In her forties, Michele Perron didn't realize how stiff she had gotten until she went to her first Zumba class. The Zumba approach features dance movements to Latin rhythms, including a lot of hip ...

The high-energy dance classes are all the rage, but some critics are taking issue with the fitness craze being labeled as Latin dance. Authentic... Zumba Is A Hit, But Is It Latin? Zumba isn't just a ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Zumba Fitness instructors worldwide are not only using a Latin-heavy song lineup in their classes, they’re also creating new fans for artists such as Pitbull, Daddy Yankee and Don Omar ...

Instructor: Ashley Patchen started teaching herself hip hop in upstate New York. She moved to Colorado for graduate school and fell in love with Latin dance, taking salsa and bachata classes. She’s ...

Love to Zumba? Good news: you don't need a gym membership or a Groupon to get in on the hip-shaking (and calorie-burning!) fun. Plenty of certified Zumba instructors actually upload their choreography ...

TEAYS VALLEY -- Two years ago, Tauletha Chaffin weighed 220 pounds. She began watching the type of food she was consuming and the size of the portions, and she started Zumba classes. Now 85 pounds ...

The deep bass and hypnotic drumbeats beg students to shake and shimmy. In the wood-floored studio at Dance Dynamix in Tempe, the song booming from the sound system shouts: “Are you ready?” AUDIO ...

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Whether your schedule is too jam-packed to regularly fit in a group fitness class, or you sometimes just prefer the comfort of working out in your own home, it can sometimes be a challenge to mix up ...

DANVILLE — The halls of the Danville Area Community Center were filled Monday with playing children and the normal bustle of an early morning, but this week, there is a new addition — Latin music.

Billboard Latin Music Week 2025 is in full swing, kicking off on Monday (Oct. 20) at The Fillmore Miami Beach. On the first day of the conference, execs of lifestyle companies Zumba and BRESH spoke at ...