Woo hoo!!! I made it onto Zumba’s Instagram account with my very first #zmoji video! Check it out below:
I am pretty sure “Firehouse” + this routine is a fave amongst MANY Zumba Instructors who have listened to Zin 66 — it was definitely one of my favorite songs when I first watched it. 🙂
The 2 Hour Zumba Party that took place yesterday at Rogers Park was SO MUCH FUN!!! It did not even feel like two hours of working out. It was definitely a party!
Zumba Ronnie is a pro at putting together these fun events. She was the host and had several guest instructors come help party with her. I was really excited to be one of her guest instructors! 🙂 I loved the other instructors’ energy + routines — Felicia, Lance Zumba Rose + Jerod were definitely inspirational + motivational! And even though I was scared to battle — that was one of the funnest moments. The gym was pretty crowded… There were vendors and lots of Zumba Wear available for purchase.
One of my fave numbers was when Zumba Ronnie and her ZCrew *slayed* Beyonce’s Formation!
All the party-goers were so nice and ready to jam! No drama — just good old fashion fun with a whole lot of sweat! Another awesome part about this party was the live DJ — DJ Proyet — who was playing all of our songs… As well as all the lovely friends I made because of our love of Zumba Fitness!
Partial Playlist (what I can remember and not in any specific order):
I cannot wait for the next event! ^_^
Save-the-date! Saturday, October 15th, 2016 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm.
2 hour Zumba Fitness par-tay at Rogers Park, Inglewood, CA — hosted by the fabulous Zumba Ronnie + special guests (I will be one of the guests)!!
Check out the flyer below:
I am very nervous since I am not really popular in the Zumba community… But still hoping some of my friends will attend and party with me (also so I can have some back up in the front/on the stage).
There will be five instructors in all teaching different routines throughout the two hours. Zumba Ronnie is awesome + so is Jerod — so very happy to be in their company! There are two other instructors who I have not met, Felicia + Lance — but I am happy to be dancing with a group of instructors.
Make sure to wear the colors: black, white, gray + neon! There will also be a DJ — whoop whoop — Health + Wellness vendors, raffles, and Zumba gear! Tickets are $10 at the door.
Hope you can join us!
I officially started teaching a permanent Zumba class at 24 Hour Fitness La Cienega Sport back in April! The class takes place every Sunday at 9am. The address is: 5045 W. Slauson Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90056.
And I am happy to announce that starting in July, I will also be teaching Zumba at 24 Hour Fitness Mid Wilshire Active every Wednesday at 8pm! The address is: 3699 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 110 Los Angeles, CA 90010.
Come #MoveItWithMaria — get your *FREE PASS* and check me out!
Here is one of my favorite Zumba Fitness Warm-up routines! Choreography was created by Kim Marie, who gives a special thanks to LaToya Bufford & Catherine Chiemelu — Dancehall Mash-Up Queens — for the inspiration.
If you love dancehall moves and music — this one is fiyah! Kim Marie is on the left side of the screen providing the massive energy + verbal cues… I am on the right side of the screen focusing on smiling and not making funny faces… We wore pink Zumba gear to coordinate and in preparation for Breatst Cancer Awareness next month! Anyway, hope you enjoy! Please like it + share it + teach it.
Mix: DJ Baddmixx – Toya & Cat Are Pros 8Min WarmUp 130Bpm
The mix can be purchased + downloaded here.
I just ordered a pair of the Flyknit Zoom Agility training shoes from Nike.com. I love how bright and fun they look — hopefully I can pull off Bright Crimson/Light Aqua/Lava Glow/White color combo during my gym sessions! I was looking for a new pair of kicks that are lightweight + breathable + comfortable + without too much grip. I was happy to find this pair because they are super stylish and that is a HUGE plus! Getting new gear to workout in is motivation to get my booty to the gym!
Last week, I had the chance to teach a few routines in one of my favorite Zumba classes! There was a special two hour “Neon Party” Zumba class at 24 Hour Fitness. I was a ball of mixed emotions — excited to teach routines to my workout buddies and scared that I would be hard to follow.
My playlist included songs I really liked that I listened to a lot — and chose routines that had some basic patterns… But somehow I managed to make it complicated inside my head. I practiced the couple of nights before to these six songs:
The day of my teaching debut — I was so nervous that I was watching Zumba routines (#2 + #5 from above list) during my lunch break and making notes! Yup, notes! Like I was studying for exams! Who even makes choreo notes for learning Zumba routines!? o___O I do!
Still excited and scared for the class — I showed up with my notes and when my songs came on, I went to the front of the class and tried to teach the routines as well as I could (I even posted my notes on the mirror). Good thing Kim Marie (instructor and one of my fit-sporations), Celeste (guest instructor) and my classmates are so supportive! I’m still not where I want to be… but I feel a bit more confident and comfortable to teach a routine. Next fear to face will be facing the class (and not just looking at myself in the mirror when I’m teaching). Baby steps… 🙂
My friend Breyda was able to record me teaching! @__@
It was a great experience and I am grateful for Kim Marie‘s support! ❤ Photos from the two hour party are below. 😉
Yippee! I received my very first ZIN cd in the mail! I’ve already started listening and have already picked out my jam!
Here is the tracklist, which includes a mix of genres via covers and there is even a Zumba original in there (#2):
So far… Good Time is the song I am feeling the most! Of course I also can’t wait to dance to Yemaya, Jumping and Accordeon Dance. 🙂
Well… It finally happened! I have been passionate about Zumba so much that it has lead me to overcome my shyness and sign up for the instructor training. I was always checking the instructor training schedule to see what was close by, but when I saw Gina Grant was teaching — I told my friend Taylor that THAT was the instructor I wanted to be taught by! I mean, she is definitely one of my faves… And she was nothing less than amazing!
Taylor and I signed up to take the full day training course and we graduated (along with the rest of the students who signed up)! Photos from a couple of months ago when we had our training day at Work Out World in Anaheim, CA:
I have since joined the Zumba Instructor Network (ZIN), created my Zumba website and I am listening to music to gather my playlist (and practicing my routines) in hopes of teaching soon… I hope I can find a job. O_O
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