Taught my first back to back Zumba Class then Aqua Zumba

I’m teaching back to back classes at milton u know…from 7-8 is Zumba BAsic and then from 8-9 is Aqua zumba.   I was really excited to use my new playlist using combined songs from Zin 28/29/30 and Mega Mix 20. I really loved Zin 30 and I used 5 songs from there for my Zumba Class.   U know for my classes there has to be some hip hoppy moves and some sexiness and belly dance too! Ended the class off with a sexy ass cooldown using that song “Break your windows” that was on the Step Up 3D soundtrack.  As far as choreography I used pretty much exact choreo for Halle Decale created by my girl, my sexy chica..Amanda Grant…and as well as for Daddy Yankee’s Lo que paso paso. But the rest of the songs I changed up the choreo so that it had more latin flava.   There was a girl in my Zumba class yesterday and you can tell she LOVES to dance latin music and chica was workin it and whoo whooing . Love those who whooers;)  As far as my playlist there are some that like to do a lot of merengue but me I like to have a balance so hopefully everyone gets their fix. for example: for a one hour class

1. Top 40 warm up
2. salsa warm up
3. merengue
4. salsa
5. cumbia
6. bollywood Halle Decale Zin 30
7. salsa Lo que paso paso Zin 30
8. merengue
9. bellydance/hiphop
10. merengue
11. salsa , zin 28 fuego la jicotea (my fav salsa song – tribute to Tanya Beardsleys choreo)
12. hip hop/reggae
13. batchata – gotta have a piece of Aventura in there
14. hip hop “ie zin 28′s luz del flow” with tribute to my girls Tanya B’s choreo
15. R&B Break your windows

Although this is my kind of mix..the class ran a few min longer than expected so gotta try to shorten it by 5 min or so, in order to get to aqua class in time because i was late.

So went downstairs to get ready for aqua and changed my clothes and my black and purple wig to my black and hot pink wig and changed my hat – coz i always gotta wear a hip hoppy hat – because after the first class was dripping with sweat. took a shower and got wet and got in there to teach aQua. i know i know…they say you’re not supposed to get in the pool for safety reasons…but ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME? mAN did that water feel really good after getting so heated in Zumba Basic class. I can say I’m in the water about 60% of the time. I preview the moves out the water for the first 1st round of a new move..look to see that their getting it…tell em to continue while i hop in that oasis of cool water paradise feeling.   U know…during class I felt fine..great…refreshed as we moved to She’s Hot from Zin 28. Also most important thing DRINK LOTS OF WATER or you will get CRAMPED THE HELL UP from dehydration. Bring a 1.5 litre with you to class and you’ll be fine. drink some every couple of songs.

Now….I wasn’t prepared for the residual effects after finishing the class. NAUSEA and hunger all in one. I felt to puke even I was hungry. Not to mention my body temperature won’t feel regulated and warm until i go home to take a hot shower for at least 15 minutes.  The nausea didn’t go away until around 2am. Took gravol pills, and didn’t really eat much because i felt i was gonna hurl it up.  So why did I feel that way. Was it because I didn’t eat well during the day? Was something depleted in my body that caused me to feel that way?

And the search begins….come on google show me the light!

Later that day…Google shed some light on the subject: Apparently It was a combination of being low n potassium and magnesium and dehydration. With dehydration you not only need to replenish your water but the salts as well – so either a no carb poweraide or a gatorade which ever one you like in combination with more water consumption throughout the day.  For potassium..good to have a banana 30 min before class, and magnesium as well as more potassium , eat nuts (hazelnuts, almonds, seeds) contain a great amt of magnesium. You can have a protien shake and mix in a banana and the nuts 1 hr before you work out.  For any of you experiencing the same thing…hope this helps!

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The Zumba Formula so you’re class isn’t Foomba!

What is the Zumba Formula?

• One move for each part of the song
• Each part of the song can include mini moves but make sure not to many to be hard to follow
• Each song should contain no more than 6 different parts because some songs are good for Zumba and some aren’t
• Use of clean music – so no profanity or sexual jargon
• Latin music, most of your class should contain Latin music and the rest can be a mix
• Latin music should be a balanced mix of salsa, merengue, reggaeton, cumbia, quebradita, samba, batchata, and also a mix of other international tunes like belly dancing, african, bangra, greek etc
• Last but not least, the class is taught by a LICENCED Zumba Instructor. So if you’re not licenced yet, please do, because we pay the money to become licenced, and some of us even pay for the membership ZIN fee (which I do) to remain up to date on the industry to keep classes interesting.  If not’s that’s FOOMBA!

LATAH CHICA’S !

Impression of the ZIN Network

Being apart of the ZIN network is great. Especially being able to access the forum and learn about new techniques from my new Zumba family.  You can ask questions and you practically get a response within minutes.   Because the forum is for ZIN members worldwide there is always someone who’s awake.   It would be nice if it were even more interactive with a line by line interactive chat.

The wholesale section was a little bit disappointing because they only had a few products listed there. The minimum quanitity required for purchase is 10 and that is reasonable. It was disappointing because they had a few zumba tank tops and 3 different kinds of cargo pants. I so love the cargo pants from 2 seasons ago with the silver droppy things but now the droppy things are shorter and almost unnoticeable.  I really wish they kept that trend going because when you move with it in a Zumba fitness class it looks great.  One thing i can say about the cargo pants is that they make your butt look good. Maybe it’s a brazilian thing haha

The print shop is really good where you can have business cards and punch cards delivered to your door. The ZIN shop discount is also good to with a flat shipping rate on any sized order. They use USPS postal service so only on occasion, being a member in Canada, I get a duty charge so that’s a plus.  If you order by wholesale then you’ll definately get a duty charge because they use fedex ground.  The difference between the discount you get on the ZIN shop compared the wholesale discount is a 3 to 10$ difference. I hope they add more items to the wholesale section soon.

ZIN tv is also interesting to watch but I sure expected much more videos. The ZIN tv videos are for Zumba coreography so stuff like basic salsa step or basic merengue step are not covered.  But don’t worry we’ll be covering the basics on our site at www.zumbaworkoutscanada.com

You also get CD and DVD deliveries and great advice on how to get your instructor business going.

So my overall impression of the ZIN network is that it’s worth the money so join today at www.zumba.com

Zumba Tunes – The Zumba Soul’s Playlist

The site playlist.com operates funny eh’ and deletes songs without notice or they just become unavailable. Anyway, I updated our playlist – Check it out – Beware of involuntary shoulder shimmies http://www.playlist.com/playlist/20072801803

Zumba Instructor Network ZIN- Is it worth it?

Well apparently it is and I’m going to list a few reasons for you:  For $30/month USD you can:

• Avoid paying the B1 Basic Zumba instructor training every year, or if you wish to take it get a big discount
• Qualify to take other instructor training sessions such as Zumbatomic, Zumba Toning, and Aqua Zumba and Basic 2 training at discount rates
• Get a 5 to 10 dollar discount off Zumbawear clothing
• Keep yourself up to date on Zumba coreography and music
• Get access to Zumbawear clothing that other non ZIN members don’t have access to
• Kept up to date on the latest events

Now if that’s not enough value fer ya I don’t know what is. I’m signing up as soon as I can after my Gold and Basic 1 training. Beto!@ Here I come!

Too bad we can’t get coin belts on the Zumba network but you can get one here:

http://www.zumbaworkoutscanada.com/buy_hip_scarves

Listen to Hot Zumba Dance Music Tunes

How to Learn Samba Step

The origin of this step comes from Brazil and I learnt to do this step last night. Found an awesome www.youtube.com video and posted it on my website at www.zumbaworkoutscanada.com

This step will get your heart rate up like an intense merenge or salsa step because you’re hopping from one foot to another. I was doing this step all wrong before but it was more important to not fall over myself. With my belly dancing background it actually looks pretty good for not much practice. I’ll keep practicing it to improve my styling technique.

I’m so looking forward to using this in my next Zumba workout session

Zumbaworkoutscanada.com

I’m having lots of fun creating a website with yahoo. It’s nice to get into a new thing. I’ve gotten myself into a lot of things but nothing really clicked yet.

• Sheridan to become a systems analyst – 2 out of 3 years completed
• Extra sales training as aimed for inside sales jobs – where no doesn’t really mean no;)
• Web, Graphic Design & SEO Experience through self learning
• Fashion Construction & Design at George Brown College
• Oh yeah, Beginner and Intermediate Courses in Belly Dancing
• And now Fitness Class Instructor and A Zumba Soul brought me to this point:)

I’ve been saying lately that it would be nice to have a career that I’d actually love doing. I like to inspire people and to make lives better. It’s surely icing on the cake when it involves dancing because I love to dance. Maybe this is the silver bullet venue I needed. If you have any suggestions about the website let me know. http://www.zumbaworkoutscanada.com/

What is a Zumba Soul?

The Zumba Soul

It is a soul that laughs, smiles after being invigorated by taking a zumba workout class near you. Allow a zumba workout release good endorphins into your body as you continue your day. Zumba is not about working out. It’s about having fun around great music and as an added perk, you lose weight the more often you do it. To do zumba you don’t need to come with a positive attitude because that attitude comes right to you during your sessions so that you leave an invigorated soul.

My name is Farida, and I am in the process of becoming a Certified Zumba Workout Class Instructor – And I look forward to sharing my dance talents with you all. My thanks go to everyone who encouraged me to take this step. My specialties are Belly dancing, Batchata to work the abs, Salsa!, Reggaeton, Reggae, Merengue, Mambo and of course to get you to learn a sexier Cha Cha Cha.

Check out my website at: http://www.zumbaworkoutscanada.com/