TAI CHI INFORMATION – GREATER DES MOINES AREA                   [  [  [  [   [  [

 

Community
Site
Day/Time
Instructor

Contact info

Comments

Ames

Ames Community Center

 

 

beginners--7:30-8:30 PM, Tuesdays

 

continuing students--8:30-9:45 PM, Tuesday

Matt Liebman

Parks and Recreation Dept. 515-239-5360;

http://www.city.ames.ia.us/parkrecweb/default.htm

Open to public
Des Moines
Grand View College Wellness Center
Wednesdays 
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Janet Shoeman

http://www.gvc.edu/wellnessprogramming/wellness_sched.html

 

Karen Anderson
515-263-2812
kanderson@gvc.edu

Open to the public

Des Moines
Lovejoy Elementary School
Currently
Monday 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Starting January 18th  - Wednesday 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Huei-Jiuan
Chen-Jaros

Des Moines Community Education

515-237-1690  

http://www.dmced.org/

Open to public check web site for possible changes in dates/time.

Des Moines
Mercy Wellness Center 
Thursday Noon tai chi
Tuesday Noon
qigong
Judy Allen

247-3066

Open to public, join ongoing class anytime

Des Moines
Plymouth Church
Wednesdays 
12:30-2 pm
Ruth Kneile

255-1377

or email

ruth.kneile@ecity.net

Open to public
Des Moines
Principal Financial 
 

Margaret Bibilos

235-9169

 

 

 

Principal employees/family members only
Community
Site
Day/Time
Instructor

Contact info

Comments

Des Moines

Riverfront Y

 

 
Wed: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm and Sat: 11:00 – noon 

Janet Shoeman

Y - 288-0731

Or email

janet4health@yaoo.com

Y members only
Des Moines
Westminster Church
Thursday 7-8 (or 8:30) pm
Ruth Kneile

255-1377 or email ruth.kneile@ecity.net

Open to public

Urbandale

 

Urbandale Senior Center

Wed & Fri

9-9:45 am

Ruth Kneile

255-1377 or email ruth.kneile@ecity.net

Fan: Open to all

Urbandale
Urbandale Senior Center
Mondays 
7:15 – 8:15 p.m
 

Janet Shoeman

Urbandale Parks & Rec

278-3963

parks-rec@urbandale.org

http://www.urbandale.org/

Open to public
West Des Moines
West Des Moines Parks & Rec 
Wed.  
7:00 – 8:00 pm

Margaret Bibilos

222-3440

 

Open to public
 

West Des Moines

Prairie Life Health Club

Tues. 6:30 -7:30;  Sat. 11:30 – 12:30

Margaret Bibilos

223-5999

Open to public
Windsor Heights 
Walnut Creek Y
Wednesdays & Fridays,11am-noon
Thurs: 12 – 1 pm
Ruth Kneile
 
 
Barb Brown

224-1888

Y members only

 

Schools – Contact the school for time/place

Ames

Dragon Arts

Jimmy Betts

515-708-2463
jimseng@iastate.edu

http://www.dragon-arts.tk

Des Moines

The Tai Chi School

Cheryl Lindholm

515-279-4900
c_lindholm@msn.com

Des Moines

Wu Shu Institute

Anthony Bates

 
wushuinstitute@msn.com

Urbandale

Eagle Claw Kung Fu

Don Walth

515-277-2618
sifuwalth@hotmail.com

Windsor Heights

Chinese Martial Arts Academy

Jose Mendoza

515-274-1065
cmaa6561@aol.com