Zumba Rhythm

In my first post I told you that Zumba is a latin-dance based cardio workout.  What I didn't tell you is what kind of latin dances we do in Zumba.  When you become a Zumba instructor, you learn the 4 basic rhythms: Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia, and Reggeaton.

The difference is the beat.  It's hard to explain in words, but easy if you listen.  Here are some examples of the four different rhythms:

Here's Merengue:



Salsa:



Cumbia:


Reggaeton:

As you can see, there are different steps that are characteristic of each rhythm.

But don't worry...if you come to a Zumba class you don't need to know the difference...leave that up to your instructor!  You just follow along.

Keel dancing!