介绍:
There's an African saying that "a person who does not know how to move their hips will stay single forever". To encourage more people to get fit and flex their bodies in a more fun way, a new African dance, Jindafit is now taking Beijing by storm. Created by Cameroonian Dj D'jack, the dance has even already won some dance awards here in China. Nillah Nyakoa brings us his story.
Meet D'jack Tchinda, the guy who's quickly becoming everyone's favourite dance instructor and fitness trainer in Beijing. Born in Cameroon, D'Jack grew up with dance and music. By the age of 17, his love of music and dance had propelled what once used to be a hobby into a full blown career as a DJ. Over time, his career has seen him make stop-overs in Paris, Dubai and now in Beijing. Here he not only spends his time Spinning turntables to the thrill of Beijing party goers but has also introduced a new wave of dance moves, Jindafit.
"Jindafit is an African dance workout and I am the creator. Jinda actually came from my name, Tchinda. I removed the T and the C and replaced it with a J to make it easier for pronunciation."
This full-body workout turns African dance and music into seamless sequences that burn fat, tones muscles and relaxes your mind. Created for people who really aren't into intense workouts, this African dance routine claims to be unique and fun.
"Jindafit gives you everything. It gives you great mobility, agility great cardio. I wanted to create something that when you go to the gym, you work out really hard, but at the same time find it easy fun and different."
Since Jindafit was introduced in Beijing 2 years ago, it has already bagged a few awards as one of the best dance work outs in the fitness scene. I know what you're all thinking, how different is it from other more common workout routines?
"It is very different in that Jindafit is really simple. What I do with it is that, I repeat the moves because I want people to dance but at the same time get the kind of work out that I want them to get with Jindafit. So we do repeat the moves a lot compared to other dance classes where you just do a single move once before you switch to a different one."
With it's origins in African rhythm, this unique exercising program is the new kid on the block that promises to shape your body. And it's also not a bad way to warm yourself up this cold winter time.
Yuliya Belomestnova a resident of Beijing is a Jindafit super fan.
"It's movement and I love to move. I was actually looking for a Zumba class when I got so curious and wanted to see how this (jindafit) was going to be like. So I thought to myself why not, and I had a lot of fun attending some classes in the summer and now I love it."
African dance is synonymous with vigour and vitality and dance is deeply woven into the social fabric of the continent. One of the most important aspects when it comes to African rhythm is the movement of the hips. It's considered that to be a good dancer, you must be able to move them rhythmically. With this in mind Jindafit aims to take a shot at transforming Beijing's way of getting fit, the African way.
"I think that moving hips is really important for the human body and I think that if you don't know how to move yours there are certain good things that you're not really able to do. Therefore getting your hips moving provides a great support for the entire body"
For sure watching many and myself hailing from that part of the world, I can attest to it that when it comes to African and dance, truly, hips don't lie. It's therefore interesting to see how Beijing will immerse itself in the joy and vitality of music and dance from Africa, in the form of Jindafit.
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