For most exercisers, Jazzercise is synonymous with leotards, leg warmers, and plenty of jazz hands. (Is it even possible to say “jazz hands” without doing them?) But for the exercisers who rock the ...

When you hear the word “Jazzercise,” what comes to mind? If you instantly imagine '80s fitness classes full of pastel leotards and leg warmers, you're not alone. But you may be surprised to learn that ...

Are workouts just not working for you anymore? One big reason may be the loss of estrogen that comes with age, and how it makes the body resist fat burning. So to answer the question, ‘How can I lose ...

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

Most workouts are built on the concept of getting fit, but they often lack a certain edge that distinguishes them from other routines. Jazzercise — a mixture of dance, resistance training, Pilates, ...

Since Jazzercise started over 50 years ago, hundreds of thousands of (mostly) women have come together to exercise and get fit. But if you think Jazzercise is just jazz hands and shoulder rolls, ...

Did you know that Jazzercise is still going strong? Yep, Jazzercise, the aerobics workout involving many a high-kick and grapevine that your mom or kooky aunt probably did while wearing leg warmers ...

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 ...

You may remember Jazzercise from the height of its popularity in the ‘80s, when leotards and legwarmers were all the rage. Today, the leading dance fitness brand features HIIT, dance and kickboxing ...

More than 50 years after she created it, Jazzercise founder Judi Sheppard Missett explains how she came up with the concept and how it exploded in popularity in the 1980s. Her daughter and ...

“I hear it,” a woman proclaimed, and then darted down a hallway at a Washington, D.C., hotel. A tank-top-clad parade rushed closely behind, also drawn to the faint beat of OneRepublic’s “Counting ...

Jan Hurst likes to stay active. Jazzercise helps her do that. Hurst, 77, completed more than 400 Jazzercise classes in 2025.