Head to any step aerobics class and you may feel like the instructor is speaking another language. Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. But the good news is that most of the basic aerobic dance steps ...

Bringing the Zumba exercise dance craze to Bellaire at Barbara King Dance Company, 5410 Bellaire Blvd., Karen Franklin is a high-energy fitness instructor. What's more amazing is that she continued to ...

Dance has always been a powerful tool for self-expression and creativity. For beginners, it is a fun way to unleash ...

In our quest for a daily workout routine, the desire for an option outside the traditional gym workout or heavy-weight lifting often arises. This is where Zumba steps in as an easy escape from your ...

Zumba relies on Latin rhythms and international music, including salsa, mambo, merengue and cumbia, a dance style with short, sliding steps that originated among African slaves in Columbia. Fletcher ...

Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance workout created in Colombia by the celebrity fitness trainer Alberto “Beto” Perez in the 1990s, according to an article in the June 2012 Journal of Sports Science & ...

MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Zumba's catchphrase, "Ditch the workout, join the party," is exactly what millions of people around the world are doing when they join a Zumba fitness class. Zumba is a ...