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Rhythmic aerobic dance clinic
to be held at Mabel Lee Hall
By Judl Nygmi
Stretching, weight IIEing and dancing will be part
of a two-day rhythmic aerobics certification clinic at
UNI
The May clinic is one of four held each year and is
sponsored by Rhythmic Aerobics, Inc., the nation's
second largest aerobics company.
Kris Thaller, rhythmic aerobics area coordinator
for Nebraska, said participants leave the 12-hour
clinic certified to teach aerobic theory, principle
and at least 17 dance routines. .
The program stresses theory and principle, Thaller
said, so that instructors can explain aerobics' bene
fits to students.
To participate in the clinic, Thaller said, people
must be physically fit with under 22 percent body
fat, non-smokers, certified in CPR, more than 18
years old and able to run one and a half miles in the
recommended time for their age brackets. The
company also prefers participants who .have some
experience in aerobics or dance, she said.
After completing th e clinic, Thaller said, instruct
ors must sign an agreement to teach only rhythmic
aerobics dance routines because of insurance
reasons. They also must agree to attend at least two
clinics annually which will supply instructors with
routines for a year, she said.
The first clinic costs $90, and every clinic after
that costs $70, she said. The expenses cover the
clinics, the materials and cassettes instructors
receive every two vccki and insurance, she said.
Instructors work for companies and city programs
and usually are self-employed, Thaller said. After
paying their expenses, Thaller said, the average
instructor earns between $10 and $20 an hour.
The program is set up so instructors can be self-'
employed," she said. They have to become business
women." '
Few men participate in the program because "it's
a pretty dancy program and men are intimidated by
. this," she said.
'Class members go through five to ten minutes of
stretching, a choreographed dance routine, a weight
routine and a 15-minute cool down, Thaller said.
The program is progressive, she said. The in
structors are trained to start at the class's level and
gradually work up to higher levels.
"In many programs the instructor works out at
her level, and only 25 percent of the class may be
able to work out at her level. That means 75 percent
of the class is dogging it," Thaller said. "We tell our
instructors, 'You gauge your workout to your class
and stay one level above them so they have some
thing to work towards.' "
The clinic will be held May 4 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
and May 5 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Mabel Lee Hall. For
more information call Kris Thaller at 423-7171
between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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Farm tour educates city kids
City kids got a taste of country life on
the Nebraska Agricultural Youth Coun
cil's urban youth farm tour last week.
Sixty Lincoln junior high school stu
dents visited farms and met with
Robert Raun, Nebraska director of agri
culture. Jana Beckman, NAYC vice-president
of public relations, said the pro
gram should reduce misunderstand
ings between agricultural producers
and consumers.
"The tour showed the students where
the food and clothing they purchase
actually comes from," Beckman said.
She said she hopes the program helps
people realize how important agricul
ture is in Nebraska.
The group visited grain, dairy cattle,
beef cattle, sheep and swine farms.
Monte Willis, a ninth grader at Lin
coln's Lefler Junior High, said the tour
gave him a greater appreciation for
the hard work and time it takes to
make food and clothing.
"I never really thought about agri
culture before today," Willis said. "I
learned a lot and it was a lot of fun."
Beckman, a UNL sophomore agri
cultural honors major, said many con
sumers look at a food product's price
and think farmers must be rich. But
they do not realize that farmers get a
small percentage of that price.
"For example, if someone purchases
a loaf of bread for $1 the farmer
receives about three cents of that
price," she said.
Theresa Konecky, an NAYC member,
said, "It's really rewarding to see the
change of attitude of the kids as the
day progresses."
At the start ofthe day, Konecky said,
the kids ask questions about where the
video games are. But on the bus rid
home, she said, they ask some "pretty
in-depth questions" about agriculture.
That's what it's all about," Konecky
said. That's what makes it all worthwhile."
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