How to Choreograph a Zumba Workout

Zumba is a popular, hour-long workout featuring a variety of dance moves representing various regions of Latin America. It includes moves like salsa, merengue and samba as well as hip hop, belly dance and reggaeton. It is a great cardiovascular workout burning up to 454 calories per hour. It can be a real challenge to choreograph a Zumba workout.

Instructions

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      Warm up with a few stretches and toning exercises for up to 15 minutes. You should aim to use all of the major muscle groups during your warm up.

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      Begin to choreograph a Zumba workout with about 5 minutes of basic samba moves. Perform the basic forward and back motions to get the heart rate elevated.

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      Switch from the samba moves to 5 minutes of merengue dance movements. The merengue is made up of three basic moves: side basics, forward basic moves and back basic moves that can be combined in any order with variations in posture while you dance.

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      Move on to salsa dance moves for the next 5-minute increment as you choreograph a Zumba workout. Start with a tap on the first beat and step forward with the same foot, then back on that same foot, continuing to dance to variations of this movement.

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      Include hip hop, reggae, reggaeton and even some belly dance moves as you choreograph a Zumba workout. Mix these moves in with the Latin dance moves to keep things interesting.