ZUMBA-FIED

For the past couple of months I have been attending ZUMBA at my local YMCA-and I frickin' love it! I love it so much I am constantly singing the songs and doing the moves all day long! Yet, being in the class I have noticed a few categories of ZUMBA-fied people. They are as follows:

The instructor(s)- This is the woman who stands on the stage or the front of the room having the most energy, is the happiest to be there, and can shake her ass faster than anyone in the class.

The wanna-be instructors- Those either trying to learn to be an instructor or think they know how to be an instructor because they know all the moves. Which brings me to...

The Kiss-Ass- These are the people in the class that know the instructor by their first (and possibly last name), they come to every class, stand right in front, know every move (and have inside jokes with the instructor about them), and stay late to chat with the instructor about moves they have already exhibited they know.

The over achiever- These are the people that know every move in the class, but add their own little flare to it. Whether it be getting their butt lower then the instructor, shaking their groove thang to their own beat, adding jump, spin, or kick moves where they feel is needed, or really pushing it to the max on every song while watching themselves perform in the mirror.

The wanna-be-good-but-just-sweating-my-ass-off-until-I-get-it- (*This is where I fit in*) These are the people that are either new or still trying to get to that ultimate ZUMBA-ness ( i.e. any of the above mentioned categories). This group includes the elderly person, those trying to lose weight, the tone deaf person, and what I like to call the "Elaine from Seinfeld dancing" person. I give this group props because even though they don't quite have the elite status of the above categories, they still keep coming back for more (oh and because I am in this category).


Now, these categories are not here to judge. This is just a mere observation. And if you have went to ZUMBA, then you know exactly what I am talking about!

Now get yourself in the gym and get your heart pumping, but also so you can see exactly what I am talking about. Your ass and your sense of humor will thank me later