Zumba Fitness DVD
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Latin-infused dance workouts are 'good heart   - The Daily News Online
Good heart medicine,” says Patti Rae, the local Pilates instructor who has added a Zumba class to her offerings at Body Balance Pilates Studio in downtown Longview.

Posted Date: August 26, 2008

Zumba takes shape as newest exercise craze  - Pittsurgh Tribune Review
"You have to be willing to laugh at yourself. As an adult, it is more difficult to remember patterns. I'm not a dancer, but the more you catch on, the more intense you can make the workout."

Posted Date: August 25, 2008

Shaking it in the sand: Zumba workout incorporates Latin music, dance  - The Journal Times
“It makes you feel like you’re on vacation,” said Wilckens, who is also a participant in Nino’s classes at the athletic club.

Posted Date: August 23, 2008

Zumba classes blend aerobics, dance for effective, joyous workouts  - dailygazette.com
“You won’t believe how much you will sweat,” said Cawley. “You don’t realize how hard you are working. It is estimated that you can burn up to 700 calories in a hour.”

Posted Date: August 21, 2008

Born to Dance the Zumba  - Thread
Zumba made me feel like I was enjoying a hobby – albeit a very productive one. I left the studio buzzing and eager for more. In fact, I think I might fill out that application form tomorrow

Posted Date: August 11, 2008

Getting fit with Zumba  - Channel 8
Fitness junkies are going wild about a Zumba, a new aerobic workout making its way to the United States.

Posted Date: August 8, 2008

Zumba Shakes the Monotony Out of Ordinary Aerobics Classes  - The Washington Post
"Exercisers don't have to swivel their hips and shake their buns to get a good workout, but it sure can be fun."

Posted Date: July 31, 2008

Dance Class Offers Latin Flavor  - KentNewsNet
Laughter and hand-clapping could be heard as students shook their hips and moved their feet to the Latin rhythms that filled the air. These students weren't at a Latin dance party - they were participating in the new ZUMBA group fitness class offered at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

Posted Date: July 23, 2008

Zumba has locals 'moving fast and having fun'  - News Link Indiana
Bane said it was obvious at first that people weren’t sure what to make of Zumba. However, the popularity and interested has definitely grown. Weekly, between 20-to-30 people participate in Zumba classes at the Downtown YMCA on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Class sizes swelled to about 50 after the New Year.

Posted Date: July 18, 2008

Zooming off extra pounds  - Shelbyville Times-Gazette
It's Zumba, the new heat wave in aerobic exercise that's defined as being "Latin dance aerobics with an international flair." Zumba has been quite popular since it hit some of the local gyms last year, but in recent months, its popularity has reached a whole new level.

Posted Date: July 17, 2008

Kids Zumba Is A Hit  - WBOY-TV
"Well, we like the fact that it's an opportunity for the kids to have fun, exercise to stay active and they incorporate the idea of exercise as a lifestyle choice," says McCutcheon.

Posted Date: July 15, 2008

Zumba: It's a sizzling new trend in dance exercise  - HeraldNet
Zumba's so hot there are classes in Everett, Marysville, Lake Stevens and Monroe with new classes starting soon in Stanwood. Some classes draw 130 people. There's a petition drive at Everett's YMCA for more classes.

Posted Date: July 13, 2008

Zumba away worries, inhibitions, calories  - Business Courier
Rahn, a graphic designer at Mason-based Prasco Laboratories, moonlights as a fitness trainer and recently has become swept up in the hot workout trend "Zumba." She became a certified Zumba instructor last fall and teaches four weekly classes at several local facilities. "It's the coolest thing I've ever done in my life," she said.

Posted Date: July 11, 2008

Samba Lines at the Gym  - New York Times
WITH a name like Zumba, the exercise class defined by its Latin rhythms and party atmosphere was not exactly an easy sell at first. “Zumba?” people would ask. (It connotes buzzing like a bee, or going fast, in Spanish.) Worse, it could have run the course of any other fitness fad: Word of mouth excitement. Feverish following. Media attention. Hardcore fans. Then on to the next fitness craze.

Posted Date: July 10, 2008

Zumba creator brings the party to Pittsburgh  - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mr. Perez was in Pittsburgh recently to conduct workshops to sharpen the skills of existing Zumba instructors, and to certify more. More than 360 people from throughout the eastern United States attended the three-day event at Robert Morris University's Island Sports Center on Neville Island, the largest Zumba workshop ever conducted. Two years ago, Zumba was virtually unknown in Pittsburgh. Today, thousands of people in the area take classes.

Posted Date: July 9, 2008

Can you do the Zumba?  - Hampton Roads
The instructor claims to have never danced before she tried Zumba. But once the Latin music starts - bongo drums, trumpets, guitars - and Dawn Bradley's hips start to swivel across the exercise room, that's hard to believe. Her knees swing side to side, and her hips back and forth, merengue- style. Her eyes flash. Her hands fling off in the air, as if to say, "Ay, caramba!"

Posted Date: July 8, 2008

Huntington residents meet creator of Zumba phenomenon  - Herald Dispatch
A Latin dance fitness program is spreading in popularity across the nation. Recently, a few Huntington residents were able to meet the creator of the phenomenon, Beto Perez.

Posted Date: July 2, 2008

Add a dash of salsa to your day with Zumba  - Bradenton Herald
"It doesn't feel like you're working out," Fera said. She buys steel for an auto supplier. "Everyone at my day job makes fun of me because I'm always cha-cha-ing around. I feel really good, and I have a lot more energy. There's days when I come in from a very stressful work week and right when the music hits, it melts away. You can't not have a good time."

Posted Date: June 30, 2008

Zoom, zoom, zooming their way to fitness  - Daily Herald
Zumba also seems to involve something else -- smiles and laughter. Most of the trainees Sunday had no previous dance experience. Some had no previous aerobic teaching experience. And still others had found Zumba as their first foray into exercise that they actually enjoy.

Posted Date: June 30, 2008

Zumba for your health  - Max Entertainment Magazine
It combines the sexy hip movement and melodic beats of Latin music with the intensity of an aerobic workout. Zumba has taken the nation by storm and has become a favorite for every age, gender and fitness level.

Posted Date: June 26, 2008

Ditch the workout and join the party!  - 9news.com
In 1999, after his success in Colombia, Beto brought the class to the United States where it has taken off in health clubs all over the country, including the Colorado Athletic Club in Denver. Zumba instructor Ginger McCann took Susie through her paces.She said an intense Zumba workout can burn up to 1,000 calories a class.

Posted Date: June 24, 2008

Exercise classes use dance to help people burn calories  - Beaumont Enterprise
"It's fun and doesn't seem like exercise," said Esther Randall, 55, owner of an insurance agency in Beaumont. "I can be drenched from head to toe but I never get bored with the workout."

Posted Date: June 17, 2008

ZUMBA PARA TODOS  - Nuevo Excelsior
México es el segundo país en importancia de esta disciplina, por eso se eligió como sede para el primer congreso latinoamericano

Posted Date: June 15, 2008

Zumba has the moves to be an aerobics hit  - nj.com - Everything New Jersey
"It's very intimidating the unknown," she said. "But once they see it, they'll fall in love with it." That was the case for Simonini herself. She went to her first Zumba class one year ago with a friend, and she immediately became hooked going to the class five times a week. Not only was it a lot of fun, but Simonini, who had recently given birth to a daughter, said she shed 30 pounds of baby weight.

Posted Date: June 9, 2008

Zumba groupies: 'Join the party'  - Seacoastonline.com
"It brings out that music that you have inside yourself," said Lilly, who is originally from Mexico, but now lives in Stratham. "It makes you feel happy and brings out your inner child. It gives you the energy for the day." That's because Lilly has discovered the growing dance fitness craze called Zumba (pronounced Zoom-ba) where participants sway their hips, swing their arms and shimmy their bodies to fastpaced traditional Latin salsa and merengue music.

Posted Date: June 5, 2008

Move Fast, Have Fun: Zumba classes have few rules, lots of enthusiasm  - Winston-Salem Journal
Deloris Wilson used to think that unloading the truck at the home-goods store where she works counted as exercise. She is rethinking that after taking her first Zumba class at the Central YMCA. "I thought that was exercise," Wilson said. "This is exercise." Wilson had stepped outside the room to catch her breath. Through the window, she could watch Cortney Wilson continue to lead more than 90 people in dancelike moves designed to get the heart rate up and tone those muscles to the steady thump-thump of music.

Posted Date: May 20, 2008

Zoom-zoom...it's Zumba  - The News Times
"Zumba gives you a great workout. It strengthens your core muscles," said Hess, a New Fairfield resident. "This is so important since doctors state that the midsection is the unhealthiest place to put on weight." It also tightens the behind, improves back strength, and gives an all-around full-body workout. Students will burn about 1,000 calories in each hour-long class, Hess said.

Posted Date: May 20, 2008

Zumba classes provide a workout and a cultural experience  - The Tribune
A new twist to working out called Zumba is bringing women from across northern Colorado together to get in shape and have a little fun in the process. The workout routine, which is offered in many gyms across Greeley and Evans, sets dance-like moves to upbeat Latin music to give participants a low-impact workout.

Posted Date: May 20, 2008

Get fit with Zumba, a blend of Latin dance and aerobics moves  - Free Press
"It doesn't feel like you're working out," Fera said. She buys steel for an auto supplier. "Everyone at my day job makes fun of me because I'm always cha-chaing around. I feel really good, and I have a lot more energy. There's days when I come in from a very stressful workweek and right when the music hits, it melts away. You can't not have a good time."

Posted Date: May 16, 2008

Kids finding exercise, good times in  - The Charlotte Observer
One answer to the problem can be found Wednesday and Thursday afternoons at the Harris YMCA in southeast Charlotte, where elementary school students are dancing -- Latin dancing -- and can't get enough. It helps that the music is loud and the classes involve lots of jumping around.

Posted Date: May 10, 2008

Journey to Zumba is an escape from the real world  - Savannah Morning News
Through the years I've been to all kinds of YMCA classes - step aerobics, pilates and yoga to list a few. So I pride myself in knowing most of the lingo - around the world, cha-cha, mambo, cat stretch and down dog. So when I went to my first Zumba class I was prepared to listen. However, the only thing I heard was very loud music. I immediately planted myself in the back of the room, near the door, in case I needed to make a quick getaway. Zumba started and I was jumping all over the place like an idiot. During the class, I was amazed at how all the women in front of me and beside me knew all the moves without a single prompt from instructor Cara Peoples.

Posted Date: May 10, 2008

Beto Perez named as a Florida International Magazine Power Player 2008!!!  - Florida Magazine
The past year has been an exciting time for spectacular innovations, career-defining deals, astounding creativity and captivating moments in the spotlight. And in every one of those cases, there was an individual with a Florida connection who made it happen. These are the 2008 Power Players.

Posted Date: April 24, 2008

Fitness is fun with Zumba  - Mobile County Neighbors
"Zumba is all about letting your hair down, having fun and burning calories. It's easy, fun and surprisingly enough our older member out-do the younger members."

Posted Date: April 23, 2008

Zumba in Venezuela  - El Nacional

Posted Date: April 20, 2008

Zumba mixes Latin beat, aerobics  - Cape Cod Times
We did moves like "cutting the sugar cane," which had up-and-down moves to work those legs as we wielded imaginary machetes There was some punching, which exercised arms badly in need of tightening after a winter hidden under sweaters, and all those hip moves certainly worked the abs. It was definitely a great workout, and the hour flew by.

Posted Date: April 17, 2008

Zumba benefit draws enthusiasts, donors  - Asbury Park Press
When Danielle Ippolito leads a zumba class, she wants her dancers to break a sweat. On Saturday, she was hoping they would break the bank, too, and help establish a trust fund for her nephew.

Posted Date: April 13, 2008

Zumba: Newest exercise craze mixes Latin music, dance moves for aerobic workout  - TCPalm
This high-energy workout isn’t your typical group exercise class. Hips shake, hands clap, shoulders shimmy, and feet pivot, step and slide to a Latin-international hip-hop beat that gets you moving.

Posted Date: April 7, 2008

Studio Zumba offers exercise ‘party'  - Toledo Free Press
During his lunch break, FedEx driver Doug Jones exercises in the back of his truck. One day, his high-intensity workout drew the suspicion of security guards from the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton. The guards weren't sure what they would find as they approached the trembling vehicle. What they found was Doug, engaged in Zumba, a Latin exercise program sweeping across America.

Posted Date: April 4, 2008

Singapore prepares for the launch of Zumba!  - i-weekly Magazine

Posted Date: April 3, 2008

Zumba named Group Exercise program of the year in China  - Men's Health Magazine

Posted Date: April 2, 2008

A bailar Zumba!  - Univision.com
Y ¿cómo lo hace? Simplemente bailando, bailando y bailando. Sea cual sea tu edad, tu ritmo o tu nivel de coordinación, te puedes apuntar a una de estas divertidas clases que no sólo te servirán para desconectar mentalmente de tu día a día y pasártelo en grande, sino que también aprovecharás para quitarte calorías de encima.

Posted Date: March 30, 2008

Zumba Craze in China  - China Fitness and Beauty Magazine

Posted Date: March 24, 2008

Zumba sweeping the dancefloor  - The Sun - Lifestyle - Hong Kong
Recently Perez, was in Kuala Lumpurto help lay down the groundwork for starting Zumba in the country. He along with fellow dance instructor Tanya Beardsley, gave a series of Master Classes to other dance instructors.

Posted Date: March 19, 2008

Zumba fitness craze reaches Hong Kong 

Posted Date: March 13, 2008

Zumba shakes it in Joburg  - Verve
Zumba in South Africa

Posted Date: March 10, 2008

Zumba Hero  - Bay News 9
Lois says it took a lot of hard work and extra practice for her to pick up the routines, but she decided she wanted to become a certified Zumba instructor, so she did all the extra work whenever she could.

Posted Date: March 10, 2008

Dance music, moves propel a new type of exercise class  - Ventura County Star
Tall and well-built, with sandy blond hair and a thick moustache, he faces a long wall of mirrors as students dressed in exercise gear glance around expectantly, waiting for him to begin. Suddenly his hips, clad in tight black pants, begin to swivel to the beat of the Latin music that blasts over the loudspeakers. "Only do what you can do," he yells over his shoulder to the crowd as they scramble to imitate his quick-moving gyrations and fancy footwork, and before you can say "Shakira," the Zumba class has begun.

Posted Date: March 10, 2008

Shake, rattle and Zumba in Eagle County  - Vail Daily
In recent years many clubs have offered classes in funk, hip hop, stomp and even pole-dancing, to name of few, but since its nationwide debut on NBC’s Today show in October, Zumba, a fusion of Latin and international music, has popped up at gyms around the country and here in Eagle County.

Posted Date: March 10, 2008

Gear Test, Dance-Workout DVDs  - New York Times
In late May, Zumba Fitness, a Florida company, will release a children's version of its signature international dance-workout DVDs, which have sold 3.5 million copies since 2002.

Posted Date: March 6, 2008

Zumba for health  - The Times West Virginian
Janet Trump was 10 pounds from her goal of losing 147 pounds when she found Zumba, a Latin aerobic exercise that, along with a diet, changed her life.

Posted Date: March 3, 2008

Marinela Takes Zumba Dance Craze To Kids  - Hispanic PR Wire
In order to promote a more active and healthy lifestyle among today's youth, Marinela announces the launch of a limited edition ZumbAtomic DVD series, a new Zumba Fitness dance program created especially for kids.

Posted Date: March 3, 2008

Zumba takes the resort by storm  - Delaware Beachcomber
"Zumba is a high-energy exercise with lo-impact moves that is sweeping the exercise world."

Posted Date: February 21, 2008

Snead Ferry sizzles with   - Top Sail
"Zumba can be done by anyone, any age and any size."

Posted Date: February 20, 2008

Everybody, Zumba!  - The Connection
Sixteen women, of all ages, tried to keep up. Rather than choreography, it was more like individual artistic interpretation, even when participants were zigging when others were zagging. There were lots of smiles, lots of water bottles in use.

Posted Date: February 19, 2008

How I Got This Body: Shake, shake, shake  - Star Tribune
It's kind of a follow-the-leader. There's not a lot of verbal cues and you don't have to memorize choreography. It's so easy, anybody at any level can come and have fun and have a good workout. It feels like we're dancing, and we are. We're laughing and just shaking it. We shake our bootys and we shake everything. We have a lot of fun, and the steps you learn you can take and actually go dancing.

Posted Date: February 15, 2008

A Fitness Phenomenon  - Hispanic Magazine
“I feel like Forest Gump,” Beto tells a group of about 100 students at a recent Zumba training workshop held in Los Angeles. “You know how in the movie, Forest Gump started running and people started following him? Well, I feel like I started dancing and people started following me.”

Posted Date: February 1, 2008

Tarian Zumba Bantu Cantikkan Bentuk Badan  - Berita Harian - Citra - Hong Kong

Posted Date: January 29, 2008

Zumba Fitness Craze Catches On In Tucson  - KOLD News
If logging hours mindlessly on the treadmill doesn't exactly motivate you to keep with that New Year's resolution, maybe you need to try dancing. On the south side of Tucson, a group of people have taken up Zumba, which combines Latin dance and fitness.

Posted Date: January 27, 2008

Working out is like a party  - Evening Sun
"It targets the cardio system, hips, the waist, the lower back - all the typical areas where most women tend to gain the most weight," McAlister said. "You sweat like you have never sweated before in your life."

Posted Date: January 25, 2008

Dance fitness craze moves to Latin beat  - Toledoblade.com
Curiously, Ohio is a hotbed for Zumba, particularly in the Dayton area. That's where Joan and Doug Jones established what Mrs. Jones said is the world's first Studio Zumba a year ago, and where a crew from the Today show filmed a report last fall.

Posted Date: January 23, 2008

Zumba Classes a hit at atea fitness centers  - seMissourian.com
With a record number of 48 at the first class after their demo Dec. 22, numbers have remained high with more than 35 participants at each session, said Toni Craft, group exercise coordinator at Fitness Plus. "Zumba is blowing our other classes away," she said.

Posted Date: January 21, 2008

What's Shaking  - The Boston Globe
Zumba, combining hip-shaking Latin dance moves with high-energy aerobics, has become one of the hottest workout crazes of recent vintage, spreading northward from South America and Florida to calypso-challenged regions like New England.

Posted Date: January 18, 2008

Resident teaches Latin-inspired aerobic class  - Humble/Kingwood News
DANCE instructor Cindy Samudio helps others lose weight and get fit with Zumba, a Latin music-infused aerobic dance that's being used in health facilities and gyms both locally and worldwide. Samudio, a Kingwood resident and instructor at the West Lake Houston Family YMCA, said the music and exercise combination makes for a fun workout.

Posted Date: January 17, 2008

Zumba Classes becoming a popular fitness option in Burlington  - Burlington Free Press
Area instructors say their class is filled with participants from age 15 to 60, mostly women but some men as well. While dance experience is not required, the workout is popular with people who like to dance. An appreciation for Latin and world music is also helpful.

Posted Date: January 16, 2008

Zumba, not your typical aerobics class  - SouthtownStar.com
Those with two left feet ought to consider the upbeat workout that incorporates salsa, merengue and cumbia, because the steps are very repetitive and surprisingly easy to learn, not to mention incredibly fun.

Posted Date: January 8, 2008

Make workout a class act  - The Enquirer
But don't worry if you have two left feet. At the Innovative Fitness Studio in Lawrenceburg, many of the women, ages 35-50, are first-timers, says owner Kelly Badinghaus. And the class is new to many clubs, including Better Bodies Fitness Center.

Posted Date: January 8, 2008

Dancing away 2007 and into 2008  - China Daily
The world’s highest sports dancing, Zumba, is making its way into China. Zumba originates from North America and it is another name for mix-matching. In fact, Zumba is kind of like a combination of all the popular dances, like Latin dances, belly dances.

Posted Date: January 4, 2008

Get a workout while dancing to a Latin beat  - Aiken Standard
The workouts mix body sculpting movements with easy to follow dance steps. With Zumba, the combination of fitness training and resistance training works to maximize fat and calorie burning. Most of Zumba's routines feature a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone the body.

Posted Date: January 3, 2008

ZUMBA: Ditch the workout, join the party!  - Can-Fit-Pro Magazine
"When we began our journey, our goal was to design a fun, effective class for all - all ages, all countries, and all levels of fitness."

Posted Date: January 1, 2008

Groove while you lose  - Estylo Magazine
Zumba amps up Latin dance for a cardio workout party.

Posted Date: January 1, 2008

Movin' & Groovin'  - Hudson Valley Magazine
It's addictive; proponents swear it is life-changing. Why, it's almost like a religious experience for some. What's all the fuss about? Zumba: a fast-paced fitness program based on Latin dance and music that's sweeping the nation -- and the Hudson Valley.

Posted Date: January 1, 2008

Are you ready to Zumba?  - Quick and Simple Magazine
Combine salsa with samba, add a sprinkle of tango and a dash of belly dancing and you've got Zumba, the workout craze that's sweeping the country.

Posted Date: January 1, 2008

Dance Fever  - St. Louis Woman Magazine
Zumba looks tricky at first, but you'll catch on. Debbie Withrow knows. She's been taking the Latin-flavored fitness class for a year now and she's hooked on the high-energy music and salsa-style steps.

Posted Date: January 1, 2008

Zumba makes excersise a party  - The Record.com
Cool name, cool moves make it the latest craze to hit fitness studios. Zumba is the Latin-inspired dance aerobic program following hot on the heels of shows like Dancing With The Stars and So You Think You Can Dance.

Posted Date: December 26, 2007

Fusion Fitness  - Oxygen Magazine
Build muscle. Burn fat. Have a helluva good time doing them both at once...

Posted Date: December 21, 2007

Zumba in China 

Posted Date: December 21, 2007

Exercise classes shake up stress and expectations  - Daily Tar Heel
After semesters of combating cardio, whining through weights, and yammering during yoga, I think I finally found an exercise that doesn't make me cringe. Instead, it makes me shake. Its name is Zumba. Fun to say and fun to do.

Posted Date: November 29, 2007

Moving to the music  - The Buffalo News
Who said exercise can’t be fun? A shimmy here, a side-step there and you’ll find that music becomes motivational when combined with muscletoning calorie-burning dance movements. Nothing new here, right? Wrong.

Posted Date: November 24, 2007

Choreography Corner featuring Beto Perez CanFitPro Magazine  - Can Fit Pro Magazine
Join Beto Perez with his signature steps as he gets his groove on!

Posted Date: November 15, 2007

Zumba Featured in WHIRL Magazine: Time to Zumba!  - Whirl Magazine
The latest dance aerobics class offers fun without skimping on the fitness

Posted Date: November 12, 2007

Moving fast and having fun is what Zumba's all about, and Memphians seem to like it  - Commercial Appeal
Lest the word be mistaken for the latest tennis shoe or a trendy new cocktail, let's set the record straight.

Posted Date: November 4, 2007

Women Matter: Are You Ready To Zumba?  - KPTM FOX 42 News
For many women, the closest they've come to latin dancing is The Macarena but, that's not stopping them from joining a new fitness craze that's sweeping the nation

Posted Date: November 3, 2007

Zumba Onboard With Ocean Village Cruises  - Fast Track Cruise News
The cruise company’s Zumba classes promise to awaken the dance talents of prospective dancers with its Latin-style moves that have already proved popular in the US.

Posted Date: October 31, 2007

Fitness Goes Hollywood  - New Carlisle Sun
Instructor, Lynn Workman, was one of four Dayton-area women chosen to film a new infomercial for ZUMBA. They were flown to Hollywood, given the complete 'star- treatment' and spent five days on set filming with Beto Perez.

Posted Date: October 31, 2007

Drums Alive and Zumba  - The Chronicle
A New Era: The New Trends in Fitness Training

Posted Date: October 30, 2007

My team: Are you ready to Zumba?  - Times Hearld - Record
That's right, Zumba, the latest dance fitness craze sweeping the nation. And it's playing big, really big, at the Middletown YMCA. Don't believe it? Step into the Thursday night class.

Posted Date: October 28, 2007

Are You Ready To Zumba?  - Daily News and Analysis
Hugely popular in the United States of America, Europe and even in England... And now, steps from belly dancing as well as from Indian folk dances like Bhangra have been introduced, making it even more popular in India.

Posted Date: October 27, 2007

Breast-cancer group plans bilingual forum in Tucson  - The Arizona Republic
Get an aerobic Zumba workout while helping to raise funds for the non-profit Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Breast Buds. Zumba is a high-energy fitness program set to Latin and other international music.

Posted Date: October 23, 2007

Zumba fans are dancing into shape to a Latin beat  - The Plain Dealer
Zumba may be spelled similarly to rumba, but this dance fitness craze actually has people doing cha-cha, merengue, salsa and mambo moves -- even people whose closest connection to Latin dance was doing the Macarena in 1996.

Posted Date: October 20, 2007

Zoom, zoom zumba: Fitness craze adds hot rhythm, Latin dance moves to aerobics 
Four times a week here, eager young women (and a few guys) flock to an exercise class that is so popular class members occupy a full basketball court at West Virginia University's recreation center.

Posted Date: October 19, 2007

Whole lotta shaking going on  - Charlotte Observer
Zumba classes kicking into high gear at Stallings fitness center. Zumba has come to Stallings. This dance-type of exercise is the latest fad in aerobic exercise.

Posted Date: October 18, 2007

Zumba It Up  - Local Times Record News
Latin-based dance class drums up interest at Powerhouse

Posted Date: October 17, 2007

Zumba sweeps Soquel dance studio  - Santa Cruz Sentinel
The doors are open. The parking lot is full. And the hypnotic beat of the music carries across the street. What would fill up the Santa Cruz Dance Co. studio at 10 a.m.? Zumba!

Posted Date: October 15, 2007

Zumba shows results  - Dayton Daily News
A crew from NBC's "Today Show" came to Studio Zumba here last week to do a feature on the Latin-flavored exercise craze and one of its most passionate local practitioners.

Posted Date: October 14, 2007

Zumba's catchy tunes, moves find fans  - Shorelines
It's a fast, hour-long dance exercise class that revs up the heart and gives the entire body a workout with steps that include jumping, swaying from side to side, shaking the hips, and dancing in circles.

Posted Date: October 11, 2007

Zumba, The Toning Dance  - Fusion
Zumba finally arrives to Connecticut with certified instructor Ligia Emperatriz who has turned the aerobic class into an addiction

Posted Date: October 7, 2007

El Poder del Zumba  - PERIODICO
Con bases científicas el Zumba esta catalogado como una válvula para liberar el estrés en las personas que lo practican.

Posted Date: October 6, 2007

Burn Baby Burn  - The Chronicle
The music pumped though massive speakers as Cortney Wilson stepped onto the polished floor and began dancing furiously to the pulsating beat.

Posted Date: October 4, 2007

Zumba with Alex in Morgantown  - Corridor Magazine
A heart-thumping, shouldershimmying, hip-shaking, torsotwisting, fast-paced festival of laughter, smiles, sweat and camaraderie begins one night in Morgantown with its usual high-energy kickoff. "Are you ready toZumba?"

Posted Date: October 3, 2007

Zumba shaking up workout routines   - The News-Press
This dance program is for all fitness levels and ages. Even the guys are getting into the swing of things.

Posted Date: October 2, 2007

Zumba Featured in Nikkei Marketing Journal of Japan!  - Nikkei Marketing Journal
Zumba--Latin aerobics--you can dance, have fun, and lose weight. The storm of Zumba, one of the most new and popular fitness programs in the United States, is arriving in Japan soon!

Posted Date: October 2, 2007

Zumba Class May Jump-Start Your Workout  - The Kansas City Channel
A big part of the Family Fitness Challenge is having fun while you get in shape.

Posted Date: October 2, 2007

Zumba Dance Workout Has Something For Everyone  - NY1 News
Add a dash of Latin music, a full dose of Justin Timberlake, a bit of swing, and more, and you've got a little something called Zumba.

Posted Date: September 28, 2007

Zumba Fitness  - Fox 4 Morning Blend
ZUMBA is a fusion of Latin and International music - dance themes that create a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body.

Posted Date: September 24, 2007

Fundraiser offers exercise for a good cause  - The University Daily Kansan
A ‘zumbathon’ takes place at the Student Fitness and Recreation Center. The event. hosted by the Center for Community Outreach, benefits programs such as Jubilee Cafe.

Posted Date: September 21, 2007

Zumba dances into fitness realm  - The Northerner
The recreation center has been heating up twice a week to a Latino fitness dance style, Zumba. According to the Zumba Web site, it is a high energy workout based on the principle that exercise should be "Fun and easy to do." Zumba is also designed to allow participants to stick with the program longer to achieve good health.

Posted Date: September 19, 2007

Studio founders find Zumba craze is Daytonlicious  - Dayton Daily News
Doug and Joan Jones brought the Zumba craze to Dayton almost five years ago after seeing an infomercial and deciding to go to Miami to become certified instructors. With no dance background or experience, but an instant love for the Latin music and people, the Joneses were able to spread their passion for Zumba throughout Ohio.

Posted Date: September 18, 2007

Dancing into shape: Hip-hop, Zumba and funk pump up heart rates, burn calories  - San Luis Obispo County's Website
According to fitness experts, dancing gives a good cardiovascular workout because it increases your heart rate for a sustained period of time, which burns calories and conditions the heart. And because most styles of dance require bending and moving in every possible direction, it also works many different muscles.

Posted Date: September 18, 2007

La reina Yamna esta en pie de guerra contra el sobrepeso  - Las Ultimas Noticias
A un ano de su coronacion como reina de La Pampilla, Yamna Lobos se dio cuenta de que no todo es mover con gracia las caderas y sonreir sin parar la camara. "Quiero mostrar que aca estoy aprendiendo nuevas herramientas para entrar con todo el mundo de la salud, el deporte y la alimentacion", asegura Yamna, desde Estados Unidos. "Como? Estoy grabando unas apariciones en videos para Mexico en que salgo ensenando Zumba, un moderno y entretenido metodo de baile que ya hemos mostrado en Rojo y que ayuda a mantener la linea...

Posted Date: September 17, 2007

Zumba class turns fitness into dance club  - Air Force Print News Today
For those who love to dance but aren't big fans of exercise, McChord's Fitness Center has the perfect solution -- Zumba class. Zumba offers people the chance to learn basic salsa dance moves while getting a good cardiovascular workout, said Charlotte Smith, one of the instructors.

Posted Date: September 14, 2007

Hereabouts: Zumba motivates couple  - Dayton Daily News
Joan Jones vividly remembers the moment she first heard the word "Zumba." "I was sitting at home waiting for my husband Doug to come home from his job at Fed Ex," Jones said. "And I was channel surfing when an info-mercial came on." It was at that moment, five years ago this December, that Jones heard the music and saw the dancing that would draw her interest and her passion. "I remember thinking the music sounded so upbeat and happy," Jones said.

Posted Date: September 13, 2007

Houston Success Story  - Health and Fitness Magazine
Cindy Samudio shares her personal experience since she started doing Zumba and how it changed her life

Posted Date: August 31, 2007

I can't dance, but I can Zumba  - mlive.com
I don't know about you, but at our house lately, it's been Zumba this and Zumba that, and Zumba in the morning, Zumba in the evening, Zumba at suppertime.

Posted Date: August 30, 2007

Zumba Fitness Craze  - kutv.com
It is the latest fitness craze sweeping the world! In our Healthy Living report, how to get your Zumba on! It is a part exercise class and part dance class. This is Zumba, an international fitness craze that's new to Utah. “This is the latest fitness phenomenon. It's taking over the world! It's in 30 different countries, in every state in the U.S. with thousands of instructors and it's just huge,” said Zumba instructor Lindsey Dietlein.

Posted Date: August 28, 2007

Trend Watch: Zumba!  - Health and Fitness Magazine
This dance-sculpting-combo class set to Latin, African, Arabic and Hindu music is steaming things up at all the major health-club chains, so I had to see if it was worth an hour of my workout time. The fun, high energy tunes and all that booty-shaking definitely put Zumba among the most entertaining classes I've ever taken.

Posted Date: August 27, 2007

Zumba combines Latin music with dance, exercise  - YakimaHerald.com
Like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers -- with habañeros.Or Elvis, only more shaking. Queen Latifah, but wilder. Part evening at a nightclub, part flamenco and all exuberance. It's called Zumba, and it joyfully fuses dance and exercise with Latin music.

Posted Date: August 24, 2007

Spice It Up Vary workouts with new fitness routines 
Walking into a Zumba class feels similar to walking into a party. Actually, it's more like a fiesta.

Posted Date: August 23, 2007

What the Heck Is Zumba? Finally, a fitness class that’s fun for even the staunchest gym-o-phobe.  - Westchester Chronicles Magazine
When my editor asked me to write an article about Zumba, an up-and-coming fitness class based on Latin and international dance moves, I begged not to have the assignment. Right in the description, I saw at least two potentials for disaster: the “fitness class” part, something I hadn’t attempted since high school P.E., and the “Latin and international dance moves” part, which I knew wouldn’t jibe with my uncoordinated limbs. My protest fell on deaf ears, though, and Zumba enthusiasts assured me I could hack it. “At a recent Zumba demonstration, a seven-year-old girl stepped out of the crowd to join us. She was absolutely uninhibited and could follow the steps really well,” said instructor Laura Solow, who, after discovering Zumba and losing 30 pounds, was inspired to make teaching it her second career. “Now I can say that I have a seven-year-old and a seventy-six-year-old in the same Zumba class!” Great, I thought, it’ll be that much more embarrassing when I fall on my face and knock all my teeth out.

Posted Date: August 16, 2007

Zumba workout combines dance, fun  - KENS 5 Eyewitness News
The newest exercise wave to sweep across the country is a dance class called Zumba. Its Latin flavor has made Zumba a growing favorite in South Texas. At Heat Aerobics in Victoria, you'll find Hilda Green, the first certified Zumba instructor in Texas. Green has a motivating smile and a love of Latin dancing. Dozens of people of all ages follow teachers through a high-energy routine that's not for the faint of heart.

Posted Date: August 10, 2007

The Zumba experience Aerobic workout, music and fun add up to passion for exercise  - PoughkeepsieJournal.com
Sure, many of us use music to infuse our exercise routine, shutting out the world as we run, walk or stretch. But what about when the music is so closely tied to a fitness routine you can't have one without the other? Or when the activity is so much fun it feels like a celebration - and is almost guaranteed to lift your mood. Enter Zumba, a form of group fitness making its way across the country - and the mid-Hudson Valley. Classes are drawing people of various ages and skill levels enthusiastic for this heart-pounding exercise, which got its start in Colombia.

Posted Date: August 5, 2007

Everybody Zumba! Durr YMCA invites you to join Latin fitness dance craze  - Cincinnati.com
How many times have you signed up for a workout class that labeled itself as fun and easy-to-learn, only to struggle to follow the moves or leave feeling like you broke a blood vessel instead of a sweat? The enthusiasts of Zumba will tell you that the high-energy, Latin-themed exercise routine with, yes, easy-to-follow steps, is a "feel-happy" aerobic workout that will tone your body and mind while exposing you to a world of new music and good times.

Posted Date: August 3, 2007

Latin dance craze sweeps into Milltown   - Sentinel
MILLTOWN - Sweaty bodies gyrate to fast, pumping rhythms. Flushed faces show smiles of ecstatic abandon. And you don't even have to be 21 to get in. This is not a nightclub. It's a workout. Zumba, to be exact.Zumba, a fitness program centering around Latin dance, swept the nation after it was brought here from Colombia by its creator, Beto Perez, in 1999.

Posted Date: August 2, 2007

Houston Success Story- In Balance  - Health and Fitness Magazine
I started teaching Zumba (aerobic Latin dance) classes three times a week. Zumba is a high impact aerobic workout set to Latin music. It combines salsa, merengue, cumbia, flamenco, tango, and belly dancing, to name a few. It is the most awesome cardio workout that I have ever done. I began practicing at home to prepare for my classes. I do all my own choreography with some help from Zumba training DVDs.

Posted Date: July 31, 2007

Fitness routine catches a beat with Zumba  - The Arizona Republic
Zumba is the name of a fitness program developed by Colombian Alberto "Berto" Perez in the early 1990s, but it's pure action verb to the people heating up a room at Dance Dynamix on a recent Tuesday night.Joshua Beck of Houston is here with Phoenix friend Nancy Sirianni, who tells him, "You're going to get the best workout of your life."

Posted Date: July 30, 2007