New Zumbawear!

Do you like the brightly colored pants and tanks I'm addicted to? Do you pine for the silicone bracelets? Well if so, your dreams are answered! Zumba just released a bunch of new merchandise and it is rocking! I'm placing an order Monday night so if you want to grab a little bling let me know and we'll save on shipping. Check out the merchandise at www.zumba.com/shop. Some stuff is sold out but should be restocked soon. I love it! How do I choose???

Regulars, Newbies, Veterans, and everything in between

Whether you are brand new or a Zumba veteran, thank you for coming to my class!! We had another 39 people there tonight. I love seeing repeat faces because I take it a positive review of past classes. I know I make my fair share of mistakes in each and every class but you guys hang with me and I really appreciate it. I don't want you guys to get bored of the same songs so I switch it up fairly often and then I get a little lost sometimes. Sorry!!! I love you guys to death!

I've drawn a bit of a blank when it comes to new warm up/cool down songs so if you have any suggestions, throw them my way!

I know you've heard my schpeel about my up-and-coming derby league. I'm planning a Zumba fundraiser for my derby league. It is going to be in Orem at SweatyChix. The time and date is TBA but I am really excited. A large portion of the proceeds will go directly to my AWESOME derby league to get us up and running. So look for dates and future announcements. I'll probably get some raffle ticket and give away some Zumba gear. It's going to be a total party!!

Thanks for sweating with me today everyone. You rock my world!!!

Growth of my Zumba-family

We had 38 people tonight. It just made me so, so happy to see all those beautiful faces! There were new and familar people in the crowd. I love the variety of people that we have coming. Our Zumba family is as diverse as it is awesome!! I have a lot of people who have been asking me about teaching twice a week. I would love to but I am trying to see if I can find a different venue where I could teach in the evening. I would probably charge to teach twice a week or so just because of the time and money that goes into trying to prepare and teach a successful class. How do you guys feel about that?
I have the opportunity to teach a morning class in a local kung-fu studio. I am NOT a morning person but if it is all we can get I would go for it. The class would have to be at like 6 or 6:30 am because I have a normal 9-5 job. I prefer evening classes but I'm just curious about how much interest is out there.
I just have to let you guys know how much I appreciate you. Because of your love for Zumba, your willingness to share the word and bring your friends, we have grown from a class of 2 to a class of 40. THANK YOU! I absolutely LOVE Zumba. I love the attitude, love, and energy that it brings to anyone who hears the music and feels the moves. Thank you for indulging my passion and encouraging me on even when I forget the moves. LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!

First night in a gym-thoughts?

First off-we had 40 people there tonight!!!! It was freaking amazing!!!! It was our first night at 9:00 pm and in the new location (a gym!). I was worried we would lose some of our crew by moving to a later time, but we grew! We had 30 people last week and added 10 more tonight. I know that Zumba by nature is amazing and fun but I am very humbled and flattered that my class is growing so quickly. You guys give me a reason to listen to my playlist at work, watch the DVDs and dance with my 4 year old, and Zumba at every red light! I love watching people come back week after week, share it with their friends, and honestly enjoying themselves while working toward a healthier them. Thank you for supporting me. Thank you for motivating me to try to and be a better instructor every time I party with you amazing people. You are my inspiration!!!

What did you think of 9pm? Will you want to move back to 8:30 when we have the chance or do you like it a little later? We'll feel it out over the next few weeks and see what we prefer.

Lastly, a little shout out here to the guys in my stake that bore the brunt of my wrath last week. I raised some serious h-e-double hockey stick let many people know that I was very dissatisfied at how ignored the physical needs of the women are in our stake. They worked out our current situation (gym, later time) and I'm grateful. There is NO way we could've stuffed tonight's class in the tiny little multi-purpose room. One of the members of the Stake athletic committee even told me they had a meeting where they specifically spoke about the needs of the women. He thanked me for offering this option to the women and asked about what other ideas I have for women to have physical outlets. I expressed the need for us to have not only a physical outlet but one that offers a social aspect, is fun, and relieves stress for us. He was very supportive and interested in my suggestions and our cause. I'm glad to know that my kicking and screaming has drawn some attention and is starting to yield positive results. You guys are my support and thank you for putting up with all of the craziness as we get established. I hope we can keep working through this and maybe even get a bigger gym (withOUT a carpeting stage!).

I LOVE ZUMBA!!!!! I hope you do too!!!!!!