The story of Jazzercise and how dance fitness grew into a worldwide movement built on joy community and strength ...

Chances are, when you hear the word jazzercise, you picture women from the 1980s dancing around in pastel leotards. Those ladies might now be your mom, your aunt, your grandma, so you probably ...

It’s been 56 years since Judi Sheppard Missett founded the dance-based fitness program Jazzercise in 1969. Created before women could legally get a credit card, Jazzercise has long been a place of ...

It is 9:45 a.m. on a Wednesday morning in Oceanside, Calif., and the crown jewel of the Jazzercise class schedule is hitting its stride. It’s called Dance Mixx, and it’s taught by Shanna Missett ...

Say “Jazzercise,” and some might think of the ’80s and early ’90s: leg warmers, spiky bangs held back by headbands and women “getting physical.” But lots of other people know better. Jazzercise is ...

This isn’t your grandmother’s Jazzercise. That’s the message from Jazzercise instructor/owner Tamara Kemmler. “Jazzercise has been around for 55 years,” Kemmler said. “It’s the original dance fitness ...

Courtesy of Kids For Peace - Children dancing to a routine choreographed by Skyla Nelson (Jazzercise) Courtesy of Kids For Peace - From left to right: Shanna Missett N (Jazzercise), Jill McManigal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jamie Lee Curtis and Jimmy Fallon recreated her iconic jazzercise dance moves from 1985’s “Perfect,” on “The Tonight Show” with ...

It really got me out of my comfort zone.