A workout tour inspired by the Miami club scene is encouraging local women to twerk out.
The Vixen Workout School of Ratchét Tour is bringing an hour-long workout to Simons nightclub Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. The class is available to women 18 and older for $15.
Janet Jones, former Miami Heat dancer and one of the instructors, said the purpose of the workout — which involves twerking — is to help women feel sexy and strong.
“It’s not your typical workout,” she said. “We want them to come with their hair down and makeup on so they get the feeling they are actually performing live on stage.”
Participants are encouraged to wear leggings or sweatpants and sneakers — particularly wedge sneakers, Jones said.
Prior to the class, Jones and other Vixen Workout dance instructors will hold auditions for dance instructors for a planned Gainesville studio. The auditions will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Simons.
Emily Ferradaz, a 19-year-old UF biomedical engineering sophomore who attended the Vixen Workout classes in Miami, said the classes are empowering.
“It’s where any classy woman can go and act ‘ratchet,’ so they don’t get judged in public,” said Ferradaz.
The workout tour begins Oct. 16 in Boca Raton and will also visit Tampa, Orlando and Tallahassee. Advance tickets are available online at http://vixenworkout.wantickets.com/.
A version of this story ran on page 4 on 10/15/2013 under the headline "Twerkout tour stopping by Simons"
