1. TMS Dance Unit: Zumba Fitness
A life-long fitness activity!

2. How is it different from just dancing??
Zumba combines fitness exercises with dance moves
Can burn anywhere from calories per hour depending on the intensity
It’s fun for everybody
The dance moves are usually repetitive and easy to follow
It’s a FULL body workout!
It’s Social
It Boosts Your Mood
WHY ZUMBA??
How is it different from just dancing??

4. Zumba History
Zumba was created by the choreographer and fitness instructor Alberto “Beto” Perez in the mid-1990s. According to the official Zumba website, it was a result of a “happy accident” – Beto was on his way to teach an aerobics class and realized he’d forgotten his music. He didn’t have time to double back and get it, so he improvised, using the salsa and merengue tapes he happened to have on him. Instead of strict rep-counting, he ended up improvising a class that was the perfect mix of dance and aerobics that kept his students moving and having fun!
In 2001, he started teaching his hybrid dance/aerobics in Miami, and through another “happy accident”, he got in touch with two other Albertos – Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion. Together, they called the new style “Zumba”, a word that doesn’t have any specific meaning but has become synonymous with this great combination of fitness and fun, and brought it to fitness centres all over the world.

5. Zumba:
FOR ALL PEOPLE!