Barbara's Dancing Tonight is located off West Covell Boulevard. It is an instructional dance studio offering classes in ballroom waltz, foxtrot, rumba, cha cha, tango, east coast swing, salsa and much more.
Baciarini's is a martial arts school that teaches men, women and children of all ages. All levels and backgrounds are welcome here. Call or stop by for more information or to watch a class. See the school's website for further details.
At this studio located next to the Village Homes Community Center in West Davis, ballet is the basic prerequisite. Mastery of its fundamental classical techniques is recommended by Applegate teachers before students attempt other dance forms. Applegate stages several dance productions every year at Veterans Memorial Theatre, which feature short creative interpretations of such ballet classics as the Cinderalla Ballet and the Firebird. Dance technique/artistry, costumes, lighting and sets involved in these productions have, over the years, received consistently positive reviews.
Davis Swim and Fitness is located on Ensenada Drive, which is off of Chiles in East Davis. There are treadmills, ellipticals, weights, bicycles, fitness balls, and a pool. There are also many programs and classes available. There is Step Fusion, Boot Camp, personal training, massage therapy, Cardio Fusion, Yoga, Pilates, Spin, Aqua Aerobics and Zumba.
Rodness' Martial Arts Center is a family-friendly martial arts center which has many programs for families and all ages to participate in. This center offers a fun environment with many different classes, including Tae Kwon Do for adults and children, Kali, Brazilian Jujitsu, and Little Dragons. The classes help children and adults focus, as well as build confidence, balance, flexibility, and character.
The Fitness Garage is a fitness center founded by Hideshi Okamoto, a former Olympic coach. It offers group classes and personal training designed to help people tackle any sport with more confidence, endurance, speed, agility and flexibility. The Fitness Garage emphasizes the development of the core muscles -- abdomen, hips, lower back and legs. Sports massage, injury prevention classes and nutrition consultations are also available.
Ball games are the main attractions here. Tennis and basketball courts flank each other next to the parking lot. A backstopped, grassy ball diamond also accommodates soccer players. Picnic pavilions cluster along a sandy strip that leads to play structures on the east side of the park.
Established in 1984, Pamela Troakanski Dance Workshop offers a wide array of dance classes with all levels of experience and ages taught. Some of the more popular classes offered are ballet, pre-ballet, jazz, modern/comtemporary, dance team, Earth rhythms, tap, dance for musical theater, pilates, creative movement and belly dance. Please see the workshop's Web site for class schedules.
Davis Fencing Academy teaches the combative sport of fencing with foil, sword and epee. It offers private and group lessons. This fencing academy also meets California State Standards for high school PE credit. To attend classes, you must pay a monthly fee of $50 plus the cost of classes. Non-members can come use the floor for $10 dollars a day.
Skydance Skydiving offers tandem assisted freefalls. A jump from 9,000 feet costs $159, 13,000 feet $199, 18,000 feet $379. It also offers solo and AFF skydiving training. The facilities also offers full service loft and pro shop, camp grounds, RV parking, showers, shaded parking area, classrooms, teamrooms, bunk rooms and WiFi.
Crossfit is less like a gym and more like a professional training experience. The space has no treadmills, no machines. Crossfit offers the open space of a gym and free weights. Clients work out with trainers and are pushed, focusing on ten different physical skills. If someone is interested in joining they have to seek approval from one of the Crossfit instructors: if you are considered in need of work, you have to work out at another gym or try the On Ramp class (like boot camp) before you can join a regular classes. Crossfit also offers free introductory classes to get questions answered and to try one of the workouts to see if it's right for you.
Physical Edge is a fitness center located off of Drew Avenue that offers fitness machines, including treadmills, as well as fitness programs and therapy. There is a Pilates studio available, in addition to back training and personal training programs. Physical Edge also offers yoga classes and Weight Watchers meetings.
Built in 1938 and named for legendary UC Davis football coach Vern Hickey, the Art Deco Gym is located next to the Memorial Union and the main Unitrans bus terminal in the heart of campus. There are practice spaces are configured for basketball, wrestling, volleyball and fencing teams. The Lower Hickey Gym was remodeled in 2005 to accommodate the UCD Women's Gymnastics Team. The UCD Swim Team practices and hosts intercollegiate meets in outdoor Hickey Pool. Ballet, jazz, and improv dance classes are held by the UCD Department of Dance in the gym's spacious mirror-walled studio.
Davis Aquatic Masters is a large U.S. Masters swim organization. DAM members range from the beginning swimmer to world champions, though all ages and levels are welcome. Monthly dues are $47 for regular membership and $42 for senior members. Drop-in rates are $5 per visit. Please visit the Web site for more information.
A Change of Pace is located off of Russell Boulevard and is in the Westlake Shopping Center. It has been in business since 1987 and specializes in putting on athletic events, such as the Davis Stampeed, Davis Youth Baseball Camp, Oktobrewfest 5k, California Kids Triathlon and many more.
Rocknasium, located at the west end of Olive Drive, is a long standing Davis institution; it is an indoor rock wall gym, and while it is hardly esthetically pleasing from the outside, it contains plenty of fun on the interior for people of all ages and skill levels. The gym has huge lofted ceilings, allowing for a number of climbing walls of all levels. Rocknasium is well known for their lack of pretentiousness, treating beginners and seasoned veterans with the same amount of respect. They offer rentals for shoes, harnesses and chalkbags, as well as classes and memberships of differing durations. In addition, there is a small fitness room, a pro-shop selling all sorts of climbing gear and a front counter where you can buy an assortment of energy enhancing products. Both of the owners are often on hand and take an active role in training, teaching and helping with all aspects of the day to day fun.