Jacki Sorensen’s Aerobic Dancing

Jacki Sorensen’s Aerobic Dancing offers group fitness classes from the program that Jacki Sorensen created as the world’s first aerobic dancing workout more than 40 years ago. Each class combines stretching and flexibility, core work, weight training and aerobic exercise, set to upbeat, motivating music. Participants can work at their own level, and the program describes itself as fun fitness for all ages.

Two class formats are offered: Jacki’s Dance and StrongStep. Both follow the program’s Get-It-All-Together approach, which builds in core work for the abdominals and torso, VERTIFIRM weight training for legs, glutes, chest and arms, cardio to strengthen the aerobic system, and a cooldown with stretching. One participant who has danced with the program for three years compares her class to a second family.

What to Know

• VERTIFIRM is the program’s trademarked weight training method.
• An online class finder helps people locate nearby sessions.
• Instructors can make the program into their own business.
• The program also has its own heart rate system.