Founded in 2001 by Alberto Perez, Alberto Perlman, and Alberto Aghion, Zumba Fitness is a sensational way to stay fit. Zumba Fitness intertwines fitness, culture and entertainment into an exhilarating experience. It had all started in Columbia when Alberto “Beto” Perez forgot his tape of aerobics music for a class he was teaching. With no other option left, he decided to look through his music in the car to see what he can find. He had a variety of traditional salsa and meringue music. Perez settled on to what he could find and improvised with the aerobic class. With a turn of events, the class was a success and many of his students enjoyed working out to non-traditional aerobic music. He continued working with cultural music and his class soon became the most popular in his fitness facility. With this success, he moved to the United States, where he teamed up with Alberto Perlman – a child hood friend – and COO, Albert Aghion. The triad produced a demo reel and from there on this style of working out became a major success and was trademarked Zumba.
The word “Zumba” derives from a Spanish word meaning “buzz like a bee and move fast.” It’s also Columbian slang for “fast.” With this Zumba phenomenon, over 6 million participants take classes each week. This Latin-style dance class – which includes salsa, meringue, cha-cha, cumbia and salsa – is fused with hip-hop and reggae, as well as other global styles of dance like belly dancing, flamenco, Bollywood and African. The variety of culture integrated in this dance form creates a better and more fun atmosphere for the people doing it. Zumba is competent to turn customary exercise practices into an electrifying and energetic fitness program. The steps are exceptionally easy to learn...
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... in the circuit is designed for people interested in circuit training. Lastly, Zumbatomic is especially for children between the ages of 4 and 12. There are many more sections of Zumba, just to make the experience worthwhile. Zumba sessions are usually about an hour long and are taught by instructors licensed by an organization called Zumba Academy.
In conclusion, Zumba has created a sensation around the whole world. With more than 6 million participants, it is known as the most fun and effective way to lose weight. This popular fitness trend has swept not only the nation but to 6 different continents. Zumba fanatics enjoy a number of fitness benefits, and its enduring growth in reputation gives recognition to the effectiveness of the method. Zumba helps better liberate negative associations people have with exercise and re-frame their attitude toward fitness.
The history and development of salsa “cannot be separated from the history of migration”, meaning that the music developed and changed as it traveled the globe (Román-Velasquez: 211). Due to its global influences and popularity, salsa represents many cultures: “Initially associated with the Spanish Caribbean populations of Cuba and Puerto Rico, salsa was soon claimed as the voice of the New York City barrio and as representative of the experiences of the Latino community in the United States” (Román-Velasquez: 211). The term salsa describes more than just the music, but also “ a 'manner of making music' which is a flexible blend of many genres and which is continually reblended and given slightly different 'flavours' in different locations” (Román-Velasquez: 211). As salsa globalized, so did salsa dancing, adding another performance factor to the genre. Salsa clubs and fans in
What is Belly dancing? We see bits of it on the television every day, whether it is a music video, a commercial, a new method of burning fat, or in a movie. So, what is this dance where you move your hips at different speeds? Where did it come from? I have always wondered what it was because it looked so fun. It is a dance where you can be creative with it and make it your own. Here is a brief look at the history of this popular dance craze that is sweeping the world.
Tap dance is a style of dance the incorporates complex foot work with rhythmic patterns. Performers wear metal-soled dance shoes that are fit to their feet and that allow them to create clicking patterns as they dance. Tap dance is an ever-changing style of dance that is practiced by people young and old all around the world. This entertaining style of dance originated in Africa and was brought to America by slaves. With African, Scottish, Irish, and British origins, tap has also become one of the greatest forms of dance entertainment in the Americas. Despite his personal shortcomings and the racial barriers of the time, Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson created a unique form of tap dance that is still relevant in the current world of dance. The footprint
Hip hop is a modern day American dance form that originated from a combination of African-American or more specifically Afro diasporic, and Latino cultural influences. Hip hop obtains many commonalities with the aesthetics of African dance. These aesthetics include polycentrism, and ephebism being incredibly evident in hip hop styles, and the curvilinear aspect being observed as well. However at the same time hip hop has americanized aspects that set it apart from african dance. An important americanized aspect is the concept of competition which is observed in hip hop battles, creating a different sense of community and purpose of the dance.
This dance they get into nature by way of rhythm and it can make your body
With America’s obesity rate on the rise a CrossFit gym that welcomes beginners, thoroughly teaches and explains each exercise and can offer a group atmosphere that’s welcoming to individuals who have never worked out before could help decrease the obesity rate. The group aspect of CrossFit is beneficial because it’s a motivator to keep attending workouts and to reach the goals you have personally set. Attending a CrossFit gym could also be a motivator because not only is the coach pushing them to get through the workout but the other members of the class are pushing each
"LA Fitness grew out of three clubs, each owned by one of the founders. In 1990 Fred Turock, Jeremy Taylor and David Turner decided to get together to jointly manage these clubs, with the aim of building up a network of gyms with first class facilities. In 1996 they created the LA Fitness brand and the following year they joined the top ten health and fitness club operators, catering to a wide variety of people of all shapes and sizes and with a huge range of goals. In 1999 the growth and success of the LA Fitness group led to a listing on the London Stock Exchange. In 2005 the team decided they needed more control - they wanted to make sure LA Fitness could continue to provide affordable membership and a fun environment for its growing band of members. LA Fitness now has more than 88 clubs and over a quarter of a million members all over the United Kingdom" (LA Fitness, 2007).
Lunges and squats are often referred to as the masters of lower body exercises. In addition to your legs, theses functional, compound exercises also work your buttocks. However, poor form, a muscle imbalance, the consistent overload on your knees, and the repetitive motion, can make these exercises wreak havoc on your knees. (See References 1) Not to fear, you can still strengthen and shape your glutes with do-able, effective exercise that are easy on your knees.
...lly dancers have to love the dance, because for all that work, dancers get little money—workshops with master dancers usually cost around seventy-five dollars, costumes average five hundred dollars each, and dancers are usually paid only fifty dollars for two and a half hours of work. But Belinda Shakar cannot imagine her life without dance: “I’ve gone through so many careers, but I’ve always stuck with belly dance. I’ve just been doing it for so long.” From dancing, she has found freedom in being in touch with her body and the healing powers of movement. She is now working as a massage therapist, helping others free up their bodies as well. For her, dance is about enjoying her body and expressing her sensuality, not entertaining others or making money. So she is not at all concerned about making it to the top. Besides, she says, “in belly dancing, there is no top.”
Black, Tamara. 2008. Exercise and Fitness in a U.S. Commercial Gym.Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International.
In conclusion, I'm not surprised that taking this class has awakened a need in me to continue dancing ballet just for my own personal use. I'm thankful that I've had the opportunity to dance ballet as well because I was a little worried about my weight being a problem. Despite such I feel a strengthening in my core, my calves, and arms, and most importantly my need to continue
Being physically fit inside and out is something that every person can control and achieve, but only through strong self-discipline. “The $52.9 billion fitness industry is constantly coming out with activities and products designed to get and keep us interested in working out” (Whigham-Desir 84). Two of these types of workouts, specifically Tae-Bo and Spinning, were created just for the purpose of keeping “us” interested in working out. Despite this revolution in the fitness industry, many false preconceived notions about losing weight persist and impede the movement. As the media bombard the American public with unrealistic images, a new obsession with fitness has hit the markets.
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Why are proteins so important? What should I eat as a pre-class snack? How can I become more flexible? These are just a few questions I will answer as you read on. Being a healthy dancer who makes good decisions is the key to becoming a successful dancer. The state of health you are in will affect your overall performance, so taking care of yourself is vital for a good outcome. Sometimes dancers push themselves too far trying to meet their goals faster, but if you are patient and work hard, the results will be stunning.
A lot of people ask, “Does Zumba really work for weight loss?” The answer is yes, Zumba can help people lose weight but the most important thing to realize is the dance sessions are no magic fix for dropping pounds, it just happens to come in a package that most people don’t detest; instead of running on a treadmill, you get to spend an hour or more dancing with friends and strangers to different types of music. Because people find the classes fun and they enjoy it so therefore, they keep attending classes, and that is what makes it wor...