Interested in trying out a new class with Largo Recreation, Parks, and Arts? Check out our offerings for the week of January 7-13 by downloading our calendar or going through the class descriptions below. Earn tickets for each class attended and you will be entered to win a variety of free prizes. Participating locations are: Largo Community Center, Highland Recreation Complex, and Southwest Recreation Complex.
This class will focus on the basics of how to draw cartoons. Youth will be introduced to different drawing techniques, story telling, and preparing their artistic understanding of their work with a new drawing project monthly. They'll also learn how drawing can be a means of communication, allowing a safe environment to draw their feelings and attitudes in ways that words cannot express. Children will also explore other genres such as comic books/strips, anime and illustrations. Please arrive with your sketch book, drawing pencils (black and colored) and eraser.
Do you have a story that you would like to see come to life on paper? In this three-hour workshop, students will create a five-panel comic or graphic novel. They will learn each step of the process, from creating a character, planning a story, and working with panels. The instructor helps each student along the way with additional information and resources, and best of all, being a master artist is not required!
This program reinforces and applies the fundamentals of volleyball. The focus will be skill-building, teamwork, and sportsmanship through drills and informal scrimmaging.
This program reinforces and applies the fundamentals of volleyball. The focus will be skill-building, teamwork, and sportsmanship through drills and informal scrimmaging.
This program reinforces and applies the fundamentals of volleyball. The focus will be skill-building, teamwork, and sportsmanship through drills and informal scrimmaging.
This program reinforces and applies the fundamentals of volleyball. The focus will be skill-building, teamwork, and sportsmanship through drills and informal scrimmaging.
This class reinforces and applies the fundamentals of basketball. Focus will be on skill-building, teamwork, and sportsmanship through drills and informal scrimmaging. Skills taught are dribbling, passing, shooting, defense, and team play.
This class reinforces and applies the fundamentals of basketball. Focus will be on skill-building, teamwork, and sportsmanship through drills and informal scrimmaging. Skills taught are dribbling, passing, shooting, defense, and team play.
Join Kimberly Meyer of Surfside Hooping for this unique class. It's part dance, part fitness and all fun! Feel like a kid again as you rediscover a fun hobby.
Learn life long lessons in self improvement and goal setting thorough focus, discipline and learn the art of escape. Class focuses on building confidence and self respect while learning self awareness and life balancing skills. Learn to think before you act while having the skills to defend yourself.
The Art of Lightsaber Choreography is a class dedicated to the stage combat forms used to create exciting fights like the ones seen in a galaxy far, far away. Every class will focus on the basics of stances, foot work, strikes and parries used to create a thrilling theatrical fight for stage or screen. The art of lightsaber choreography is not a martial art, but rather a theater art form that will help you build coordination, confidence and creativity. Lightsabers will be provided but you may bring your own.
Dances at this level will show how different steps flow one into the other and provide some basic styling principles, i.e. looking up and body posture.
Children will get to experience and learn street dance styles, from the oldest to the latest which will feature break dancing and other traditional hip hop dance styles. Each month there will be a new choreographed dance routine.
Learn life-long lessons in self-improvement and goal setting through listening skills, focus, and discipline. Have your child learn the art of escape and bully prevention in a safe fun environment. Class focuses on building confidence and self-respect while learning self-awareness and life balancing skills. Learn to think before you act while having the skills to defend yourself. Mats are used on Thursdays only. register for both days for a discount!
Learn life-long lessons in self-improvement and goal setting through listening skills, focus, and discipline. Have your child learn the art of escape and bully prevention in a safe fun environment. The class focuses on building confidence and self-respect while learning self-awareness and life balancing skills. Learn to think before you act while having the skills to defend yourself. Mats are used on Thursdays only. register for both days for a discount!
Improve your balance while developing inner strength, physical well-being, and overall health. The movements of Tai Chi are slow and deliberate without exerting force or power. Some of the immediate benefits students notice is mental calmness, an increase in energy, better circulation, and chi flow.
This amazing class takes place in our new Functional Training Room. In addition to learning how to use the variety of functional equipment, the functional training circuit delivers improvements in cardio vascular conditioning, muscular strength and flexibility and balance all-in-one class. Functional Training utilizes movements in all three planes of motion in an intense, fun and encouraging environment.
Take the "work" out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party that combines cardio, muscle conditioning, balance, and flexibility and boosted energy. Once the Latin and World rhythms take over, you'll see why Zumba® Fitness classes are often called exercise in disguise.
Improve your balance while developing inner strength, physical well-being, and overall health. The movements of Tai Chi are slow and deliberate without exerting force or power. Some of the immediate benefits students notice is mental calmness, an increase in energy, better circulation, and chi flow.
Move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength and range of movement. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles, and a ball are offered for resistance, and a chair is used for support.
SilverSneaker Cardio is perfect for participants who are fit and active, as well as those who want an energizing activity. Hand-held weights, elastic tubing with handles and a ball are used for the strength training segment, in combination with a chair for stability, anchor and transfer support to and from the floor.
This energetic class will give you a total body workout. Class will work all muscle groups and can be modified for a variety of fitness levels. Join anytime.
Strengthen and tone muscles, improve posture, strengthen your core, and increase flexibility and balance. Also strengthen and stabilize your abs, back, and pelvis.
Essentrics is an exercise methodology that focuses on strengthening muscles through dynamic stretch while re-balancing the entire body. This class is safe and effective for men and women, from beginners to experienced athletes.
This method has been shown to reduce neck, shoulder, back and hip pain and improve flexibility, increase core strength and improve overall well being. Appropriate for all ages including older individuals and all levels of physical health.
A complete series of seated and standing yoga poses. Chair support is offered to safely perform a variety of postures designed to increase flexibility, balance and range of movement. Restorative breathing exercises and final relaxation will promote stress reduction and mental clarity.
Improve your balance while developing inner strength, physical well-being, and overall health. The movements of Tai Chi are slow and deliberate without exerting force or power. Some of the immediate benefits students notice is mental calmness, an increase in energy, better circulation, and chi flow.
Join Ed, who has over 30 years in the fitness industry, in a Pilates class where you'll tone up, improve your strength and flexibility, learn to relax, and have fun!
Improve your balance while developing inner strength, physical well-being, and overall health. The movements of Tai Chi are slow and deliberate without exerting force or power. Some of the immediate benefits students notice are mental calmness, an increase in energy, better circulation, and chi flow.
This fun multi-dimensional class uses chairs, bands, straps, balls, and music to get us moving. The instructor offers modifications making this a multi-level class that's meant to educate, as well as increase body awareness, flexibility, mobility, strength, and endurance, focus, and balance.
Balance and peacefulness result from attention to breath as the class moves through physical “asana” yoga practice. The basic postures serve as the foundation for each class sequence. Modifications are suggested as needed. Some yoga experience is helpful, although not required. Open to everyone with the ability to move through seated, standing, kneeling, and reclined positions unassisted.
Perfect for those who want to party, but want to put extra emphasis on toning and sculpting your muscles. Zumba® Toning uses lightweight maraca-like toning sticks to enhance your sense of rhythm and coordination, while toning target zones, including arms, core and lower body. Zumba® Toning Sticks adds resistance to your workout, so you (and your muscles) stay engaged!
This gentle class will guide you through body opening poses, loosening tension and relieving stress. Moving at a slower pace and holding stretches longer will allow you to relax your mind and your body. Leave relaxed, content, and ready to take on the day! Open to students of all levels.
This gentle class will guide you through body opening poses, loosening tension and relieving stress. Moving at a slower pace and holding stretches longer will allow you to relax your mind and your body. Leave relaxed, content, and ready to take on the day! Open to students of all levels.
Have fun and lounge with friends. An opportunity to come socialize with a variety of table games and activities. Bring a drink and snack if you choose.
A fun and energetic class that will have your young ones moving and grooving. They will understand the fundamentals of music, movement, and culture as they learn through dance.
Let your child express themselves through imagination and creativity. Each week will be a new activity that includes, painting frame-worthy masterpieces, making edible play dough to mold into their most loved cartoon characters, creating beautiful sculptures, and more!
Your little athlete will be introduced to various sports with a focus on skill-building, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Classes may be held both inside and outside.
Perform your favorite tunes to sing-a-long CD's. You can bring your own karaoke CD's or you can use the ones the group has at the Community Center. Great fun, friends and music.
B-1 of the people having a great time on Wednesday afternoons at the Community Center. Prizes are provided by the Community Center. No need to bring anything buy your love for yelling "BINGO!
This is a beginner level chess club for ages 5 and up taught by coach Corey Acor, a former State, and National Chess Champion. Each class will include play time with friends, chess, and other chess related prizes. Chess helps improve logic, patience, and other critical thinking skills. Students will also learn how to practice at home anytime and how to find local chess tournaments to compete in.
Arm yourself with foam weapons and defense gear, including swords, shields, bows, spears, and more. Then pick up skills and enjoy some excellent medieval and Norse-inspired games, some history of warfare, weapons, civilization and a lot of fun! All weapons will be pro-vided. Cups and helmets encouraged but not required.
Arm yourself with foam weapons and defense gear, including swords, shields, bows, spears, and more. Then pick up skills and enjoy some excellent medieval and Norse-inspired games, some history of warfare, weapons, civilization and a lot of fun! All weapons will be pro-vided. Cups and helmets encouraged but not required.
Parents Night Out (Friday) - no longer being offered*
Highland Recreation Complex
January 13Friday6:30-9:30pm
Ages: Grades K-5
*This program is no longer being offered during the Rec Expo week. For updated Parents Night Out dates please visit the programs page.
Kids will have a blast playing fun games throughout the recreation center. The Snack Shop will be open for pizza, drink, and snack purchases. A child registration form is required for each participant. Younger children are offered separate activities in the preschool room and must be potty trained.
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