Horns blare, drums pound, timbales keep time while 40 women shake, shimmy and swivel in unison. Whoops and hollers ring out as a petite redhead with the best abs on the planet leads the women through ...

A heavy salsa beat pulses through the room where women of all ages and sizes move to the rhythms of the Latin-inspired music. An instructor stands at the front, pumping up the energy with calls to ...

Beneath glinting disco balls and festive decor, illuminated by multicolored strobe lights, the group ― all beaming, glistening with sweat ― are caught up in hip-shaking, body-swirling dance moves. But ...

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 ...

Zumba, the Latin-inspired dance fitness craze, has attracted millions of followers worldwide with its call to ditch the workout and join the party. Now Aqua Zumba is taking that party to the pool, ...

FILE - This Aug. 9, 2012 file photo released by Starpix shows Zumba creator Beto Perez performing at the 2012 Zumbathon Fitness Concert on the first day of the 2012 Zumba Instructor Convention in ...

Zumba was born in Colombia in the 1990s, quite by accident. A fitness instructor forgot to bring his usual workout music to class, so he grabbed some Latin albums from his car, ditched the constraints ...

The “I Zumba” license plate on Sue Fletcher's bright yellow Mazda signals her devotion to the cardio workout with the thumping Latin beat. Pronounced “zoom-ba,” the word comes from Spanish slang for ...

STUTTGART, Germany -- For an evening out with Latin music and dancing, all Stuttgart military community members need to do is stop by the gym. They may want to trade their dancing shoes for trainers, ...

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 ...

Zumba%2C the Latin-inspired dance workout%2C was created in the late 1990s It%27s one of the top fitness trends Zumba classes are now offered in 125 countries in 110%2C000 locations This story appears ...

From the activity decks of cruise ships to breast cancer awareness walks in Belgium, Zumba Fitness’ explosion onto the cultural arena over the last 10 years has created a mini empire. The company ...