Tuesday, September 25, 2012

On a Less Serious Note...

Not all Zumba classes are the same. (Just in case you were wondering.)

Now, for anyone who does not know, Zumba is a dance fitness class. It is supposed to combine "hip-hop" moves with latin-pop music to give one a workout with fun.

Now, the general stereotype of Zumba classes is - the instructor can actually dance, but most everyone else just hopes to be her and attempts to shimmy and shake in the meantime. .

The general joke of Zumba is


I realized today, however, that not all Zumba classes are the same. Though, they are pretty much supposed to be, I think. My Zumba experience today, was something more like this

 
 

I don't know what happened. I don't know where the music came from. (I will give credit where credit was due, it was slightly faster and a little more techno than the song above.) But we actually did the Charlie Brown move (as in Peanuts Charlie Brown -you know, the only one they do); the move from 50s american beach films, where the arms go up and down alternately as you shake a bit; and one move (that we repeated several times) was walking.


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