KINA 167 - Latin Dance for Fitness

    Recent Professors
    ljay@riohondo.edu
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    10–30 students
    Credits
    1
    Prerequisite
    It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of KINA 167
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course combines dance, Latin and Funk rhythms, and aerobic elements to provide a fun, upbeat, cardiovascular workout. Students constantly move to various genres of Latin music utilizing various tempos. Salsa, Cha-Cha, Tango, Mambo, Latin Jazz, and Hip-Hop rhythms are incorporated in instruction, and by which students build stamina while increasing cardiovascular fitness. This course is designed to help students develop aerobic capacity, coordination, balance, rhythmic awareness, and flexibility. This class also includes exercises to build abdominal strength, lower body strength, and upper body strength. Classes may incorporate sections with small handheld weights, exercise bands, and/or other fitness props to further develop strength and endurance. Students build a foundation for a personalized exercise and fitness program that can be continued after the course has ended.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 11:10am–12:35pm, Mon Wed 12:45pm–2:10pm