Things to Do in Helena

Rhythm N Motion fetes shimmying strut masters and boogying beginners alike with its high-energy adult dance classes, in which you can bust moves in a supportive and fun environment. Burn calories and mold muscles Tuesdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. with Burlesque Strip Aerobics, a total-body workout that emphasizes fun, flirtation, and fitness set to old-school jazz music. The class doffs its dapper cap at the tease element of strip keeping students comfortable and fully clothed. The Tuesday evening 6–7 p.m. timeslot ushers in Hip-Hop Fusion, which engages abs and extremities in rhythmic sweat sessions useful for cardio development and stockpiling moves for future DDR-based job interviews. Thursday evening Ballroom 101 classes sate steppers and swayers with a variety of dances, regularly featuring the social swirls and soulful shakes of the tango, hustle, waltz, foxtrot, and wolfgallop performed with or without a partner from 7 to 8 p.m.

The 18 holes at Frank House Municipal Golf Course embroil golfers in a test of skills and mental toughness as they guide orbs over a lush, emerald carpet. After completing the relatively straight front nine, players must adjust aim for shots on the back nine, where all but three of the holes make severe dogleg turns. One of these doglegs, the 18th, forces players to lay up short of a lake, and then approach over its width or try to freeze it over with an icy glare.

Course at a Glance:

• 18-hole, par 72 course
• Total length of 6,346 yards from the back tees
• Course rating of 69 from the back tees
• Course rating of 119 from the back tees
• Three sets of tees per hole

From their home base at Frank House Municipal Golf Course, the PGA pros at the Harper Miller School of Golf help golfers fix broken swings and patch up holes in strategic thinking. Lessons zero in on the fundamentals of grip, posture, and alignment—key components of a winning swing and textbook ice-cream-cone devouring. Short-game clinics help to develop confidence around the green with practice on the putting stroke, chipping accuracy, and bunker play. The pros also follow students out onto the course for playing lessons, which focus on such course-management tactics as how to choose the right club, when to lay up, and when to lie down and take a moment to enjoy the beauty of nature around you.