Lots of fun and very helpful, since Debbie would help us with our cueing/leading while we were up there. Debbie played a minute or two of each song and when the number was called out, that’s the move that was done. We learned 4 different moves within each of the 4 styles, so 4 of us came up for each song and were assigned a different move/number.
Some of us (including me, for salsa, of course!) even got to go up and co-lead part of a song.
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We ended the day with a review of everything we learned and how to apply them to songs to teach in class. Obviously we can talk and explain things if we need to, but we learned if you don’t absolutely need to say something, don’t! Just move and cue early and your class should hopefully be able to follow.
I found the cueing exercises really helpful because I know I’m shy when it comes to that sort of thing, when in reality it’s the most important part! We learned why Zumba is so heavily nonverbal – mainly because unless you know the names of the moves, they’re impossible to call out and it’s just easier to demonstrate instead – and that there’s no one right way to cue. We covered three more basic steps – salsa, cumbia, and reggaeton – and did some short exercises in cueing and leading with partners and in the big group. I’m sure I’ll join eventually – maybe even later this year! But I already feel like I have adequate music resources as well as access to a community here, so I’m going to save some money and just wait for now.Īfter that, we were up and moving for the rest of the afternoon. I decided to hold off because $30/month, to me, seems a little steep when I’m not even sure when I’m going to start teaching. For $30 a month, you get music and coreography each month as well as access to online resources and the ability to do more with the Zumba name. You have the opportunity to join ZIN when you check in and they push it pretty hard, but don’t feel bad if you don’t want to join – they were equally as understanding that I didn’t. We got 45 minutes for lunch, but we let our food digest a little longer when we reconvened and talked about ZIN, the Zumba Instructor Network, and the business aspects of Zumba. My lunch – ham and cheese on a (Bloedow’s!!) sub bun, apple, pear, granola bar, and greek yogurt for extra protein. We went downstairs to find fresh fruits, veggies, subs, lots of healthy snacks, and I remember how much I craved that fruit and how good it tasted after dancing for an hour! So I made sure my lunch was healthy. I remembered I was at a Zumbathon a few weeks ago, on UW-Madison’s campus in the midst of a wellness expo. When it comes down to it, Zumba really is based on only a few basic steps – it’s all about what you do with them and how you make them your own!Īfter an hour of dancing it was already noon so we took a break for lunch. After that we broke down our first step – the fun and lively merengue! We’d start out with a basic move and learn how to do all kinds of variations with arms, legs, traveling, and intensity. We talked a lot about targeting different body parts, which again was interesting for me since I’m new to this. This part was interesting for me because we also talked about some of the physiology of fitness, which is completely new for me.Īfter that we got up and started moving around again! We talked about how to warmup and what kind of steps to use, and how the first three songs of the class should go. We were all sweating at the end for sure! We took a short break before sitting down and talking about Zumba – the history, the foundations, and what makes Zumba different from other fitness classes. It was a lot of fun to be doing Zumba with other future instructors – everyone was really into it, hollering and dancing and it was just so much fun. After that we went right into a master class – basically just a normal Zumba class. It took us all awhile to get that down, but I’ve seen variations of it used in class so I know it will probably be beneficial for us to know. The last one we did was called the Beto 7 – a slightly awkward combination of arm movements that looked much like the macarena. It was never really explained what it was other than a “You can blame Beto for this, not me! We love you Beto!” (Beto is the creator and founder of Zumba) We basically started out doing a slow merengue march, no music, but with a few different arm variations. The day started out with an introduction from Debbie and an intro demo. My new Zumba Instructor tank top!! :) I ended up wearing this for the second half of the day.
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