Freestyle In Motion
Newsletter
DECEMBER 2006
Welcome to the first of what will hopefully become a regular newsletter for Freestyle In Motion. This newsletter is to cover both the topics discussed at the committee meetings as well as providing information to all members. I, Marietta Mehanni will act as chairperson for the committee as well as the editor for the newsletter. I hope that this will grow into something that will be of value too all instructors teaching freestyle around Australia.
What’s in a name?
The first item on the agenda was the decision on a name. The name of this organisation in the committee’s opinion, needed to reflect both freestyle instructors and also something that was fresh. We were stuck on this until later in the meeting Filomena blurted out the best name – Freestyle in Motion. This means several things:
- The initial idea was from The Music and Motion Studio, so it was important that they were recognised in the name
- Freestyle is a word that is well known in the fitness industry, representing instructors of all non prechoreographed programs
- Freestyle needs to have a revamped image. The word ‘motion’ suggests that it is constantly evolving
So now we are officially called Freestyle in Motion or FIM.
Who is the Committee?
People on the committee were ones that volunteered in the last Fresh Freestyle meeting held at Fitness First at Victoria Gardens earlier this year. People who volunteered to be on the committee are:
- Karen Anastopoulos
- Kaziah Marsden
- Kayla Duke
- Kerri Papadakos
- Joanne Ventura
- Lynne Colston
- Filomena Perra
- Heidi Brady
- Marietta Mehanni
We have only had one meeting – Sunday 26th November, but now the ball is rolling and we have scheduled more meetings for this year and 2007. All the people on the committee are not obliged to attend every meeting, but once someone has decided to step down, the opportunity to be on the committee will be open to all members.
At our last meeting, the committee members in attendance were:
- Karen Anastopoulos
- Kayla Duke
- Joanne Ventura
- Filomena Perra
- Marietta Mehanni
Website
Another item that was discussed was the website concept that was spoken about in the last member meeting. At the moment, this has not been developed, but will hopefully be undertaken by Nick Kos (website extraordinaire) who will be able to build it to include the suggestions that were requested at the meeting.
At the moment, there is a link on the Music and Motion Studio website that allows interested people to log their interest. If you know of instructors who would be interested in joining FIM, please direct them to the website.
Personally, I would like to thank all the people who have become involved in this organisation. It is a step in the right direction in giving instructor’s a voice that is not commercially based and is collaborative effort of people who care about the future of the humble group exercise instructor.
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