The 24-year-old hoop instructor and founder of Hoop Flo says that what drew her to hooping was its accessibility. “Once you become confident about your moves, you can transition to rougher concrete surfaces and even grass,” she says.Ĭlad in a sari and sneakers, Eshna Kutty became an internet sensation overnight with her Bollywoodinspired hula hoop routine.
She also suggests starting out on a smooth marble or laminated wooden floor. Although many shufflers do practice in socks, Singh advises against it.
To get started, all you need is a good pair of sports shoes and socks. Starting slow and paying attention to technique is important, says Singh, warning that attempting too much too soon can lead to injury. Shuffling can also improve handeye coordination, tone your legs, calves, and glutes, and strengthens joints and ligament in your legs. Experts say that an hour of shuffle dancing can burn anywhere between 500 to 1,500 calories, depending on the intensity and complexity of the routine. Once you’ve mastered this, you can move on to kick side steps and the T-step. Since there aren’t any formal classes for shuffle dancing Singh has had to rely solely on online tutorials.īeginners are often taught the ‘running man’, which introduces them to the stomp and the slide. In fact, they are so strenuous, I replaced them with cardio during my workouts,” says Singh, clarifying that she has never had any formal dance training. “As I moved from one dance challenge to another, I found that while the dance moves were challenging, they also gave me a feeling of accomplishment. With the rising popularity of EDM festivals, shuffle dancing gained popularity across the world and, thanks to social media, has found several enthusiasts in India as well. Originally called the Melbourne Shuffle, this dance was so named because of its roots in the underground Australian rave scene in the ’90s. I tried it out on a whim and was hooked to the quick footwork and the momentum of the step,” says Singh, who later learnt that the style of dancing known as Shuffling or Shuffle dancing. “I saw the ‘stair shuffle challenge’, which looked both intriguing and complex. Two social media-famous dance fitness enthusiasts, who have seen their videos go viral during the lockdown, explain how you can get grooving from the safety of your home.Īkanksha Singh, a 39-year-old jewellery designer and mother of two, says that she discovered social media dance challenges during the early part of the lockdown. While dancing for fi tness isn’t an entirely new phenomenon - Zumba and Bollywood dance-based workouts have been around for years - these new dance forms have captured the fascination of fi tness-conscious social media users in a much bigger way than ever before. And while many of these challenges feature simple choreographed routines that constitute wholesome family-friendly entertainment, a new breed of fi tness enthusiasts have discovered new and more challenging dance forms via social media which, they say, have become an integral part of their fi tness routines. Whether for their mooduplifting, boredomalleviating, or fi tness benefi ts, there’s no denying the soaring popularity of dance challenges during the pandemic-induced lockdown. Dance challenges on social media serve as a super fun way to up your fitness game
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