Raleigh Parks Winter-Spring 2024 Leisure Ledger

continued from page 57 — Parent and Toddler Yoga Age: 3-5 yrs. This fun yoga series combines age-appropriate poses with imaginative yoga adventures, delightful books and music while offering a special time for parents and caregivers to connect with their child. Grown ups, get your silly hats on! We will hiss in cobra pose, bark in downward dog, and flutter our wings in butterfly all while building strength, coordination, and balance! Your little yogi will love this class with you and everyone will leave more centered and ready to face the weekend. Grown-ups and children should both wear clothes for movement. Please bring a yoga mat. Register child only. Hill Street Neighborhood Center – Course Fee: $41 Jan 6-Jan 27 Sa 11:15am-12:00pm Feb 3-Feb 24 Sa 11:15am-12:00pm Mar 2-Mar 23 Sa 11:15am-12:00pm Apr 6-Apr 27 Sa 11:15am-12:00pm Tumble N Twist Have a child who loves to tumble and have fun? Join us for our beginners tumbling class where your child will learn the basics of tumbling and fitness/ conditioning. Your child will work on gross motors skills while learning the forward roll, backwards roll, straddle roll, intro to cartwheels and much more. Come join in the fun. Hill Street Neighborhood Center – Course Fee: $40 Ages 2-3 Jan 3-Jan 24 W 4:45-5:30pm Feb 7-Feb 28 W 4:45-5:30pm Mar 6-Mar 27 W 4:45-5:30pm Apr 3-Apr 24 W 4:45-5:30pm Ages 4-5 Jan 3-Jan 24 W 5:30-6:15pm Feb 7-Feb 28 W 5:30-6:15pm Mar 6-Mar 27 W 5:30-6:15pm Apr 3-Apr 24 W 5:30-6:15pm Youth Boxing at Worthdale Age: 8-14 yrs. This class will teach basic boxing skills and techniques such as; stance, guard, movement, jab, cross, hook to participants. This class will increase strength and improves endurance. Class will also include shadow boxing, partner drills and pad work. These skills will give youth self-defense tools as well as self-confidence. Worthdale Community Center – Course Fee: $26 Jan 4-Jan 25 Th 6:00-7:00pm Feb 1-Feb 29 Th 6:00-7:00pm Mar 7-Mar 28 Th 6:00-7:00pm Apr 4-Apr 25 Th 6:00-7:00pm

Fighting Tiger Family Karate Age: 7-65 yrs. This style is rooted in a Traditional Okinawan style. Our focus is personal development mentally and physically. Our students learn age appropriate self-defense. Karate is an art like playing the piano, the more you seek to learn the better you will become. We give each student the time and attention to grow at their own level. We require our students to show up and give their best. Uniforms are required before belt promotions and instructors are qualified by an international organization. Instructor: George Whitten Brier Creek Community Center – Course Fee: $81 Jan 4-Jan 30 Tu & Th 6:00-7:00pm Feb 6-Feb 29 Tu & Th 6:00-7:00pm Mar 5-Mar 28 Tu & Th 6:00-7:00pm Apr 2-Apr 25 Tu & Th 6:00-7:00pm Gymnastics- Youth Tumbling Age: 6-11 yrs. Participants will learn basic gymnastic floor moves such as forward rolls, backward rolls, handstands, cartwheels and more. Participants will practice coordination, flexibility and strength exercises. This class is tumbling fun! Barwell Road Community Center – Course Fee: $40 Jan 2-Jan 23 Tu 6:15-7:00pm Feb 6-Feb 27 Tu 6:15-7:00pm Mar 5-Mar 26 Tu 6:15-7:00pm Apr 2-Apr 23 Tu 6:15-7:00pm Jan 2-Jan 23 Tu 7:00-7:45pm Feb 6-Feb 27 Tu 7:00-7:45pm Mar 5-Mar 26 Tu 7:00-7:45pm Apr 2-Apr 23 Tu 7:00-7:45pm Martial Arts - Youth Shotokan Age: 6-17 yrs. Shotokan builds character through training in martial arts. Participants learn the different components of Shotokan-style karate. The class builds confidence, motor skills, discipline, self-defense, and self-control. This class is taught in a group setting with some individual instruction. Registrations completed after the start of class must be done in person. Instructor: Eric Blaize. Barwell Road Community Center – Course Fee: $41 Jan 1-Jan 31 M & W 6:00-7:00pm Feb 5-Feb 28 M & W 6:00-7:00pm Mar 4-Mar 27 M & W 6:00-7:00pm Apr 1-Apr 29 M & W 6:00-7:00pm Speed and Agility Training Age: 7-15 yrs. This class is designed to teach kids how to move quicker and be more reactive in sports. Change of direction, stop & go, plyometrics, reaction, and balance work will all be used during the course of this fun and focused training class. Instructor: Urysla Cotton, professional basketball player. Brier Creek Community Center – Course Fee: $41 Jan 8-Jan 29 M 6:30-7:15pm Feb 5-Feb 26 M 6:30-7:15pm Mar 4-Mar 25 M 6:30-7:15pm Apr 1-Apr 22 M 6:30-7:15pm

Tae Kwon Do Youth Age: 6-16 yrs. Participants will learn the art of self-defense, discipline, continue to refine their skills, learn different techniques and develop physical fitness. Worthdale Community Center – Course Fee: $26 Jan 2-Jan 30 Tu & Th 6:30-7:30pm Feb 1-Feb 29 Tu & Th 6:30-7:30pm Mar 5-Mar 28 Tu & Th 6:30-7:30pm Apr 2-Apr 30 Tu & Th 6:30-7:30pm Youth Wah Lum Kung Fu Age: 6-13 yrs. Traditional Chinese Kung Fu class, taught by Sifu Matthew Martin, a certified Wah Lum instructor with over 20 years of experience. Wah Lum Kung Fu is an internationally renowned style of martial arts brought to the U.S. by Grandmaster Chan Pui. Wah Lum Kung Fu will develop your child's flexibility, focus, coordination, confidence, and discipline. The classes are exciting, educational, and fun. Children will increase their speed, stamina, strength, and overall health, while focusing on the Wah Lum values of respect, kindness, fellowship, self-control, and patience. Children will benefit from the strengthening of both body and mind that result from training in Wah Lum Kung Fu. ***A uniform fee of $85 will be due before the second month of classes. Lake Lynn Community Center Jan 2-Jan 30 Tu & Th 4:30-5:15pm Fee: $81 Feb 1-Feb 29 Tu & Th 4:30-5:15pm Fee: $81 Mar 5-Mar 28 Tu & Th 4:30-5:15pm Fee: $81 Apr 2-Apr 18 Tu & Th 4:30-5:15pm Fee: $61 Jan 2-Jan 30 Tu & Th 5:30-6:15pm Fee: $81 Feb 1-Feb 29 Tu & Th 5:30-6:15pm Fee: $81 Mar 5-Mar 28 Tu & Th 5:30-6:15pm Fee: $81 Apr 2-Apr 18 Tu & Th 5:30-6:15pm Fee: $61 4 Month Session Jan 2-Apr 18 Tu & Th 5:30-6:15pm Fee: $281 Teen Rap Your Head Around It Age: 11-17 yrs. Calling all African American males (11-17) to discuss mental wellness, hot topics (major stresses), and resources to get help. Participates will learn about emotions, triggers, and coping skills through writing and expressing themselves through music. We will provide lunch. Sanderford Road Neighborhood Center Jan 20-Apr 20 Sa 12:30-3:30pm

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