Using a selection of hip-hop songs that are "positive and sexy, " the class begins simply and works up to a sweaty, hip-twisting, shoulder-shaking finale, followed by a cool-down.

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It takes in Watermill Inn in the bucolic village of Ings, where a pint pulled from one of the 16 hand pumps can be enjoyed fireside or outside on the sunny terrace, and the Hawkshead Brewery, with its extensive selection of beers such as Cumbrian Five Hop and Lakeland Gold.

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