Zumba fitness is a fitness dance exercise program that keeps everyone motivated by creating a party like atmosphere. Zumba instructors will take their students through a combination of dance steps such as merengue, reggaetone and salsa. Zumba also incorporates fitness exercises such as bicep curls, knee lifts and squats. Zumba fitness is mostly about "booty shaking" dance moves that makes everyone laugh, smile and let loose!
Zumba Music
Zumba music uses mostly Latin rhythms but does contain other upbeat music from swing all the way to calypso. Zumba is all about the music is probably the most important element in the class. A really great Zumba fitness class is one at which you can "feel the music in you." Having those incredible exercise moves and dance steps are just a bonus of course it would not be Zumba without the toe tapping, hip swiveling music that grabs you and just makes you want to get up and move. The music does make Zumba.
The essence or key to Zumba is truly the music and the single most important element of the class. An excellent Zumba class is one in which you "feel the music". The dance steps and exercise moves are just a plus, but it would not be Zumba without the sizzling, toe tapping, hip swiveling music that makes you just want to get up and move! The music makes it Zumba.
How Did Zumba Start
Alberto Beto Perez is a professional dancer and fitness trainer from Colombia South America. Beto is the creator of the Zumba concept. As the story goes one day he forgot to bring his aerobics music to his class and improvised by grabbing some Latin tapes that he had in his car. At first people didn't know what to do so he just told him to move. That class became a big hit and soon was in huge demand. It was originally named "Rumbacize." As soon as Beto arrived in the United States in 1999 he was approached by two entrepreneurs, Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion. They changed the name to "Zumba" and began selling the idea worldwide. By 2002 the first Zumba fitness videos and DVDs were being sold. And at the same time Zumba began training instructors.
By 2008 Zumba had 20,000 trained Zumba instructors in over 35 countries and had sold millions of Zumba DVDs. In 2009 that number has swelled to 35,000 instructors and trainers. And there has been recently a growing trend towards buying Zumba fitness clothing it seems Zumba is making an impact not only in the aerobics in dancing communities but in fashion itself.
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