![]() ![]() We all learn from each other so we have new styles of dances and new ways to teach.’ They are all professional dancers and fitness instructors, each with his or her own style and charisma. Now I work with my team of 14 instructors. ‘My classes got very full so I decided to hire instructors to build a strong team with different styles to please each and every student. ‘Zumba became really popular in France,’ she says. She decided to train to become an instructor and then launched Zumba in France. ![]() Zumba also highlights global music so it’s like travelling around the world through music and dance in one class.’Īfter meeting Beto, Alix says she fell in love with Zumba. ‘I love that we can exercise while dancing to music that we love. I think most of the time people never think that they could dance and shake this way.’ ![]() During one hour they dance to music from all over the world, and discover how to move to new rhythms. They dance, they feel good in their body and they lose weight without pain. Zumba’s combination of dance and aerobics with accompanying upbeat Latin music has made it popular across the world. Beto created it when he forgot his music to teach his fitness class, so he used what he found in his car – salsa, merengue, cumbia – and that became Zumba.’ It’s the best way to stay fit while having fun. It’s a mix between Latin dance and fitness. ‘I immediately loved the concept and the way he was teaching it,’ Alix says. When she talks of Beto, Alix is talking about the Colombian dancer and choreographer who created Zumba fitness in the nineties. ‘Beto was coming to launch the concept in France, and I had the opportunity to meet him and to take some classes with him during his trip.’ ‘I discovered Zumba in Paris by chance,’ Alix says. She soon fell in love with Latin dance but it wasn’t until a meeting with Alberto ‘Beto’ Peréz that she discovered the delights of Zumba. Now it’s time to try it for yourself! Join me for either or both of these videos, which combine a fun mix of salsa dance and Zumba moves.DANCING AND SHAKING THE ZUMBA WAY WITH FRENCH INSTRUCTOR ALIX PFRUNDERĪlix Pfrunder first became interested in dance when she was 13. Today, even if we haven’t tried it, most of us are familiar with the intoxicating rhythm and hip-swinging movements of salsa dancing. in the 1970’s, hitting American radio stations and gaining exposure with the rise of musical artists like Johnny Pacheco and Willie Colon. Salsa dancing peaked in popularity in the U.S. Puerto Ricans living in New York City added their own flavor, which would come to be known as New York style salsa, and the same thing happened in Los Angeles and other regions. Whatever the case, by the 1950’s, Salsa variations like casino, mamba and pachanga had taken over in Havana’s ballrooms and nightclubs. Others believe the term was coined because of how salsa dancing melds all different styles of dance and music, just like edible salsa is an amalgamation of many different ingredients. Some say it was record labels who made up the name as a marketing ploy, since the word ‘salsa’ is associated with being hot, spicy and flavorful. Some say that it is derived from the cry shouted by musicians while they were playing salsa music. There’s some interesting argument about where the name of this rhythmic dance originated. What we consider Salsa dancing was performed for the first time in the late 19th century, and it’s believed that the first Americans exposed to it were soldiers during the Cuban war of 1898. It combines elements of French and Haitian Danzón dance, Rumba dance and musical instruments of African people, Són of Cuban people, and troubador and Flamenco music from the Spanish. Visitors from the United States fell in love with the dance and brought it back home, where its popularity only grew.Įven though Salsa dancing as we know it originated in Cuba, its roots extend even further. It blends many different styles and types of music that came together in Cuba. Salsa is actually a fairly new style of dance in the grand scheme of things. Why are we doing two Zumba salsa videos? One is a salsa for beginners video for those who are new to salsa dancing, and the other is for once you’ve mastered the steps or already know the salsa and looking for an energy boost. Originating in Cuba and parts of the US and Puerto Rico, it just makes you feel alive and gives you a boost of vitality! Whenever I hear Salsa music, it makes me smile. ![]()
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