The History of Zumba®

Beto Perez, Creator of Zumba, posing for the camera!

Celebrity fitness trainer, Alberto "Beto" Perez, stumbled upon the concept of Latin-inspired dance-fitness in his native Cali, Colombia in the mid-‘90s. One day, he walked into his aerobics class and realized he had forgotten his aerobics music. Thinking quickly, he grabbed whatever tapes he had in his backpack. Beto's tapes were comprised of songs he loved, the traditional Latin salsa and merengue music he listened to all his life. But it was a challenge to improvise a whole class on the spot using non-traditional aerobics music. Beto rose to the challenge and from this last-minute improvisation a revolutionary new concept in fitness was born – the Zumba Fitness-Party™! The class soon became the most popular class at his fitness facility. Want to know more about ZUMBA®? Please visit their website: www.zumba.com. You'll learn what the "buzz" is all about!! 



Check out these links:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/09/22/hm.zumba.dance.exercise/index.htmllweeblylink_new_window

http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/info-WORKOUT09.htmlweeblylink_new_window


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/fashion/10fitness.html?_r=2weeblylink_new_window

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