About J & J Soulful Steps
J & J is truly a family affair. Jackie and I met dancing over 35 years ago, and have been
line dancing for over 18 years, thanks to the amazing Belinda Haywood and the wonderful
staff that makes up Festival at Sea.
We have followed all of the recommended exercise programs, we joined various health clubs, walked or ran in the morning, tried yoga
and everything else. The only problem is that we found if you don't love it you won't do it every day. We realized that
we love to dance, and that the best shape of our lives was when we were partying and dancing a couple of nights each week.
So that is why we started J & J Soulful Steps, to have fun, to exercise, get in shape and to share our love of line dancing.
We first started out teaching a few friends in our home. We outgrew that and were using the community room of a great
day spa, Life Well Institute in Culver City. Now we have been blessed again and moved to another
location in the Fellowship Hall
of Second AME Church.
We walk through all steps before cranking up the music, and call out all moves to make it easier to learn.
We do old school dances like The Booty Call and Cupid Shuffle...to the latest ones like The Cleveland Shuffle
or The Chillin, and teach a new dance each month. Our basic routine goes through about 9 dances, starting off
with a 5 minute stretch, 40 minutes of moderate dance, 25 minutes of high intensity, and a cool down of cha
cha style dances for the last 20 minutes.
Come out and join us. We look forward to seeing you, and promise you will have a great time. We have a diverse group of great people, hot music, and
are out to have a great time.
James E. Rice