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!
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
One of my zumbalicious friends who also went to the dancehall master class shared this video with me! It’s one of the routines that was choreographed by Latoya Bufford and Cat Chiemelu!
I attended my very first zumba master class this weekend! It was two hours of zumba and dancehall fun! The instructors that led the routines were LaToya Bufford and Catherine “Cat” Chiemelu — they were so amazing! It is beautiful just to watch them dance. This event was hosted by the lovely Zumba Kiki (sooo pretty) and she also led the zumba portion during the event. All the sweaty fun took place at Stevenson Park gym located at 17400 Lysander Drive, Carson CA 90746.
Here I am BEFORE I danced my booty off…
Here is a hyperlapse video I put together on my IG (@richmade_m). The song in the background is Jump by RDX. n_n
I can’t wait for my next zumba event!
I love this mix so much! This is my second time listening to this and I feel like dancing in the Caribbean Islands somewhere. This is a perfect mix of reggae and dancehall and soca and is a total package of summer sounds. 🙂
For my Birthday this year, I really wanted a Zumba-themed party. I have been enjoying my Zumba classes SO much that I thought it would be nice to share my love for Zumba + dance with my friends.
I am not a great planner so organizing it stressed me out a little bit. Some stuff that caused me a bit of anxiety… Will my friends come to a Zumba party? Is everybody going to enjoy Zumba? Which instructors will be available? Should I request my favorite songs? Can I find a space? What time should I plan it? etc. etc.
After finding a studio to rent and deciding to hire my two favorite instructors (Kim and Miss Debi), the party was on! We had so much fun! My friends who have never taken a Zumba class participated and did awesome!
The party was broken down into two parts. The first hour was all Zumba taught by Kim — songs I remember dancing to were: Boom Shaka Laka, Crank Dat Soulja Boy, El Merengazo, In the Summertime, La Aguafiesta, Metela Sacala, Salsa Bali, Talk Dirty, Vivir Mi Vida (I special requested this Salsa) and No Wiri Wiri (which might be my newest fave)! Kim had all of us in a good sweat!
After our cool down, we transitioned into some sexy Burlesque style dancing — and that is what the heels were for!
Below is a group photo with Miss Debi + me + Zumba Bunnies (what we call ourselves because we hop around to several Zumba classes in different locations — and I don’t want to be a Zumba rat)!
Miss Debi made us bring our *SEXY* (sexual confidence) out that night.
Too much fun!
One of my favorite Nike commercials ever! This even features Ashlee (from So You Think You Can Dance Season 2) and choreography from Jamie King!! I remember somehow downloading the instructional videos and watching them over and over to learn the moves. 🙂
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