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Brentwood Leisure Trust has installed a ZigZag Machine Dance system at Brentwood Leisure Centre thanks to funding from Essex County Council’s Community Initiative Fund.
The arcade-style dance platforms encourage children to keep fit by moving their feet to the latest dance tunes following step routines on a plasma screen.
Kelly Spiers, health promotion officer for the leisure trust, said: “We were blown away when we saw ZigZag’s Machine Dance and dropped our original idea of installing traditional gym equipment because we know it isn’t as well used by children as these new interactive games.
“The great thing about Machine Dance is that it can be used by so many different groups.”
The system is already being used by local secondary schools for PE lessons and the trust is currently developing programming for adults, special needs groups, older members, children’s parties and corporate events.
Brentwood Leisure Trust has installed a ZigZag Machine Dance system at Brentwood Leisure Centre thanks to funding from Essex County Council’s Community Initiative Fund.
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