Jazzercise: Judi Sheppard Missett

Episode 309 of the How I Built This with Guy Raz podcast, hosted by Guy Raz | Wondery, titled "Jazzercise: Judi Sheppard Missett" was published on January 18, 2021 and runs 76 minutes.

January 18, 2021 ·76m · How I Built This with Guy Raz

Summary

Judi Sheppard Missett wandered into her first dance class when she was 2, and hasn't stopped dancing since. In the late 1960s, she was teaching jazz dance in Chicago and her students—mostly young moms—complained she was acting too much like a Broadway taskmaster, when all they wanted was get in shape and have a good time. Seeing an opportunity, Judi created Jazzercise: a hybrid of aerobics and dance that ushered in a new culture of spandexed, synchronized movement and became one of the first workout programs for women with mass appeal. With the help of video technology and franchising, Jazzercise eventually spread around the world, growing into the $100 million business it is today. Order the How I Built This book at: https://smarturl.it/HowIBuiltThis See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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