Sports and leisure activities Paris

Comme on danse has two studios: one in Paris, the other in Bois-Colombes. Both places offer classical dance classes for all ages (from 5 years old to adults). Here, girls and boys, beginners and experienced, everyone is accepted. Barre au sol classes are also offered to adults. In order to try to practice and get an idea, the first course is offered.

Every Friday evening, weather permitting, meet at 10pm on the esplanade of the Hôtel de Ville with your bike for a 2h15 ride through Paris! You'll pedal along with several hundred other cyclists for 20 to 25 km through the streets of the capital. The atmosphere is friendly and good-natured. For those who can't make it, there's a catch-up session every third Sunday of the month, meeting at the same place at 11am. The route is announced the day before, so take a look at the website for more info.

What a concept! We arrive here amazed and in great shape, we leave amazed and completely emptied. This is the principle: in this magnificent place (from the locker room to the reception and the gym, everything is sublime), you ride your bike. Far from being boring, the time spent here is like no other: on your bike, duly equipped (the machines are top-of-the-range), you will pedal in an electric atmosphere, and encouraged by coaches who prove to be real motivators, benevolent but without concession.

Tap School Victor Cuno, with a strong reputation, offers you seven different levels, from initiation to professional training. All traditional styles are taught there, the technique is American, from Harlem to Broadway through Hollywood. If you are not yet equipped on tap, you can find shoes on the spot in their shop. Note: no special attire is required, simply provide short and comfortable trousers.

This dance school offers rock, tango and salsa courses for beginners, beginners and intermediate levels. The goal of classes is to initiate or refine its practice, to become aware of space, to gain in confidence and to free itself from any judgment, and to make fun! We take pleasure in guiding or driving, taking part in the various courses in one of the four Dance With Me studios, located in the 16 th, 19 th, Levallois-Perret and Boulogne-Billancourt.

This pool offers an enchanting setting to enjoy a series of lengths, even in the early morning, since the main pool of 25 x 15 m opens from 7am to 8:45am. An equipped children's pool welcomes your little ones, under the watchful eye of lifeguards. For those who want to perfect their crawl, private lessons are available, upon reservation in advance, during the pool's opening hours. Aquagym classes are provided for those who are bored by length.

A whole concept: here, you come to buy a bike or find a spare part in a much nicer atmosphere than in a classic shop. Indeed, here, one can come and have a drink or eat a cookie, the latter proposals being carefully selected through various partnerships with Parisian craftsmen. On the bike side, here you can find refurbished antique models, just to resurrect old brands and ride a unique bike. Finally, you will find here various accessories, such as caps with vintage cut, but which will make you look crazy. User-friendly and furiously trendy.

Learn to sing in a Beaux-Arts workshop in the City of Paris. The one in Montparnasse offers a choral singing training (initiation and improvement) led by Isabelle Hébrard. Accessible without hearing or testing, it will allow you to develop your vocal personality, while being immediately immersed in collective singing. Courses are held at the end of the day on Thursdays at the Cité universitaire (14th) and on Fridays in the 15th arrondissement.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) is a French administration. Linked to the Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea, it comprises all the State departments responsible for regulating and supervising air safety, air transport and civil aviation activities in general. One of its interlocutors is the French Aeronautics Federation, with whom it contributes to the implementation of the regulations and to the defence of the interests of private pilots. Finally, in its mission to guarantee the safety and security of air transport, DGAC points a point of honour to follow the logic of sustainable development to carry out its action.

It is the oldest swimming pool in Paris. The Château-Landon municipal swimming pool, created in a "liner" style, was inaugurated in 1884, a century after the emergence of the notion of "swimming". Restored in 2008, it has retained its two-storey walkway system that serves the cabins. Aquagym and swimming lessons with fins are available. Friendly atmosphere. An ideal swimming pool for the whole family.

Want to create your own jewelry? Take an appointment with Laetitia, who will welcome you in his VIP shop when it is closed. With 3 or 4 other people, you drink coffee or another drink, you choose your materials, and it's gone for a small piece of goldsmith work! Sautoirs, earrings or bracelets, book the niche that best suits the website. You can also book macramé classes and make beautiful suspensions.

Miss M is an atypical place dedicated to the arts of the table. This 145 m ² loft welcomes you for your professional or private events for a gourmet breakfast, a working meeting or a trendy cocktail. On the side of the kitchen, chefs prepare sweet, savoury dishes, while relaxing in the café or lounge. There are also culinary workshops here: pastries, chocolate shop, molecular cooking… The blogger Miss M has made himself known for his art of bento and has since expanded his performances over his delirious imagination. We love its fresh and relaxed courses, to consume without moderation.

Since 1993, the association Capoeira Viola has been teaching Capoeira to highlight and promote this discipline which is halfway between combat and dance. Both children and adults can come and discover capoeira and enjoy the richness of this activity. It is easy to get there: from Parc de La Villette, in a few minutes by tram!

As his title indicates, this workshop is more a workplace than a concert room. In spite of this, there is a public rehearsal of creations imagined by companies in residence, as well as pieces given after regular classes organized regularly on the spot. A few choreographers from here: Trisha Brown, Suzanne Linke, Bill T. Jones, Wim Vandekeybus, Michèle-Anne de Mey, Dominique Boivin, Susan Buirge.….......................................................................................................... Cartoucherie, set of buildings where the Paris-Carolyn-Carlson Workshop settled in 1999. The latter bears the name of the famous American dancer and choreographer who chose to live in Paris as early as 1971. This spiritual heir of Alwin Nikolais, on the request of Rolf Liebermann, led the Theater Research Group - GRTOP - from the Paris Opera from 1974 to 1980 as a choreographer. She played a pioneering role in the emergence of the new contemporary French dance. An adept of a dance she happily defines as "visual poetry" - with the essential complicity of musicians like René Aubry or Michel Portal - Carolyn Carlson is also head of the National Choreographic Center of Roubaix Nord-Pas de Calais.

Masterclasses, summerlab and other workshops are organized all year round and allow to professionalize in certain disciplines with high-level artists. These demanding formations are not accessible to beginners, however, and they are best used before engaging.

It is a place for professional musical experience, a place that every aspiring musician hopes to secretly integrate, regardless of his instrument and every inspiring dancer regardless of his talent. Since the end of the 18th century, the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris has been the French reference in this field. Located at the north-eastern end of La Villette Park, Porte de Pantin, since the 1990s when it left its historic premises of the street of Madrid. Recruitment is done after examination and the talented ones that are admitted will continue their studies according to three cycles - up to the doctoral level. The buildings, which is clear and sober and which is the works of the architect Christian de Portzamparc, also house the Hector Berlioz media library, accessible to all, and whose collection is extremely rich.

A small public swimming pool in the 14th arrondissement, it offers the inhabitants of the district a sports facility on a human scale, equipped with a 25 m pool. A mixed pool, equipped with a progressive slope going to 3,80 m of depth, allowing the practice of sports on the one hand and aquatic activities on the other hand. Sportsmen and women will find swimming lanes to work on their endurance and to surpass themselves physically. A dedicated team supervises swimming lessons for schools and individuals, animates aquagym sessions and swimming with fins.

The Etrier de Paris is an association of Law 1901 created in 1895, which now comprises about 1 000 members around equestrian practice. The facilities are spread over two sites located in the heart of the Bois de Boulogne and the doors of Paris, easily accessible by car or public transport. The Etrier in Paris includes a shetland and dual pony pony, two horse riding schools, from beginners to Amateur Competition 4, and a large owners'team. Equestrian competitions are regularly organized there, as a result of obstacles and training, thus allowing many riders to benefit from regular and increasingly efficient equipment. Access to Club-House (bar and restaurant) is reserved for members and their guests.

A store located close to the Place de la Bastille, on a boulevard that photographers are familiar with, the Telescope offers in a small shop a warm welcome thanks to Pascal, present for a long time and knowing the equipment and their accessories. A long and busy twin radius is also on the menu of the visit.

The aquatic facility is attached to the Paul Valeyre sports and cultural complex and shares the premises with a gymnasium, a sports field, an entertainment center and a library. Occasional swimmers, experienced swimmers and trained divers will find a single 25 m pool, whose depth varies from 90 cm to 3.30 m, for the comfort of children and adults. In this mixed pool, swimming lessons, aquagym sessions, swimming with fins and water garden activities (floating structures for young children) are organized.

The Georges Hermant pool is one of the few pools in the city of Paris to have a 50 m Olympic pool. This equipment makes it a privileged place for sportsmen and women looking for physical challenge over a long distance. Families and occasional swimmers are not neglected, however, since a movable wall divides the pool into two 25-meter zones and a progressive slope varies the depth (95 cm to 2.30 m). An opening roof offers visitors the luxury of swimming in the open air when summer arrives. A diving pit completes the offer.

A human-sized pool located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, it includes a single 25-meter covered pool with a depth that varies from 1.20 to 3.50 meters, designed to accommodate both regular swimmers for intensive practice (2 swimming lanes, loan of boards) and occasional swimmers for relaxation and aquatic activities. Supervised by a team of lifeguards, they give the possibility to individuals to practice diving, to be animated in music in aquagym session or to follow swimming lessons.

The Centre d'Action Sociale de la Ville de Paris (CASVP) offers free support in your learning of multimedia technologies. Internet initiation workshops are organized as part of the Capital's Senior Clubs. To find out which clubs are involved, contact CASVP.

This school was founded by Georges and Rosy, two former world champions of social dances. Among their famous students, Nathalie Baye, Kristin Scott Thomas or Karl Lagerfeld. Today, Roland d'Anna and his team are in charge. The dances taught range from the English waltz to the biguine, including the Viennese waltz, slow fox, quick-step, tango, samba, paso doble, Argentine tango or madison, disco, reggae... Not to mention older or typical dances such as polka, sirtaki or lancers' quadrille. Group classes last 55 minutes and one-to-one classes last half an hour. For ballroom dances, students are divided into five levels. And one, two, three, one, two, two, three..

The courses of Krav Maga in the Form Circles are among the most remote in Paris. In question, the notoriety of Patrick Vincent, the black belt teacher 4 ^th dan and especially ex-pupil of Richard Douieb the initiator of Krav Maga in France. Therefore, the method used is that set up by the European Federation of Krav Maga, the only one recognised by international bodies. A substantial guarantee of seriousness and effectiveness. Patrick Vincent intervenes on the clubs of Porte Maillot, Republic and Bolivar. The courses take place in the respective halls of each of these Parisian Form Circles. All of them enjoy the comfort and optimum equipment to make progress in good conditions. The courses are designed for three different categories, beginners, intermediate and advanced. Heating and cardio, work on different techniques: defence against knife attacks, stick, pistol, review of various techniques previously learned, mastery of combat, stretching, nothing is left randomly to allow you to acquire the basics of self-defense. You can play!

The workshops and literary workshops - now La Maison de l'Ecriture - created by Joëlle Guillais are places of training and literary production, but also of conviviality. You will learn how to reread and rework your texts together with the other budding writers. Each semester, a meeting is organized and workshop members have the opportunity to read their texts in public. However, don't panic! Each workshop appreciates your texts under a caring eye and will help you to progress and improve your use of the language. Some of the participants in these writing workshops have become authors themselves.... We tell you, you are in good hands.

Marie Anne Cantin, a recognized cheese cheese, who holds a boutique in the 7 ^th arrondissement with her husband Antoine Dias, and a solid team, also offers cheese tasting workshops. Organized on request for small groups, from Monday to Saturday, these workshops last two hours and address all issues related to cheese and the art of tasting them, to accommodate them. Unless you want to discuss a specific theme, discover the cheeses from a specific region.

Here is a hotel swimming pool that presents accurate measurements for a swimmer (17 x 8 m), although the main motivation to come to the Ritz dip is to appreciate the decor all in frescoes and mosaics of this basin. Created in the basement in 1988, it displays a decor of cinema stars without elegance, with a decoration reminiscent of the Greek-Roman thermal baths. Good news, it is not necessary to be accommodated at the hotel to enjoy these 1700 m 2 dedicated to wellness and sport, the sum of 180 € per person gives you access to this little paradise for the day. Children are welcome from 5 years of age. Luxury and retrouvés.

The Swan Look is nestled in a cour courtyard on the heights of Belleville. Pierre, wood, parquet, ceiling height, natural light… He kept the charm of the artisan workshops there. Since 1983, this place of contemporary dance and chamber music - it is also a workspace for its membership artists. Many choreographers who count or counted have gone through this: Daniel Larrieu, Dominique Hervieu, Régis Huvier, Charles Cré-Ange, Francesca Lattuada, Odile Duboc, Jean Gaudin, Paco Decina, Lari Leong, Elsa Wolliaston, Graziella Martinez… In addition to his regular programming, Le Regard du Cygne offers series of special representations adopting several forms, such as the wild shows which, since 1998, offer amateur and professional artists the possibility of testing their creations, expose yourself to public criticism.

Many workshops will allow amateurs to improve. Dance, singing, theatre, yoga, Qi Gong are offered at very attractive rates. All of these disciplines aim to develop their spirit and body and provide, in the long term, benefits that you will talk to teachers and practitioners. Certainly an excellent way to start the spring!

This is one of the architectural jewels of the capital, having experienced in recent years major restoration work to restore its splendour. With a pool of impressive dimensions - 33 m x 10 m - the pool of Amiraux is distinguished by its history. The building, designed by Henri Sauvage in 1922, was intended to house the working families in a collective way. The government's desire at the time to give everyone access to leisure led to the inauguration of the swimming pool in 1930. Two floors of passageways lead to individual cabins. The tiles of the beaches and the exterior façade are identical to that of the Paris metro: swim in a jewel of Art Nouveau architecture which is classified as a Historical Monument! The complex has recently been upgraded, including a modernization of access to showers for people in wheelchairs. The atmosphere is very friendly, many regulars meet there, and moviegoers as it is in this pool that was shot a scene from the film Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain. You can learn to swim or improve and enjoy aqua-gym courses. Beware, however, this "historic" swimming pool attracts curious people and is therefore often very busy.

The volunteers of this association propose outings in which members participate. Appointments are made in front of a Paris train station and hikers leave by train for a destination in an Ile-de-France department; it is possible to join the group at the arrival station. Longer hikes are organised for a weekend or more. The program indicates for each outing the distance or duration of the hike, its destination and the planned pace. Most of the exits are at average speeds, from 4 to 4.5 km/h. It will be very easy for you to find hikes adapted to your tastes and fitness level. They are free of charge, but transport and food costs remain the responsibility of the members. Please note that on a trial basis, you can participate in one or two hikes before joining.

In addition to being a big name in the French gastronomy, Taillevent has earned a solid reputation for its exceptional wine shops. And apart from the sale of wines and wine accessories, les Caves offers several services: wedding list, corporate gifts but also of oenological cocktails including the tasting of 3 wines, followed by a dinner in the Le Taillevent restaurant or in the Les 110 of Taillevent brasserie (aperitif from 7:30 pm to 9 pm) or wine evenings with the tasting of 5 wines and a dinner buffet (from 8 pm. to 10:30 pm) from 5 to 25 people.

This agency organises diving cruises in exceptional sites.

The advantage of this swimming pool in the heart of Paris is undoubtedly its Olympic pool, complemented by a smaller 25 x 12.5 m pool. When the sun comes back, its all grass solarium is quickly invaded by a crowd eager for a good sunbathing. From June to September, the great basin is discovered. Ideal for relaxing. It should be noted that it is possible to pass your swimming certificate there.

Gardeners seeking to improve their skills can attend SNHF conferences and demonstrations without having to be one of its members - note, however, that they benefit from discounts or even free access to its activities. On the agenda of conferences, for example: "The Succulents of Namibia" and "About the Conophytum". This association, whose ambition is to be "a place of reference, reflection and exchange on knowledge, culture, conservation and use of plants", relays information on public events, courses or exhibitions, particularly on its website.

You will be staying in the old hotel of the Dukes of Noailles… Renovated in 2011, the well-being area (250 m ²) of this hotel at the edge of the Tuileries garden is a haven of peace. The small basin (15 x 4 m) of freshwater treated with ozone is bathed with a blue and sifted light. The atmosphere is zen, soft and relaxing. After the Rain is a luxurious Swiss Spa. To prolong the pleasure of swimming, the «spa lunch» formula includes a facial care (30 minutes), a relaxing massage (30 minutes) as well as a lunch at the hotel bar, the ideal place to combine food and water relaxation, free from rumors of the city.

Coin-Cuisine is first a store selling kitchen utensils, including in its online shop. But Coin-Cuisine also offers cooking courses on very varied themes. For example: festive cuisine, Catalan menu, variations on mushrooms, variations around tarts and pies, etc. Workshops include 8 to 9 participants maximum. Apart from Saturday classes, tailor-made workshops are organized during the week depending on the time you have (1h, 2h, etc.) with friends, colleagues, family. Culinary variations workshop: complete variations of the preparations according to the theme, from the peeling to the presentation, through the cooking of all the products used. Child birthday: customized workshop according to the age of children. Free electron (duration and hours to be defined) for groups with theme to define according to your wishes.

As well as the profession of wine lovers, the profession of tea experts provokes thousands of questions from the audience, the substance of which revolves around the delicate question "but how do they make so many aromas? '. Well, even if a personal donation seems welcome, it is learning and better, it works! A good dose of motivation, the firm intention not to conceal its smell or taste, the opening to countries where tea is built in the art of living, and very much to bet that by some classes of the tea school, created by the Palace des Thés in 1999, you can make the difference, blindfolded, between a sencha and a bancha, and more. in which climatic conditions these teas have been picked. To do this, you must follow the introductory courses for tea tasting in 10   modules: " What is tea? ", "in good conditions", "tasting mechanisms", "express sensations"; " Japanese teas ". After that, you can fully appreciate training sessions for tea tasting, in the area of particular interest to us: the session of green teas and that of teas in Japan. More theoretical, conferences are also given as one on the tea ceremony, chanoyu, tea in Japan, or tea and ceramics, guided tour of the Guimet museum. The program can change for the year to follow, find out! The School of Tea also organizes intensive sessions over a week together with the 3 axes of the above curriculum, which makes it possible to further elaborate on the topic in detail, finally twice a year the school organizes travel in total immersion in the tea universe in Darjeeling. The Tea School is a superb 200 m ² space dedicated to tea, including a wall of curiosity (our of unusual tea objects), library, dining room and tea pavilion where you can get to chanoyu. Courses propose to treat tea in Japanese or Chinese style. Tastings and ceremonies are the subject of courses or courses at the unit according to what suits you most. Weekend discoveries or discoveries, tasting evenings or discoveries for children, a whole range of activities is at your disposal to discover and practice an art that is thousands of years old!

The National Federation of Transport User Associations (FNAUT) was created in 1978. Today, it brings together 150 associations located in all French regions.

As an approved consumer association, FNAUT advises and defends users of all modes of transport and represents them before public authorities and transport companies.

As a public interest pressure group, FNAUT strives to influence transport and spatial planning policy.

One of the advantages of the Octave et Arpège school, located in Edouard Manet's apartment, is that you can enrol throughout the year, depending of course on availability. Within the framework of the music school (there is also a theatre school), two formulas are offered to adults: one, formula 1, including a 1/2 hour private singing lesson per week (in addition to group lessons, solfege and master class) and the other, formula 2, a 3/4 hour private singing lesson. The annual membership fee is €100 and the semi-annual fee is €540 for Formula 1 and €690 for Formula 2 (2018/19 season).

Located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris in the Cour des Lions sports complex, which brings together lovers of boxing, dance, martial arts, table tennis and indoor sports, it has a 25 m pool. Equipped with 6 swimming lanes, it is the kingdom of the length eaters, who can come there to train, work on their swimming techniques and get physically active. This pool is also used for swimming lessons, sessions adapted for disabled people, diving, swimming with fins and aquagym sessions.

Jane and Olivier Pugliesi-Conti opened the first Franco-American cooking school. It is a workshop where different chefs take turns, with courses given in English on very different themes, whether salty or sweet. Local, bistro, world, fusion, festive or gastronomic cuisine... Learn the basics in kitchens that look like yours so you can reproduce the recipes at home.

What wine for which dish? How to taste Great wines? Champagne, the secrets of the myth? … Programs are varied to meet all the expectations of wine lovers. In an evening or a day of courses according to the theme, you will master the art of tasting. Courses are provided by professionals. Caution, it is prudent to book quickly because the calendars are filled quickly. Possibility to offer courses in gift certificates.

Do you have the phobia of water? Destressez you: everyone can learn to swim and be well in water. This is the credo of Assocaition Archimedes. Do not trust the address of this association: Noyer Street! Dare diving! Archimedes guarantees a group dynamic, with small numbers to keep everyone pace. Swimmers are in the water with you, to reassure you, accompany you in your learning. Ponds are reserved with hot water (between 29 ° C and 33 ° C) required to learn to swim. It is addressed to all, from first to fourth age… Swimmers can also improve and older people have a gym course for them alone. Archimedes intervenes in a dozen pools in Paris.

Arabic is the fourth most spoken language in the world. The rhyme of the Arabic children is Ali Baba and the forty thieves, or Aladdin and his fabulous magic lamp. At the Institut du Monde Arabe, modern Arabic courses are offered to children (in small groups of ten to twelve) from the age of seven. The goal is to enable children express themselves fluently in this language, while developing their creativity. Their achievements are regularly tested through an evaluation system. At the end of the year, these children take part in shows with songs, stories, sketches.

Referring to a work by Tennessee Williams, this space was created in 1983 in a former printing plant. The architect Pierre-Louis Faloci rehabilitated it by respecting the glass windows which shed a great light on the activities of this "research laboratory" open to theatre people, choreographers, performers, video designers, artists… there is a hall for performances and five rehearsal studios. Workshops and training courses in contemporary dance are offered in this world apart. Among the artists who were able to see at the Glass Menagerie include Claudia Triozi, Alain Buffard, Jérôme Bel, Emmanuelle Huynh, Raimund Hoghe, Rachid Ouramdane, Boris Charmatz, Nadia Lauro, Nicolas Floc'h, Daniel Larrieu, Francesca Lattuada… Take place in these places Les Inaccoutumés since 1995 and Strange cargo since 1997.

Renovated in 2009, this swimming pool with its two pools of 25 m and 12.50 m welcomes you to a large sports complex (gymnasium, martial arts room...). It has the advantage of not being (too) crowded. We appreciate the bay window that runs along a whole section of the room, offering a pleasant luminosity. The only drawback is that the schedules are quite limited during the week (except on Wednesdays).

Spéos is an international photography school for professionals. Every summer, Spéos organizes 15-hour workshops open to beginners and experienced amateurs. Among the proposed themes: "Advertising photography", "Black and White Laboratory - The Stop-System", "Introduction to studio photography", "Portrait and fashion photography" and "Introduction to Photoshop for photographers". The competence of the speakers and the artistic requirement make these workshops very interesting! Attention: Spéos being a British school, some courses are only taught in English (ask at the time of registration).

The Poissonniers sports center is equipped with a stadium and a 400-meter athletic track. Inside, there are two gymnasiums with tracks (volleyball, handball, basketball, badminton), three tennis courts and a climbing wall. The buildings are a bit dilapidated, the place is sometimes difficult to find, as it is wedged between a former military building and the ring road, but the sports facilities themselves are acceptable. Some people say that the whole place should soon benefit from a deep renovation. The place is accessible with the tramway.

In addition to a great name in gastronomy, Lenôtre is a professional school that trains people in the food industry, as well as a school for amateurs. Guided by chefs trained in pedagogy, beginners or experienced chefs, here you will find a complete range of sweet and savoury workshops grouped under different themes: "Gaston's daily meals", his "emblematic pastries", his "Gestures and techniques"... Learn step by step, in a friendly atmosphere, the house's little and big secrets which also offers workshops for children and teenagers.

The École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris offers courses for adults outside its diplômant curriculum. It offers the possibility for anyone over the age of 16 to practise drawing and painting throughout the year, as part of the course-paid courses under the guidance of experienced stakeholders. In addition, morphology courses and modelling courses are offered in July during summer courses. In a prestigious setting, teachers will issue after-model design courses (pencil, black stone, pen and washing), morphology (pencil, black stone, pen and washing) or paint (acrylic, gouache, oil). Note that these last two courses are aimed at people who have a good mastery of the drawing.