CORAL GABLES, Fla. — On a rooftop parking lot, with temperatures in the chilly low 50s, a crowd of all ages shimmied and shook, sweated and smiled as DJ Francis played an eclectic mix of dance music.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The beat of Latin music pulsates through the crowded room as people move to the rhythm. A cheer goes up from the crowd as one song ends and another begins. It’s not Latin ...

It's not an exercise class; it's a party. "You get to dance and feel like you are having a party in a Zumba class," said Stephanie Benford, Zumba instructor at Sensual Fitness in Stroudsburg. "It's a ...

Zumba Fitness is a high-intensity discipline that combines the joy of Latin and international music, including pop hits, with simple and easy-to-follow dance choreographies. Designed for people of all ...

TEAYS VALLEY -- Two years ago, Tauletha Chaffin weighed 220 pounds. She began watching the type of food she was consuming and the size of the portions, and she started Zumba classes. Now 85 pounds ...

Beto Perez, a native of Colombia, brought his Latin-inspired Zumba fitness to the United States in 1999. Zumba, pronounced Zoom-bah, incorporates salsa, cumbia, samba, calypso, raggaeton, swing, ...

The Latin and African rhythms streaming out of the studio at the Mankato Ballet Company signal a different kind of dance on Saturday mornings. “It feels like a big dance par-tay!” Zumba instructor ...

As a young woman, Lupita Cohen was a frequent visitor to dance clubs in her native New York City. When she married and had a family, dancing took a back seat to carpools and PTA meetings. Two years ...

A new Zumba studio, Rhythm UnTamed, has opened at 40 West St., Unit #3, in Rockville – and people have been flocking to it. Partners Ashley Dionne and Mandee Rein have known each other for years, and ...