Zumba Music

Zumba Music – Your One Stop Guide to Some
of the Hottest and Sizzling Zumba Music

The real meaning or spirit of Zumba ® is it's music. That is what makes Zumba so different than any other aerobic dance workout. In the class this is the most important element for the instructor. A phenomenal Zumba class will always be the one that the instructor applies the correct music and makes the dancers "feel the music in their body."

Doing the exercises and dance steps are just a bonus. Without the booty shaking, hip swiveling, hand clapping music, it would just not be Zumba. In other words, "Zumba Is the Music."

As you probably know a "Zumba Basic Class" is usually one hour long and utilizes Latin dance steps and rhythms. Bear in mind that every Zumba class is not the same some instructors use a different mix of Zumba music. Some add-in country-western songs, "hip-hop, and other rhythms that sometimes their students request.

The usual music arrangement for Zumba® class is setup with two to three warm-up songs, 7 to 10 for the real workout and 1 to 2 for the cool down. The numbers of course will vary depending on the instructor and the length of each song. Zumba fitness recommends that you can mix it up but primarily most of the music should be Latin rhythms.

For example, in the newest Zumba Fitness CD called "Party Nation" it has many different songs, a hodgepodge of dance music. In other Zumba CDs they use music from Belly Dancing, Tango, Country, Rock 'n Roll, and the Twist. You will find those Zumba® songs in the CD called "Cardio Party."

The great thing about being a Zumba instructor is that Zumba ® Fitness allows you to choose your own routines and your own Zumba music.

You can use the same music many times in the Zumba® Gold dance workout. If you're a beginner exerciser or are not used to exercising or perhaps you are an active older adult or someone with a physical limitation then Zumba Gold would be the class for you. In this class are more transitional moves in the dance steps are done at a slower pace. There are separate Zumba® gold music CDs available to the instructors. Bear in mind these are all done a slower beat.