Allandale Mansion: Yoga Dance

Allandale Mansion is partnering with a local yoga instructor to offer two Yoga Dance classes at the Brooks Pavilion next month.

The Yoga Dance classes will be held on June 9 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on June 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Please bring your own mat and water. The cost is $8 per person and the classes are for anyone ages 16 and over. Limit of 20 participants.

The yoga dance technique incorporates elements of dance (Latin and some ballet) with exercise-science based yoga. This class will be a full-body workout to include flexion and extension of the spine, upper body, core and legs.

As is typical with yoga strength work, eccentric and isometric exercises will be emphasized. The last 15-20 minutes of the session will be restorative in nature and mostly focused on mat work. The class concludes with a relaxation period, and you will then be able to rest.

To register, please visit https://bit.ly/3Vboedu. You can also register by clicking on the CivicRec link in the Connect Kingsport app or go towww.kingsporttn.gov and click on “CivicRec,” then search for “yoga dance” in the search bar.

For information about other programs, activities and classes offered by the Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department, visit www.kingsportparksandrecreation.org or call 423-229-9460.

About Allandale Mansion

Allandale Mansion was built in the early 1950s and donated to the City of Kingsport in 1969 after the death of its owner, Harvey Brooks. The property includes the mansion, two barns, a picnic pavilion, two man-made ponds, the Heron Dome and a 2,000-square-foot amphitheater. For more information visitwww.allandalemansion.com.

About the City of Kingsport

Founded in 1917, the City of Kingsport (pop. 55,400) is located on the Tennessee-Virginia border at the crossroads of I-81 and I-26 near the geographic center of the eastern United States. The city is widely known as a planned community, designed by renowned city planner John Nolen and wrapping around the foot of Bays Mountain – a 3,750-acre park, nature preserve, planetarium and observatory. Kingsport is recognized as an International Safe Community by the National Safety Council, a Healthier Tennessee community, and won the 2009 Harvard Innovations in American Government Award for its higher education initiatives. While many city names are duplicated throughout the U.S., there’s only one Kingsport – a fact that invokes community pride, known locally ias the “Kingsport Spirit.” For more information, please visitwww.kingsporttn.gov.