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 newest aerobic craze has a Latin beat. It's called Zumba. The word is Colombian slang for "to buzz" or "to move fast like a bee." The newest aerobic craze has a Latin beat. It's called Zumba. The ...

If you’re a “Dancing with the Stars” enthusiast who would love to learn merengue, salsa, tango and reggae steps while burning fat, toning up and having fun, Zumba is just the ticket. Starting Sept. 30 ...

Horns blare, drums pound, timbales keep time while 40 women shake, shimmy and swivel in unison. Whoops and hollers ring out as a petite redhead with the best abs on the planet leads the women through ...

t's Zumba time and the house is packed. About four dozen women crowd into a mirrored exercise room at the West Shore YMCA where they shimmy and shake in unison to pulsating Latin , hip hop and ...

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 ...

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, ...

DANCE instructor Cindy Samudio helps others lose weight and get fit with Zumba, a Latin music-infused aerobic dance that's being used in health facilities and gyms both locally and worldwide. Samudio, ...

At Zumba, there is a whole lot of shaking going on. Hands and hips jiggle, shoulders shimmy and feet fly back and forth. Faces are noticeable, too. They glow with a smile. “I never taught a class that ...

Zumba was born in Colombia in the 1990s, quite by accident. A fitness instructor forgot to bring his usual workout music to class, so he grabbed some Latin albums from his car, ditched the constraints ...