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I'm Lori and have been teaching Zumba since 2008. I started with Gold, then added Basic, Aqua, Zumbatomic, and Toning. I started this adventure when the health and wellness director advertised ZumbaGold. I've never liked taking classes, but thought I could do that. LOVED IT! Within 3 months I was Gold licensed. Now I teach…
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Welcome! PP is right - make sure you say "licensed," not "certified." Some instructors get really upset with it. ENJOY this! Trust me, if you don't like a song or choreo, students won't, either. Follow the formula of fitness/dance and it will be fine! Make sure you think about modifications for moves. I've been in classes…
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Absolutely give it a try! I'm an instructor, so I'm biased, but it's great fun, and the more you put into the more you get out. And that doesn't mean getting it "right." I have a lot of people who say they can't dance or are uncoordinated, but they are moving, sweating, and having fun! The music is great! If you really…
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I teach 18 fitness classes, water and land, even when I have mine - and mine are BAD. I'm run down, every joint aches, and my lower abdomen feels like it weighs 50 lbs. If I didn't go teach I'd be in bed. Take it slow, but get out and work out somehow.
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I'm a Zumba instructor, who has my licenses to teach Zumba, Zumba Gold (for beginners and seniors), Zumbatomic (kids), AquaZumba, Zumba Toning, and Zumba Gold-Toning. We are taught the rhythms, drilled on them, and trained how to format a class using the variety of rhythms/music and incorporating both dance and fitness…
