The Zumba Academy provides many opportunities for Fitness and Dance Instructors to learn to teach Zumba classes so that they can offer Zumba Classes at their facilities. First-time (new) instructors are also welcome to begin their teaching journey with Zumba. Anyone interested in teaching a Zumba course must attend a Zumba Instructor Training Workshop and then must keep their instructor status current through the many options offered by the Zumba Academy.

The first step in becoming a Zumba instructor is to attend one of these two basic courses: Zumba Basic Steps Level 1 or Zumba Gold