[Sportsandrec] zumba

[Lori]

Ashley,


I participated regularly for several months and enjoyed the class. It 
definitely is challenging and I ended up spending some time with the 
instructor.

If they have a routine they stick with, sometimes they have written notes 
that they might be able to share.

It is helpful to know some of the basic steps and movements.

I found it a lot easier to follow along in a step class, but there was more 
socializing going on in there compared to Zumba.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 10:11 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] zumba


> Hi all,
>
> Anyone participated in zumba, the latin aerobics based dance workout?
> It seems fast, but fun. More accomodation would need to be made to 
> participate.
> I cannot do it at my gym since well, the music is quite loud and I would 
> not hear the instructor clearly.
> But I did visit a class or two at my community rec center.
>
> Instructors told me its meant to be a quiet activity except for the music; 
> there are not names for every dance step. They said though that names and 
> audio cues could be made up if I came. In other dance classes, they do at 
> leasst state names before performing the exercise.
> As with most classes, this is taught via demonstration primarily. But in 
> my observation, its quieter; in other classes they say names and count 
> reps or steps. In fact instructors usually project loudly, so I can hear 
> their instructions down the hall.
>
> I did try an aerobics class at a community center near my college before I 
> joined the gym. She did call out names; thing was it went so fast that 
> even with a little audio cues, it was hard to follow. The instructor would 
> say things like “march right; march single” or “grapevine left”
> Someone showed me some of the steps so I knew what the cues meant.
>
>
> Anyway, zumba seemed more quiet than that aerobics class I attempted to 
> participate in.
> So, if anyone tried it I’d like to know what you did and how you learned 
> and followed the steps. Did you learn the basics and do those without the 
> fancy foot work and arm movements? I’m sure there’s some basic steps that 
> its patterned from.
> What was a typical class like?
>
>
> Thanks.
> Ashley
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