The Zumba Crew - February

No sorry, I'm not offended by the lyrics. They have a seperate Hip Hop class, and the moves she was doing for Zumba were clearly lifted from the Hip Hop class. Personally I think that they're two different styles of dancing, and if that's wrong, then that's just my opinion. Standing for two minutes doing pelvic thrusts wasn't really what I thought I had signed up for. I could do that standing in the bathroom at work. I signed up for Zumba because I wanted to dance and sweat and burn calories.
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Unfortunately hip hop steals a lot of their moves from other styles. So what you might consider to be hip hop can be a number of different styles. I've seen alot of them in Zumba, Bollywood, African....the list goes on.

You are not wrong to have your opinion but pelvic thrust are excellent for your abs if you are tightened them at the time.

I guess she didn't mix it up enough. Maybe she is a new instructor with limit knowledge on the dance style.
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That was my experience exactly....I Zumba 3 - 5 times a week for 2 years now and heard some really great things about a particular instructor, so I made her class this morning....THOROUGHLY disappointed. Not even close to Zumba, but boy do they love her that session was packed. Very little Latin moves.

I grew up with this stuff, so I have pretty high expectations. Sure wish they had to include a certain percentage authentic. I'll never quit going....but I'll probably get a little more picky about which ones I frequent.

If only I were 20 years younger!! :devil: :laugh:
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Ok...went back to give that particular zumba instructor another crack at it...nope, still a pretty bad rendition of what Zumba is supposed to be. I stayed anyway and softened up the rapid herky-jerky moves, still got a good workout albeit solo.
Thank goodness I have two other amazing zumba classes during the week! Yeah for great instructors
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LoL No hope for her then. That suxs. At least you have somewhere else you can go.

Esp after today's trip back to Ms Herky-Jerky's class 'cause it was a riot. :laugh: This Zumba instructor prefers to face the class and not the mirror like most instructors do, well she tried to explain how we should follow...so facing us, she moves with her right foot and expect us to move w/our right, BUT naturally that has us moving opposite her...:huh: :happy:
So I do as she explains, but the rest of the class (mostly newbies) mirror her and so instead lead with their left foot! :noway:
What a mess of a class....we're all BUMPING INTO ONE ANOTHER, 'cause she has all 60 of us running across the room doing funky hip thrusts and swinging our arms slapping one another up side the head....WILD!

I think I'll go back next w/e just to come away with a giggle or two :devil: :laugh: :devil: