ORLANDO, Fla. — Zumba Fitness instructors worldwide are not only using a Latin-heavy song lineup in their classes, they’re also creating new fans for artists such as Pitbull, Daddy Yankee and Don Omar ...

Whether your schedule is too jam-packed to regularly fit in a group fitness class, or you sometimes just prefer the comfort of working out in your own home, it can sometimes be a challenge to mix up ...

The deep bass and hypnotic drumbeats beg students to shake and shimmy. In the wood-floored studio at Dance Dynamix in Tempe, the song booming from the sound system shouts: “Are you ready?” AUDIO ...

In her forties, Michele Perron didn't realize how stiff she had gotten until she went to her first Zumba class. The Zumba approach features dance movements to Latin rhythms, including a lot of hip ...

If it wasn’t for the movie “Grease,” a dot-com failure, a mother’s advice, nearly running out of money, a key change in a business model and a boost by the celebrity Pitbull and his pals, one of the ...

TEAYS VALLEY -- Two years ago, Tauletha Chaffin weighed 220 pounds. She began watching the type of food she was consuming and the size of the portions, and she started Zumba classes. Now 85 pounds ...

For many, exercising is a chore. But thanks to Zumba, it doesn't have to be. By Kenneth Partridge Although the dance-fitness program Zumba encompasses numerous styles of music and movement, its roots ...

No matter why you enter her studio, Martha Patricia Montes is ready to find a workout that works for you. She has helped clients with pre- and postnatal exercise, sports training, gaining strength ...