Category: The Ballroom

Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast

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WARMUP: Yes, it was cold and these bones don’t move without waking up the muscles and joints first.
THE THANG: BassO posted the morning after eye surgery with a plan to get some fellowship at the start and finish and walk the school campus solo in between due to an activity restriction from his doc. His plan became the perfect timing mechanism as the other 5 worked in short bursts interspersed with periods of catching up to BassO on the move. We did lots of core, lots of Moroccan Night Clubs, a sequence on the benches, and a series on the picnic tables as we traversed campus. Along the way we swapped experience and wisdom around the benefits of slowing down even as the season, the economy, and the world in general send us messages to speed up. Sawdust was a man of wisdom and humor throughout:
1. From one of his military leaders: ” Slow is smooth and smooth is fast”
2. He researched the proper form of Moroccan Night Clubs while interacting with a dual citizen from Morocco last week.
3. He skillfully pointed out that the planet in the sky Tater was asking about was “Your Anus”. Could there be a better way to start a dark, still, cold Tuesday morning?
MARY: Yes, we wore her out!
COT: Read your newsletter, then show up somewhere outside the Gloom!

Thanks for the invite Boogied Down and for keeping The Ballroom hot!

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4 corners of full body work

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WARMUP: SSH, IW, HBW, Merkins, stretching, run to bleachers, longes, squats
THE THANG: 4 corners, first, 2 rounds lower body exercises, next 2 rounds, upper Boddy exercises, last 2 rounds, core exercises, run back to COT
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: christmas patty, goof tournament, read newsletter.
COT: prayers for work and family members.

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11-11

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WARMUP: Mosey to the gym entrance – windmills (I/C & trucker-approved) and Cherry pickers (I/C). Mosey to the back of the school at bus loop – imperial walkers, hillbilly walkers and low slow squats with Moroccan night clubs all in cadence. Mosey to benches for dips I/C and Bulgarian split squats (Single count)

THE THANG: at the poles varying exercises of 11’s were completed in pairs. Mode of transport between the poles was lunge walking and lieutenant Dan’s. Every 3 sets or so – YHC called mosey around the car loop.

After completing the poles pax moseyed to the basketball court for four corners of 11 & 11 – notable callout of gas pumpers at one corner by twister.

From there – PAX Moseyed to the dumpster where pax did 20 d/c monkey humpers (facing footloose of course).

Mosey to gym entrance for dips and a little Broga- but just a little.

Mosey to cot for Mary

MARY: a few of airborne’s hip exercises and a inner thigh stretch brought us to 0600

ANNOUNCEMENTS: yes
COT: 5th core principle

Thanks for the call Boogie Down. Always an honor to lead.

👁️

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Smokin Ballroom

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WARMUP: SSH, Windmills, Morrocon NC, Imperial Walkers, Hillbilly Walkers, Strawberry Pickers
THE THANG: Cheese Shredder,
The following exercises were done in groups of 3 with 10-15-20 rep counts: Dips, Plank Jacks, Mountain Climbers, Squats, Step Ups, Calf Raises, Merkins, Derkins, and Carolina Dry Docks. After each round we ran around the parking lot.
MARY: American Hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Halloween Treatin’ me and the boys of ballroom went trick or treating

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WARMUP: stretch, dynamic movements, ssh, windmill, cherry pickers, mtn. climbers, various shoulder work
THE THANG: Lt. Dans followed by merkins and Freddie mercury
Mosey to bridge 11s 1-ccd, 10 bomb jacks, 2/9, etc.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: bbq on Nov 10, golf in December
COT:prayers- interview for Ryan, healing for Ginny, mental health and Israel.

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Dancing at the Ballroom with all my Rowdy Friends!!!

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WARMUP: After a brief discussion on where to get the best sliders on the EC ( it’s in Jersey of all places ) we got after it.
All in cadence – WMx10, CPx10, HBWx10, OCx10, MNx10
THE THANG: We moseyed to the back parking lot in front of the baseball field. Completed 20 SSH in cadence waiting on the 6. Island to Island was the distance, used the 2 parking lines forward, conduct 1 rep of an exercise then go 1 line back and conduct the same exercise. 1st round was bear crawl moving forward and crawl bear moving backwards with 1 merkin completed at every line. 2nd round was alt lunge walk moving forward, alt backward lunges to move backwards with 2 squats completed at every line.
Had enough of that parking lot so we moseyed along the winding road heading back to COT. Of course, we stopped to do some dancing with DORA. Shortened the running distance to make it a SPEEDY DORA, partners completed 100 merkins, 200 LBCs, & 300 Flutters(SC).
These guys were crushing it so we had time for another routine. Headed to the benches at the school entrance. 1 PAX was the timer while all other PAX performed an exercise. The timer was 10 burpees. Rotated 3 exercises as we moved down the line with PAX performing their 10 burpees – Step-ups, Gerkins, & V-Ups.
These guys don’t quit so we had time for more at COT. Asked the PAX to think of a physical weakness, then think of an exercise they will perform for 1 minute to strengthen that weakness. Battlebot definitely picked the most interesting weakness. You gotta show to know.
After the minute of pain was up we sat down and concluded the final 3 minutes of our wo time together with stretching ( something YHC doesn’t do nearly enough of ).
MARY: Didn’t need her as we practiced our 2 step and then danced with DORA.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel Men’s Shelter serve on 11/2, fundraising events, READ YOUR NEWSLETTER!
COT: Closed in prayer. Just wanted to say this was one of the most uplifting, encouraging groups I’ve had the privilege of leading! Loved every minute of it! Thanks for the opportunity Boogie Down!!!

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Ballroom Blitz

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Name the band and album
7 is a lousy number, that is what you get when JWOW is leading another AO
We still had 6 good looking old guys, respect
Exercise effort was 77.14286% overall
Mumble chatter was excessive
Thanks for coming Twister (not related to the mumble chatter comment)

This:
(reps were primarily in the moderate range, 10-12ish)
disclaimer
mosey
imperial walker
LBC
windmill
shoulder taps
OH claps
gas pumper (yes Twister, the gas pumper)
MOR NClub
LSS
merkin
hillybilly walker
dying cockroach
monkey humper
mosy-ish walk-ish to the row of street lights
squat
toy soldier to next light
squat
carolina DD
toy soldier to next light
squat
carolina DD
BB sits
toy soldier to next light
squat
carolina DD
BB sits
imperial walker
toy soldier to next light
squat
carolina DD
BB sits
imperial walker
HR merkins
toy soldier to next light
squat
carolina DD
BB sits
imperial walker
HR merkins
SS hop
walk it out to the next light
travolta
butt kicker to next light
travolta
hello dolly
butt kicker to next light
travolta
hello dolly
calk raise x 3
butt kicker to next light
travolta
hello dolly
calf raise x 3
scorpion DD
butt kicker to next light
travolta
hello dolly
calf raise x 3
scorpion DD
MOR NClub to next light walking
travolt
hello dolly
calf raise x 3
scorpion DD
MOR NClub
dips on the curb
walk to the next light
Mahktar N’Diayes

Back to COT
Thanks for the opp Boogie

Looks like we made it,

Barry Manilow

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