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Nia offers health through the iov of music and movement
Gerard Graces
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Using motion as a means of expression
and exercise, Nia instructor Ruth Percy is
hoping to offer the same life -changing ex-
periences she's had to young and old alike
at the Goderich YMCA.
Nia is a way of movement to music that
allows participants to work out their body
and mind through the expression of dance
and movement set to music.
Evans takes second
OLGA Double
Diamond g olf title
.
On Tuesday, August, 25, Senior Men's Golf
League, the winners were: Flight A - Ron
Klages, Flight B, Tom Rajnovich, Flight C,
Stan Paquette, Flight D, Ken Hunter, Flight E,
Jack Bye, Jim Fera, Flight F, Ken Armstrong.
Closest to the pin Sam Cino.
Congratulations to Rosemarie Evans for
winning the Owen Sound District OLGA
Double Diamond Championship at the Black-
horse Golf Course on August 16. This was
Rosemarie's second win in as many years.
On August 27, the Ladies' Morning League
held a scramble. The winning teams were:
Rosemarie Evans, Carol Rean, Joan Mc-
Dougall and Jean Bell and Angela Pollack,
Auleen MacMillan, Val Crawford and Diana
Rajnovich.
Men's Night, August 31, Bob Colquhoun
shot a 31.5 for first low net. First low gross
went to Nathan Daer and Corey Haylow with
a 33. Closest to the pin was Gary Lynch. Oth-
er winners of the evening were: Jeff Sowerby,
Dave Cornish, Bill Brown, Duncan McPher-
son, and Bill Hanly.
Tuesday, Sept. 1, Men's Senior League, the
winners were: Flight A- Jack Kellough, Flight
B - Jim Gilchrist, Flight C - John Moore,
Flight D - Ken Hunter, Flight E - Dave Sur-
ridge, FLight F - Ted Johnston. Closest to the
pin on No. 1 was Rod Jervis.
. Tuesday Evening, Ladies' Night, Maureen
Peet and Erin Peet came in with the fewest
putts.
•First flight, low gross, Denese McCabe,
low net, Kay King; Second flight, low gross,
Wendy Harvey, low net, Velma Haylow;
Third flight, low gross, Brenda Martel, low
net, Joyce Shack; Third flight, low gross,
Becky Mclvor, low net, Patty Hodges.
On Wednesday, September 2, the Maitland
held its Senior Men's Championship.
The Senior Champion was Roy Wallace.
The Senior Net Champion was Jack Kel-
lough.
Flight A, Mike Demchuk low gross, Flight
B, low gross, Ron Klages, Flight C, low gross,
Bill Hanly.
Thursday Morning Ladies' League, Angela
Pollock came in with the fewest putts.
First flight, low gross, Pam Marshall; Sec-
ond flight, low gross, Wendy Harvey, low
net, Irene Okahashi; Third flight, low gross,
Sandra Kisch, low net, Betty Helesic; Fourth
flight, low gross, Carol Alcock, low net, Jean
Mikitish.
The weather has been great this week so
let's hope we have a wonderful fall for golf-
ing. Happy golfing!
"It is the joy of movement," she said.
"Through movement, we find health."
Percy said there are three foci to Nia:
dance, healing and martial arts, which are
combined with music to create not only a
workout for participants, but peformance
routines as well.
There are no strict guidelines to Nia,
though Percy said there are 52 basic posi-
tions which provide the basis of the work-
out. The important thing for participants
is enjoying the sensation. If it doesn't feel
good, she said, don't do it.
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"If you find a movement hurting you,"
she added. "Tweak it so it feels good."
Percy said since she began doing Nia
five years ago, she has lost weight, become
more fit, feels younger and has met many
interesting people. She said she hopes to
help others do the same with her classes
at the YMCA.
On September 14, Percy will be holding
a free Nia class for youth 10-14 years old.
She said the free -form movement is much
more appealing to kids who "wouldn't
normally sign up for dance."
She said there are many positives young
people can take from Nia.
"It gets them to appreciate their bodies,"
she said. "They are all special and all dif-
ferent."
Sandy Connell, one of Percy's pupils,
said Nia allows her "the freedom to bring
out your inner child."
"There's something about it that is very
energizing."
Any kids looking to try Nia out can drop
by the YMCA Monday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m.
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