DanceTrance Richmond
Welcome to the other side of fitness! If you are looking for a new and exciting workout you have found it! Dance Trance was created in 1986 by Jay & Beth Handline. Presently, Dance Trance locations are rapidly popping up around the globe via our Dance Trance License and Certification program. Jay & Beth presently teach Dance Trance classes at the Jacksonville, Florida location. Their program is unique because all studios share and maintain the same choreography. This keeps the music and combinations fresh and alive at each studio. At all locations each class is packed and full of energy because of the variety and music selection this tight network offers. We appreciate your interest in our unique program, and we hope you enjoy your experience.
New Location! Dance Trance at Rigby's Jig
Willow Place Shopping Center
5470 West Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 864-2300
Rates
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Schedule
Schedule: Monday - 8:00pm
Wednesday - 6:00pm
Friday - 6:30pm
Saturday - 9:45am
Alt. Sunday - 3:00pm
Contact Info
Contact Sandi at RichmondDT@Comcast.net
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Instructors Bios:
Sandi Cauley Director"It took just one Dance Trance class with Jay and I was hooked. I couldn't stop smiling. It was the energy and the music. Plus, I was laughing at myself the entire time and thinking, I can't wait to come back!" That was in 1998 in Birmingham, Alabama, Sandi has since founded two DT programs. "I stepped into Dance Trance just hoping to regain my flexibility and balance after tearing my ACL in a soccer injury. I got that and so much more." After dancing with DT Birmingham for a year Sandi moved to Florida and founded the Sarasota program and she made frequent trips to Jacksonville to dance with owners/founders Jay and Beth Handline. Her professional career in television took her to Richmond in 2001 and she naturally took DT with her and founded that program. Sandi is also a mom and used DT to keep her in shape before, during and after her pregnancy. Along with Dance Trance, Sandi's dance experience includes Latin Ballet when she was a child and dancing for the Richmond Speed Arena 2 Football Team in 2002. "I can honestly say Dance Trance inspired my tryout. I saw the cheerleaders and I thought I can do that, we do it in Dance Trance!
Chinda Ou
Chinda gained her passion for dancing in cheerleading.She cheered for five years and learned how to pick up choreography quickly and put it into memory. She found Dance Trance Richmond at Gold's Gym and never looked back. Chinda stuck with it because of the routines, energy and great music that is true to every class. But she especially likes that fact that it's more than dance. "It's a great way to stay in shape." Chinda is a mother of two and also goes to school full time so working out has to be fun and effective. "So many of the routines incorporate exercise movements like lunges, squats and punches so you get a total workout and you're having a good time."
Becca Washburn
Becca has been dancing since the age of eleven. She studied in her hometown of South Hill, VA under the Royal Academy of Dancing syllabus of training at Southside School of Ballet. In college at Radford University, she took ballet, modern and jazz classes each semester as a 'stress reliever.' After college she moved to Richmond and looked for a place to meet new people and stay in shape. In 2005 she joined Gold's Gym and worked out on the machines for two days until she saw there was a dance class called Dance Trance. "After my first DT class I knew this was for me. I didn't know what I was doing but I loved the music and had to keep coming back. I became an instructor in April 2007. Dance Trance for me is not just dance, not just a workout, it is so much more. This is the place I can come after work and let it all go. I have made so many wonderful friends and the DT family will always stay close in my heart."
Holly Saunders
Holly started dancing at age 3 at Fredericksburg Ballet Center with an emphasis and a love for ballet and jazz. At age 15, she decided to continue with her jazz studies on the side, but hung up the pointe shoes for good. Her true passion turned to the competitive sports arena with soccer, tennis, and cheerleading, however; after college, she knew something was missing from her life….Dancing! Holly found Dance Trance by accident after joining Gold's Gym to get back in shape. "It is now a part of my life that I could never live without. I am in the best shape of my life, I get to do what I love 4 times a week, and I have made life-long friends in this program." Holly was asked to be an instructor for DT Fitness in October of 2006, and with that, she can only hope that others will see the passion she has for dance, and that they will be as equally inspired by what this program has to offer. "Dance Trance is, by far, the best dance program I have ever been a part of."