Zumba Time
On Saturday, I got the nerve up to attend my first Zumba class. I first heard about Zumba from my cousin’s wife while on vacation in Cancun. Out on the dance floor, she was amazing, with perfect rhythm and moves. Everyone’s eyes were on her and some of us even looked to her for the right moves and steps. She later told us she teaches a Zumba class back home. Zumba is a dance-aerobics class that uses Latin and African dance with up-beat music, even adding hip hop moves. After seeing her dance moves and how happy she looked while dancing I thought I’d like to learn some new dance moves.
So, a few weeks ago my husband and I decided to look into joining a health club. I found that one of the local clubs had classes, Zumba included. I was sold, not to mention the amazing gym and swimming pools.
So, I knew I wanted to take the Zumba class but wasn’t sure when I would initially go. I told my sister about Zumba. She went out and found a class, attending right away. She had so much fun that she attended the next day too. She said I had to go.
So, Saturday morning I woke up, had a small cup of coffee and a bowl of cereal, and headed to the gym. The class I wanted to attend was “Intro to Zumba.” There were about 6-7 other people there. Our instructor turned on the up-beat music and began to show us th various dances included in Zumba. We did salsa, hip hop and several African-flavored dances, which I can’t remember the name of now. It was a lot of fun - so much fun that I decided to stay for the complete Zumba class starting just after the intro class ended.
The dance class is such a good workout. I found myself out of breath several times. But when the song ends, we had a chance to catch our breath and get a drink of water. It was just enough break, making the class more interval training than straight aerobics. It was very challenging and not repetitive or boring at all. Each song used a different dance or routine.
It was a lot of fun too. Dancing is a feel-good activity. It helps that I was surrounded by smiling people who were acting just as goofy as me. It was a great day. I can’t wait to go back.
