A NEW dance craze has been introduced into Horley.
Lois Hill, of Haroldslea Drive, has started running FitSteps classes, the new dance regime created by Strictly Come Dancing stars Natalie Lowe, Ian Waite and Mark Foster.
Mrs Hill, 28, had been a fan of zumba for years, but decided to set up the lessons in February out of a desire to try something new with the hobby she loves.
She said: "I used to dance when I was younger, I loved it. I think it's great, you can switch off from the daily work and grind.
"You get fit and you feel like you are really doing something.
"I love teaching this class, I love seeing the sense of achievement my FitSteppers get when they have mastered a routine and I love helping people stay fit and healthy."
Mrs Hill says FitSteps blends the more elegant movements of ballroom and the up-tempo pace of Latin dances with a series of fitness methods into a class that works, tones and sculpts the whole body.
In addition, she says, classes combine a series of dance moves from the jive, cha cha cha and samba to keep the heart rate raised, with a range of slower movements and postures from the waltz and the rumba which use muscular strength to tone the torso, arms and legs.
The dances are broken down into sections. Each section is capable of being delivered at varying levels of effort, so people of all levels, fitness and age ranges can take part.
FitSteps classes are held on Tuesdays at 7.15pm, at Hookwood Memorial Hall, off Withey Meadows, and on Thursdays at 7.30pm at St Francis Church Horley, Balcombe Road.
The first class is £2 and £4 thereafter.
