A little earlier time and Cinco de Mayo!

YAY! It's Thursday!! Class is now going to start at 8:45. We're adjusting it slightly to avoid upsetting the people who come to lock up at 10. Spread the word and we'll start boogying at 8:45.

Today is the Cinco de Mayo so what better way to celebrate than Zumba?? Come enjoy the latin rhythms and let's party! If you want to bring a fun Mexican treat (healthy is good too) to share, feel free. Wear those bright colors!!!

The class I subbed for on Saturday went REALLY well and I may start teaching there regularly. The owners are awesome and may strike a deal for my loyal class if you are interested in coming to Ideal Shape. I'll be subbing again this Saturday for the class at 9am. The first class is free so if you want more of me, come sweat!! See you tonight!

Concessions...for a while=we get a gym!

Ok. I was in a bit of an emotional tumble of an overwhelmed/feminist/angry she-hulk tornado. I was desperate for a larger facility and felt like I needed to be the center of everyone's universe. :) We took over the gym halfway through class this week and it was great! Being up on the stage made it so much easier for everyone to see me and we had room to party. I loved it. On Friday the Regional Athletic Rep called me back of his own free will (which is surprising since I had been stalking him for a couple days which I'm sure was fairly annoying). I decided to make a concession on the time in order to get the gym. We will be having class at 9PM on Thursday nights in the gym at 200 N 200 E in Orem. I know the 9pm slot is less than ideal but it will only be for about 4-6 weeks until my arch-nemesis (the church bball tournament) is over. In the beginning of March we will be free to adjust our time and get the gym for class at 8 or 8:30 as we see fit. I hope a lot of you are still able to come at this later time for a few weeks! Having a gym with a stage will be SO nice and it is still FREE!!! I am very excited to have the space for us to infect our new space with Zumba fever! Thoughts?
Now I'm going to take a deep cleaning breath, try to take back all the things I muttered under my breath, and look forward to our gym time. See you on Thursday!

Another passion is budding...

I am a bit of a crazy, out there, fun loving girl. So today I decided to jump in to the Happy Valley Derby Darlin roller derby league. It is just starting and I am so excited!!! I have dreamed of joining a roller derby team for a couple years but there has never been one in Utah Valley so I was so excited when I heard this one was starting up.

I went to my first meeting today (I think it's the second or third so far) and it was great! I love the attitude and excitment from the girls. It is going to be kick a!! We are starting to work on the organization, funding, sponsorships, schedules, and everything. I really like the idea of being part of this from the beginning. It's going to be fun to help get this up and running.

If any of you interested in letting your alter ego out on the rink floor then find the Happy Valley Derby Darlins on Facebook and join us! It is going to be so awesome!!!!!!!

Are you all ready to get your Zumba on tomorrow???? Be there!!! It's going to be a party!!!

Welcome!

I am Charlotte and I am completely addicted to Zumba. I found it in November 2009 and only made it through half of the class my first time but I loved it. I have never stuck to an exercise program for more than a couple of months before I found Zumba. I have been addicted every since that first class. I crave it now! It find myself laughing, cheering, and having an amazing time, all while burning calories! I think that Zumba is amazing. I think that anyone, no matter their size, age, or fitness ability can do Zumba. It is very versatile and can be modified to whatever you need. I've been teaching since November 2010 and I love it. I love watching people smile and enjoy themselves as they party their way to better health.