Last night I attended my very first Zumba exercise class. For those of you who are wondering, Zumba is aerobics mixed with Latin music and dance steps. It may sound like a poof of an exercise choice but let me tell you that it makes you sweat!
The class was at a local college campus close to where I work. I went with four co-workers… three of them are 25-yr-old women and Robert. Robert is a little bit older than me and let’s just say that he’s one of the girls.
I was afraid that I would be really old, out-of-shape, and/or embarrassed. I’m not the most coordinated person on dry land. Put me in the water and I’m graceful. But on terra firma… forget it. Luckily, the instructor was a lot of fun, the class atmosphere was very informal, and I took one dance class in P.E. in high school. During most of the class I felt dyslexic because I was either on the wrong foot or turning in the wrong the direction. But after several repeats I started to remember the steps I learned 25 years ago!
Zumba and Latin dancing in general require a lot of hip action… A “pop” in the hip movement and “flare” in the dance steps. Because of the hardware in my lower back I don’t get a lot of movement in my hips. I looked very stiff when I caught my reflection in the large wall mirror at the front of the room. Kinda like Forrest Gump learning how to dance. I felt a bit self-conscious but at the break Robert (who was behind me) told me that my booty shaking looked goooooooooooood.
Hmmm… Maybe there is a benefit to having a plumper booty. Hey, I’ll take a compliment wherever I can get it.
All five of us are now excited about Zumba. We plan to make it a weekly event. Zumba is fun, it gets the heart pumping, and it’s addictive. I found myself practicing some of the steps in the elevator earlier today.
Have you ever tried Zumba?
Do you like to get out and shake your booty?
What do you do when you're alone in the elevator?
5 comments:
I would LOVE to try a zumba class. Everyone who talks about them says they had fun at them. Maybe I'll have to get off my butt and find one in my area.
Good for you!! A gal I know, Shawn Dumas, teaches a mean zumba class. I've seen her in action at an event I attended. Looked like a lot of fun.
Very proud of you for going. It sounds like loads of fun. Not sure which would keep me out of the class more. Being a true klutz and the fear of hurting someone else while trying to keep up . Or the full size mirrors. UGHHHH.
Glad you had fun. I was thinking about trying Zumba. I wanted to do a Nia class but there are none locally, so I thought Zumba might be similar.
I am so uncoordinated that I kept falling over in the one fateful yoga class I ever attempted. I imagine I'd be lurching and clomping through Zumba...humiliating just thinking about it.
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