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April Madrid - Zumba Instructor

seriously who woulda thunk it?! ...not me, that's for dang sure.

yesterday i went and got my zumba certification. the class was all day long. it started off with an hour zumba class, then the break down of 4 of some classic zumba moves and rhythm's. in between all of that was lots of information about the zumba family and teaching. the group of women there were so dynamic! a few had instructor backgrounds, some were there to be subs, and a couple of ladies in there were probably in there 60's i would guess! how awesome is that?!
out of all the ladies i spoke with none were living in colorado. the instructor that taught the class is from salt lake city, i met another girl who came to take the class from sandy, UT, another girl was from Wyoming.
i really enjoyed the whole experience yesterday. so much fun, and so much energy. i'm excited and optimistic about where this whole thing will take me. their is a whole zumba family out there, and i'm officially now part of it!
along with now being an official licensed zumba instructor i am also a ZIN member: Zumba Instructor Network. i'll get zumba music every month and zumba choreography every other month. so many tools right at my fingertips!
the instructor that led the class talked about having a "zumba glow" after attending a zumba class, and that's so true! it's a great way to just let go, release, and forget life for 60 minutes. i learned so much, and i'm looking forward to growing and making this my own thing.
one thing that i was wrong about was the actual choreography. i was under the impression that all the dances already had their own choreography, but that isn't true. basically use whatever moves you would like with the music to put together a dance. one last exercise we did yesterday was to make up a dance. we had to listen to the music, then read the music, and create 4 dance moves. the break down of the whole "formula" is pretty interesting. the nice thing about it, is that it is easy. no rocket science here. the key is to use basic steps.
tomorrow night i'm going to zumba at the gym, and i'm excited to take my new found knowledge and participate in a class. i know i'll come out with new insights and ideas. i can't wait!

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