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 ...

The high-energy dance classes are all the rage, but some critics are taking issue with the fitness craze being labeled as Latin dance. Authentic... Zumba Is A Hit, But Is It Latin? Zumba isn't just a ...

Since Zumba's birth in 2001, the Latin-inspired dance-fitness program has spun off several offspring, variations geared to different age groups and abilities. Zumba Gold focuses on low or no-impact ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Zumba, the Latin-inspired dance fitness craze, has attracted millions of followers worldwide with its call to ditch the workout and join the party. Now Aqua Zumba is taking that ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - Alberto Perez started out as a street performer and then an aerobics teacher in Colombia, making extra cash on the side teaching the wives of businessmen how to dance in nightclubs ...

It’s as if the animated dancers in the movie “Madagascar” meet their wild, hip and funky Latin cousins. It’s Zumba, baby! At lunchtime for 40 minutes each week, a few of the straight-laced downtown ...

Life gets more fun in the summer — it's just a fact. The sun sets later, beach days and rooftop hangs make a comeback, and you get to bring out all those flowery 'fits that have been collecting dust ...

Zumba is becoming all the rage in exercise classes, in Central New York and throughout the country. Watch a video at the Hartford Courant web site. You can also read about Weighing In columnist Bunny ...

No matter why you enter her studio, Martha Patricia Montes is ready to find a workout that works for you. She has helped clients with pre- and postnatal exercise, sports training, gaining strength ...

Don Omar performing during the Latin Billboard Awards in Coral Gables, Fla. Zumba Fitness instructors worldwide are not only using the Latin-heavy song lineup in their classes but creating new fans ...

First Presbyterian Church, 502 W. Maine, will host a Zumba Extravaganza on Saturday. The event will be 1:30-4:30 p.m. and will feature instructor Candy Melendez, who teaches classes locally at Fly ...

Choosing between Yoga and Zumba depends on your fitness goals. Yoga excels at stress reduction, flexibility, and mental calm, while Zumba offers a high-energy cardio workout for calorie burning and ...