets it.

“I remember going to my first ever proper dance class in my twenties,” he recalls. “I’d never had training and it was a professional class full of quite scary serious people. It wasn’t a warm or welcoming environment and I can see why people are often hesitant to go.

“When I started At Your Beat, the idea was to prove that anyone can learn to dance. I wanted to create an environment where people who hadn’t necessarily had formal training felt comfortable enough to just put it out there and give it a go.”

AYB is all about inclusivity and not only is it striking a chord with Londoners, with studios in Marylebone, Leicester Square and Elephant & Castle, the team has just launched their first US outpost in New York too.

This summer, the Evening Standard has teamed up with AYB to create a series of fitness videos. Over the next four weeks AYB will be breaking down some of their signature classes and delivering them in bite-sized chunks for you to try in the comfort of your own home.

WEEK 1: FITBEAT

A calorie-burning endorphin rush to increase your general fitness levels, stamina and dance confidence. There’s no complex choreography: the instructors teach a series of dance sequences to killer beats, and concentrate on isolated muscle groups. It's basically a sober rave!

ES EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT CODE: Ready to dance with AYB? Use this ES reader exclusive discount to receive 20% off all AYB classes and membership throughout August: ESMAX​

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