I actually met someone last weekend that DIDN’T KNOW WHAT
ZUMBA WAS. I honestly couldn’t believe my ears. I thought to myself, he must be
part of the .0000001% of the population that has never heard of Zumba. After my
initial shock and dismay, my face lit up and my eyes started glimmering as I began
to tell him what Zumba was. This peculiar person looked at me and said, “Oh so
it’s a dance class?” to which I responded, “Oh my gosh no! Well I mean, yes you
DO dance, but it is a fitness class”. The more I talked the more confused he
looked so I proceeded to tell him that he should try a class; and he laughed.
It is hard to describe Zumba to someone who doesn’t know what it is. It
is also just as hard to explain Zumba to people who “know you teach Zumba”, but
have NO idea exactly what it means to you in terms of the camaraderie within
the Zumba community, the relationships you develop with your Zumba-ers, the
passion and devotion that goes into each song and set list and the subsequent
endorphins after a class that make you feel unstoppable.
Well, I just explained exactly what Zumba means to me. I have asked a
lot of fellow instructors if they could describe how Zumba has impacted their
life. There were several overall common denominators whereas Zumba facilitated
a lifestyle change, helped with overall happiness and was the source of long
term friends. I concluded that we all share
the same love, passion and commitment but perhaps on different levels.
I suspect that some Zumba instructors go to training, enjoy teaching,
create set lists, practice, teach great classes, go home and move on with their
day.
And then there are those who… take it a few steps further. They go to
training. Enjoy teaching. Create set lists. Practice. Teach. And then somewhere
along the line, #ZumbaMania sets in
and these instructors:
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Wake up in the morning and can’t WAIT to get to
class.
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Listen to Zumba CDs, the radio and scour iTunes
for new music.
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Have a note pad and a pencil at all times to
make choreography notes for new routines.
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Express themselves by dancing – in class, out on
the town, in the grocery store – everywhere!
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Practice at work, in the bathroom, in the car
and frankly anywhere.
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Lay in bed and think about class from earlier in
the day and eagerly prepare for the next class.
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Start EVERY conversation with something related
to Zumba.
What
are your #ZumbaMania moments?
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