What is zumba?

Zumba ® fitness is for you if you'd like to improve your cardiovascular fitness in a dance party-like atmosphere. You'll learn simple, fun choreographies from a range of world dance styles such as salsa, merengue, reggaeton and of course bellydance, and you'll improve your co-ordination and understanding of rhythm and music. The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. Add some Latin flavor and international zest into the mix and you've got a Zumba ® class!

Zumba classes are different at Inspire! Bellydance because...

• it's run as a structured course, so unlike at gyms, you won't be intimidated in your first class. We start out with lots of repetition, and as the term progresses, we learn more new choreographies and styles one by one. Plus, each week the intensity of the workout increases so your fitness will improve and you'll burn more calories.
• the teacher is an experienced dance teacher: it won't feel like an aerobics class.
• we don't just use Latin dances, but also Bellydance, Samba, Bollywood, African and more! Real choreographies with real cultural zest.

Watch us doing one of the routines here. Most of the people in the demonstration had never done the dance before: this is how easy and fun it is to learn!