"This is gonna keep you smiling and feeling so fine," Jazzercise founder Judi Sheppard Missett promises in a retro video that's found its way to YouTube. The idea that working out should be fun was ...

Since Jazzercise started over 50 years ago, hundreds of thousands of (mostly) women have come together to exercise and get fit. But if you think Jazzercise is just jazz hands and shoulder rolls, ...

When you hear the word “Jazzercise,” what comes to mind? If you instantly imagine '80s fitness classes full of pastel leotards and leg warmers, you're not alone. But you may be surprised to learn that ...

MANITOWOC - Fitness icon Judi Sheppard-Missett was just 3 years old when she discovered a passion for dance that would later fuel a global dance fitness empire. Judi’s idea: why not combine the art of ...

CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2019 Jazzercise, Inc., the company that catapulted "aerobic dance" to notoriety in the 1980s, becomes the first ever dance fitness brand to celebrate ...

More than 50 years after she created it, Jazzercise founder Judi Sheppard Missett explains how she came up with the concept and how it exploded in popularity in the 1980s. Her daughter and ...

Editor's note: A previous edition of this story erroneously stated Kelly Sweeney's current role in Jazzercise, Inc. Paul Russell's pop hit "Lil Boo Thang" plays over the loud speakers as Dawn Snapp ...

PEORIA — When you hear the word “Jazzercise” you likely think of leotards, leg warmers, neon colors and, of course, jazz hands. While it may seem like something of the past, Jazzercise is actually one ...

The founder of Jazzercise stays active and energized at age 80 by dancing and lifting weights. Judi Sheppard Missett says she’s motivated by a drive to help others enjoy exercise. Her diet for ...

Chances are, when you hear the word jazzercise, you picture women from the 1980s dancing around in pastel leotards. Those ladies might now be your mom, your aunt, your grandma, so you probably ...

This isn’t your grandmother’s Jazzercise. That’s the message from Jazzercise instructor/owner Tamara Kemmler. “Jazzercise has been around for 55 years,” Kemmler said. “It’s the original dance fitness ...