Zumba

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Anyone here tried Zumba? Is it hard to do? Fun?

I love Zumba and really get into the music.

It's only as hard as you want it to be. If you've had any dance tuition before, you should find following the instructor fairly straight forward. But, if it's new to you, then you might find the choreography hard to follow at the start. In any case, it's meant to be fun, so it doesn't matter if you get the moves wrong. After a few weeks, you'll pick up the dances.

I normally go to a regular class, but I've been plagued by a few (minor) health problems recently and can't wait to be fighting fit, so I can return. I've danced since I was 3yrs, so I find it easy to follow, so long as the instructor has proper dance training. I've been to a couple of classes where the teacher had been on the Zumba course, but definitely did not have proper dance training. I had real problems working out what they were doing with their feet and felt like a beginner. And I went to two classes where the music was far too loud, so I stopped going to them. So, it can be a bit of trial and error to find the perfect class.

I hope you choose to go along, as I'm sure you'll have fun.

It starts in April on a Sat. It's just for an hour and it's for 11 weeks. I paid $110. Not sure if that's the norm range. That's for the local county rate. If someone is from another county it's $125. There is also Zumba Toning and Zumba Gold. Not sure what Zumba Toning is. I do hope to hear tons of Pitbull music.

The dvds are pretty fun, and it's more so in a live class I hear.

I pay £4 per class or £30 per 10 class pass. In your money that's $6 per class or $45 for 10. It does vary, but I've paid around the same at all the classes I've been to. The class is on all the time, so although I've not been in a few months, my pass is still valid. We don't have to go every week.

I've done Zumba Toning. It's not as much of an aerobic workout as Zumba, but you really feel what's it's done to your muscles afterwards. At the class I've been to where Zumba Toning is done, there's an hour of Zumba, followed by an hour of Toning. I only stopped going because the music was far too loud and I felt awkward wearing ear plugs.

I've never heard of Zumba Gold, but I've just read it's aimed at older people.

I'm sure you'll hear lots of Pitbull.

Last edited by Mummy_of_Peanut on 12 Mar 2013, 4:28 am, edited 1 time in total.

I went a few times with a friend. It was fun and not too hard, although it was sometimes a bit of a challenge due to my lack of coordination.

There's a gym I go to that holds a Zumba class two or three times a week and I go there every Wednesday morning. It's not something I'd do everyday but I get a good workout from it.

When I was teaching beginning piano to non piano majors they had hard time playing piano with both hands. Some were trumpet players, some flute some voice. They asked me how I can read so many lines of music at once. It took time. I'm sure I can do Zumba but it may take one or two classes for me to get used to it. It just looks so much fun and I read you can burn up to 1000 calories!

You can burn off a load of calories. My teacher eats an unbelievable amount, to keep her weight up. But, she teaches about 6 classes per week and puts a lot of effort into each one.

I'm doing zumba now 3 times a week. I'm going tonight. I can't wait! It totally relieves stress and depression. The instructor has played several Pitbull music. Bon Bon, Maldito Alcohol and Bailando Por El Mundo. She said she's working on movies for Feel This Moment. We danced to Usher Scream too. After just two lessons I know Bon Bon moves by heart!

I took one class once. My legs got tangled, because I had trouble keeping up. At least, I had fun trying to move and giggling.