European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Agazine by Charlie Bowden Munich Bursa i t s noon Timi to fit Gin about 150 men and women boys Arel a Jireh All shapes and sues arc gathered in Itie High school auditorium they re dressed for the occasion men mostly in shorts and to Shirls. Portion in leotards and Stirrup lights in colors that would make a Rainbow Pale. Bubbles of Small talk  i he air everyone 15 anxious ready to Start fran Anderson bouncer onto inc stage before the group a Toothy smile spread across her freckled Ace Are we ready she ask. Clapping her hands dancing lightly Iron foot to loot yeah comes the collective reply the amplified voice of in haul Mcdonald singing Sweet Freedom fills me air Billing from twin speakers. Then let c stretch a  thus began the 8th annual Munich jaz2ercir,o Marathon held each May to  scholarship Money for graduating seniors irom Munich High school. It was a typical beginning Lor a dance oriented exercise program Hal has grown m nearly two decades from a one woman show with a Han Elul of participants into an International corporation i hat involves about 400,000 people and grosses millions of dollars Barbara Liebl comm onto the stage she catches Iho rhythm and keeps in lowing an important aspect of the exercise routines adorning mar Snow White Fullil Are dollars and Deutsch Maik Hills in the background the commodores rhythmically talk about Coin to me  do what s cohort Ali Lor you Camions Liebl As she picks up inc Pace a mite Liebl As do most of the other intruders works during the Day. Trained is a  Isacher. Gho taught fora while in German schools Ihen moved into the medical Field and now works As a physical therapist. Jazz excise. She says is a cd lion therapy and Nyunt Vandoil. Allhan a Shodin i realize that when she first Fud about it i had heard Aboul aerobic dancing and thought it was ust exercising with music " after one class however. To was a convert i knew after ten minutes that this was the program Tor me " Liebl became a curl Iliad instructor three years ago. And now offers classes four rights a week in the Munich suburb of Gruenw Sid the melodic voices of the singles Lull the dancers to walk a Kean egyptian Dndr i is or in to Munici lion eight civics in Germany Rospond Are Fie having fin7" asks Munich instructor Keiko Bynum. Clapping her hands. Yes they shout in unison. Using a follow the Leader approach combining dance routines with exercise and interweaving fun and music into a gospel of fitness jazz excise has assumed the Lead in the blossoming Field of physical fitness programs. The brainchild of Judi Sheppard Missett jazz excise is based in Carlsbad Calif. And has spread to every stat and 17 countries  to grow the Empire has branched Mlo publishing clothing and shoes records and videos All related directly to exercising the a Torcise Way Anderson got her Start in the program about 10 years ago when she signed up Lor a class being uttered in Munich the Fisl such class in German i just fell in Lovs with it recalls Anderson citing her personal need for group motivation to tech with an exercise program the Loose Light Friendly almost Here Hal comes with the class attracted her. Making her a convert Insl Mylor and now area director for jazz excise in Germany. The concept is to make Percise Lun says Anderson a native of the Houston suburb of Dee Patk. Tacras. If in s not fun. Ihnn chances Are you won t stick with it ii you dread 1. A la ii i id every excuse Poss Ihli to avoid it.11 jazz excise launder Mic  built the program around the idea of warm up Peak v. Oik and  pen Cir designed to improve me body s muscle tone coordination and  system All while smiling a jazz Erciso workout generally lasts 55 minutes with routines chosen Fiona a selection of nearly 1.000 choreographed by mis jct and distributed by video to instructors around the world by design this Woik Oul si4s  of t i Mil 1 r 11 Vij l of taxi excise instructor Keiko Bynum right weaves with the beat while daughter Stacy takes a break. They be got Friday. May 2, 1967 the stars and stripes Paige 13