From the deeply kitsch to the seriously sassy, dance workouts have moved online and into your lounge room. Jenny Valentish gives them a test run
Push back the coffee table and drag the floor-length mirror out of the bedroom. Tonight we’re going to party like it’s 1999 … or maybe even 1989.
In the absence of IRL carrying on, some community-spirited party sprites have moved their usual dance classes – from retro aerobics to primal gyrating – to the online sphere, and at a fraction of the price. The pay-off is that by livestreaming from their backyards they’re reaching bigger, further-flung audiences.
There have been some early hiccups – such as figuring out how to avoid having your livestream cut off due to not having permission to use the backing track, or not being able to crank out enough juice of the NBN to upload a video. But initial responses from cabin-fevered fans at home have been nothing but enthusiastic, as Guardian Australia found out when your correspondent donned her leotard.
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