Aerobics/zumba

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Expert: - 10/14/2010


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i am a certified fitness instructor, wanted to teach a zumba
class. do i need to be certified in zumba as well to teach?
watching videos of classes, they all seem to be different, no
cueing, different music and moves. i'm guessing its all just
dancing, which seems easy enough no chorography

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Hi,

To teach Zumba, you have to become a Zumba instructor and take their training/certification.  They give you specific routines to teach, though you can vary the order and sequences.  Zumba is a pre-choreographed program involving mostly Latin-style dance-exercise.  You don't have to make up the choreography - it is done for you.  You just have to learn it so you can teach it.  It's a great program and getting more popular all the time.

Hope this helps.

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