Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Nia Benefit Dance October 21, 2007

This Sunday, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Nia instructor, Lesley Tinker, is donating the proceeds from her Sunday morning Nia class to benefit North West Hope and Healing. The class will be held 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in the Movement Studio of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center in West Seattle. This class is suitable for persons of all ages and levels of fitness. No prior Nia experience is required. Donation: $10, cash or check. Sorry, we can’t accommodate credit/debit cards. We can't wait to see you there! Together, let's move towards hope and healing.

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
4408 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106, USA

About Nia:
website: http://www.nianow.com

Nia blends a range of rhythmic music styles with carefully choreographed hour-long routines. It is the first and foremost 'fusion fitness' program of its kind, inspired by three art forms: The Dance Arts - Jazz, Modern, Duncan; The Healing Arts - Yoga, the work of Moshe Feldenkrais, The Alexander Technique; and The Martial Arts - Aikido, Tae Kwon Do, Tai Chi. Come discover the power and joy of this creative, savvy, energizing fitness class. Nia will move you!

About Lesley Tinker:
website: http://www.nia-youngstown.com/node/218

Lesley is a certified Nia instructor teaching at Nia-Youngstown
(http://www.nia-youngstown.com) in West Seattle as well as other venues in Seattle (http://www.nianow.com/classesandevents/show_teacher.php?db_t_id=122 ). A research scientist by profession, she has devoted the last decade to the Women's Health Initiative study, one of the largest women's health studies in the US to date.

Contact: Lesley Tinker [email protected], 206-799-9212

About North West Hope and Healing:
website: http://www.nwhopeandhealing.org/index.cfm

The goal of Northwest Hope & Healing is to assist women with the healing process so they may begin to feel whole once again. The Foundation partners with Swedish Medical Center to assist as many breast cancer patients as possible, and give them hope for the future.

Contact: Director Shari Sewell, at (206) 215-2888 or at
[email protected].

About Youngstown Cultural Arts Center:
website: http://youngstownarts.org/

Youngstown Cultural Arts Center hosts 36 live/work studios for artists of all disciplines and 25,000 square feet of public space. In using the
original name of the school, the history of the building, the neighborhood, and the alumni are honored.

Official Website: http://nia-youngstown.com