ADULT FITNESS

Fuel your mind, body, and spirit with our adult fitness classes. We focus on overall strength, balance, and flexibility to boost your well-being in every aspect of life.

Now Enrolling for the Month of May!

Class Descriptions

  • Mondays 9:30 am to 10:20 am

    Thursdays 8:30 am to 9:20 am

    This total body workout combines the fundamentals of classical ballet with cardio and strength training. The ballet barre is used for support in both static and dynamic movement, which leads to long, lean, sculpted muscles. The cardio boosts your metabolic rate for increased calorie-burn, and the strength training tones and tightens. No dance experience required; all levels welcome.

  • Tuesdays 8:30 am to 9:30 am

    Experience the gentle, yet effective benefits of Zena Rommett Floor-Barre® with certified teacher, Gayle Howard. Floor-Barre® uses the floor to correct and refine body alignment, strengthen joints, and address musculo-skeletal functions. Based on ballet, Floor-Barre®, creates long exquisite lines. A pioneer in injury prevention and rehabilitation, Zena Rommett’s work is recommended by notable medical practitioners.

    Zena Rommett Floor-Barre®:

    Corrects & Refines Body Alignment

    Strengthens Joints

    Lengthens and Strengthens Muscles

    Increases Vitality & Artistic Expression

    Is Doctor Recommended for Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation

  • Wednesdays 5:30pm to 6:30pm

    Saturdays 8:30am to 9:30am

    Vinyasa yoga is a dynamic and fluid style of yoga that emphasizes the synchronized movement of breath with a sequence of poses. Also known as "flow yoga," Vinyasa encourages a seamless transition from one posture to another, creating a harmonious and continuous flow. This practice cultivates strength, flexibility, balance, and mindfulness. Each movement is linked to an inhalation or exhalation, creating a rhythmic and meditative experience. Vinyasa yoga offers a creative and adaptable approach, allowing practitioners to explore various sequences while fostering a deeper connection between breath, body, and mind.

  • Tuesdays 10:00am to 11:15am

    Thursdays 10:00am to 11:15am

    Gayle is a licensed "Silver Swans®" instructor through the Royal Academy of Dance (United Kingdom). Whether you’re an experienced dancer, have briefly dabbled, or are a complete novice, these ballet classes will help improve your mobility, posture, co-ordination and energy levels. Instruction includes classical ballet steps, positions and technique. Adult students learn French ballet terms and ballet exercises to increase musical awareness, balance, agility and creative movement concepts.

    The Royal Academy of Dance states that research shows that 75% of the factors affecting quality of life and longevity are related to lifestyle, while only 25% are hereditary. Becoming more active is important whatever your age. And dance in particular, can play a vital role in ensuring a longer and better quality of life.

    Research also often puts dance ahead of other physical activities in the variety of health benefits that it brings. Ballet and dance are also very social activities and Silver Swans classes can be great places to meet new people with a passion and joy for life.

FAQs

What Should I Bring to Class?

Please wear something comfy and plan to be in bare feet during class. Bring a yoga mat and water.

Please wear ballet slippers to Silver Swans Adult Ballet Classes.

How Long Are Classes?

Barre and Yoga classes are 50-60 minutes, Silver Swans Adult Ballet Classes are 75 minutes.

Can I Take Barre or Adult Ballet If I Have Never Danced Before?

Our classes can be modified for all fitness levels, no dance experience is required and all levels welcome.

Woman Practicing Yoga Stretch

Meet Our Instructors

Gayle Howard Owner and Founder of Embody Ballet and Fitness

Gayle Howard

At age 5, Gayle attended a performance of Persephone, fell in love with ballet, and begged her mother to let her take ballet lessons. Her first role in a performance was as a court jester in Swan Lake. She danced ballet for 14 years with the Ballet Folk school and junior company in Moscow, Idaho under a number of gifted instructors, and for 2 years as a professional with the American Festival Ballet (now Ballet Idaho) in Boise, Idaho. 

Gayle holds a number of certifications, her most recent being a Zena Rommett Floor-Barre® license. She brings to the Studio more than 16 years of ballet experience, over 25 years of fitness instruction, and a passion for the life, growth, and well-being of everyone who she is blessed to serve. Gayle and her husband, Rick, have been married for 38 years, and take great delight in their 4 children and 9 grandchildren.

Laryssa Rice ballet instructor

Laryssa Rice

Laryssa started her ballet training in Eastern Oregon at age 3. She moved to Boise as a young teen to attend dance classes at BSU under the direction of Marla Hansen and Capitol City Youth Ballet under the direction of Sara Phipps. While attending BSU, she danced with Idaho Dance Theater and many student repertory performances, where she was able to work with different choreographers and dancers. Laryssa also won scholarships to dance intensives, such as Summer Dancefest, Summer Dance Lab and CSI/IDAA camps. Laryssa danced with Sacramento Ballet for two seasons, before moving back to Idaho to teach dance. She has taught at many studios in the Treasure Valley and is very happy to be teaching in Payette County which she now calls home!