And the dance craze continues!  I feel like every day I'm learning about a new dance class, dvd and so on...and today it's about Jamie King's Rockstar Workout.

He has worked with celebs like Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Prince and Rihanna in their music videos.    

In 2005, King paired with Nike to create the Nike Rockstar Workout, a high-energy cardio class that focuses on the athleticism of dance and is available at Crunch gyms and other fitness locations around the world. His muse for this endeavor? None other than the pop princess Rihanna herself, whose video for her debut hit 'S.O.S.' features dance moves straight from the workout.  

Nike collaboration is King’s most recent project -- the “Rock Your Body” workout, a book and DVD combo featuring hip-hop inspired dance moves devised to help tighten your trouble spots and shed pounds.

Rihanna, like many other performance artists, relies on dance to maintain her flawless figure; constantly touring makes working out with her trainer difficult. “When I’m performing, I’m dancing so much that it helps me to stay in shape," she says. "I’m supposed to eat a certain way, but sometimes I slip up. Sometimes I wonder how I don’t gain weight after several days of eating too much chocolate ice cream and pasta. And then I remember: 'I just came off tour.'” 

Just a side note, I remember hearing Shakira say the same thing in an interview quite a few years ago...that when her tours were over she would gain a few extra pounds from not being as active. By the way, Shakira when are you coming out with another album girl, miss you!  Need some new booty shaking music for my Zumba (latin dance fitness) class!