In her forties, Michele Perron didn't realize how stiff she had gotten until she went to her first Zumba class. The Zumba approach features dance movements to Latin rhythms, including a lot of hip ...

Instructor: Ashley Patchen started teaching herself hip hop in upstate New York. She moved to Colorado for graduate school and fell in love with Latin dance, taking salsa and bachata classes. She’s ...

FILE - This Aug. 9, 2012 file photo released by Starpix shows Zumba creator Beto Perez performing at the 2012 Zumbathon Fitness Concert on the first day of the 2012 Zumba Instructor Convention in ...

STUTTGART, Germany -- For an evening out with Latin music and dancing, all Stuttgart military community members need to do is stop by the gym. They may want to trade their dancing shoes for trainers, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Zumba instructors worldwide are not only using a Latin-heavy song lineup in their classes but also creating fans for artists such as Don Omar, Daddy Yankee and Pitbull. Omar's Zumba ...

Zumba is to the 21st Century what the Macarena was to the ’90s — except it brings even more and more people to Latin music. And it does it through emotion. That’s what Zumba Fitness’ founders told ...

A heavy salsa beat pulses through the room where women of all ages and sizes move to the rhythms of the Latin-inspired music. An instructor stands at the front, pumping up the energy with calls to ...

TEAYS VALLEY -- Two years ago, Tauletha Chaffin weighed 220 pounds. She began watching the type of food she was consuming and the size of the portions, and she started Zumba classes. Now 85 pounds ...

If it wasn't for the workout clothes and a lot of sweat, it would be easy to confuse a Zumba exercise class at All-Skate Fun Center, 1313 W. North St., with a dance party. In the center of the wooden ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Zumba Fitness instructors worldwide are not only using a Latin-heavy song lineup in their classes, they're also creating new fans for artists such as Pitbull, Daddy Yankee and Don ...