ZUMBA Fitness Arizona

Zumba was started by Beto Perez, who as a young man in his native country of Columbia, was teaching traditional "aerobics" at a fitness facility when one day he realized that he had forgotten to bring his "aerobic music" with him to teach a class. He ran out to his car and grabbed his popular Latin music tapes and used them in his class, incorporating both Latin dance steps and traditional fitness moves into his class that day and HIS STUDENTS LOVED IT! That's when the slogan "Ditch the Workout, Join the Party" really began, as his "Rumbacise" classes gained popularity. Beto came to Miami in 1999 and joined two other young entrepeneurs, Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion, who recognized Beto's talent and innovation could revolutionize the way people all over the world exercised. Changing the name to Zumba, they set out to make Zumba a global company that would offer classes worldwide. They contracted with a well respected infomercial company in 2002 to produce Zumba Fitness DVDs, launching Zumba into incredible popularity nationwide. The overwhelming positive response created demand for more Zumba classes and Zumba instructors, so a comprehensive Zumba Instructor Training program was developed. To ensure integrity and quality above and beyond fitness industry standards, Zumba engages long time fitness professionals in their Educational Division and has aligned with AFAA (Aerobic & Fitness Association of American), ACE (American Council on Exercise), IDEA (the world's largest association for fitness professionals), SCW Fitness Education, Can-Fit-Pro (International Trade Show & Conference in Canada), and many top national fitness facility chains and organizations. There are now over 30,000 Zumba instructors in 35 different countries, helping people feel good, look good and have fun exercising to the Zumba beat!