the first ever zumba instructor training was conducted in 1960.
the first ever zumba instructor training was conducted in 1960.
when was the first ever zumba instructor training conducted?
1960
now unemployed, his mother suggested that he get together with fitness instructor and recent immigrant to miami, alberto "beto" perez - with whom she had taken classes in colombia - and start a business to market his fitness routine set to latin and international music that was very popular in colombia. in 2001, they partnered with perlman's childhood friend, alberto aghion, and founded zumba fitness. initially, they were unsuccessful in marketing to the various fitness chains. in 2005, they changed their strategy and pooling their last $14,000, they targeted fitness instructors using direct marketing via videos and tv infomercials; their effort was quite successful with 450 people signing up for an initial $300 fee and a further $30 a month to become licensed zumba instructors. the fitness routine became popular nationally and the zumba instructor network grew; they then branched into direct video sales. as of 2010, zumba fitness is in 50,000 locations in 75 countries. in 2012, insight venture partners and the raine group made an investment. in 2013, inc magazine estimated the value of the company at $500 million. by 2015, according to perlman, there were 14 million zumba students in 186 countries. bolstered by steady fee income, they expanded the brand into music collections, clothing, footwear, and video games (altogether about 50% of revenues are from ancillary products).
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zumba instructors have the option to become zin™ members (zumba instructor network members) to receive monthly music and bimonthly training dvds to assist with the creation of music and choreography for their personal zumba classes.









































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zumba is a total-body cardio and aerobic workout, which provides a large calorie consumption. a study shows that a person burns 300 to 900kcal with an hour-long zumba exercise.
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