History of Zumba®
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Celebrity fitness trainer, "Beto" Perez, stumbled upon the concept of Latin inspired fitness in his native country of Colombia (South America) in the mid 1990's. One day, he walked into his class and realized that he had forgotten his aerobics music, and his only option was to grab whatever tapes he had in his car. Beto's tapes were comprised of the songs that he loved, the traditional Latin salsa and merengue music with which he had been raised. But it was a challenge to improvise a whole class on the spot using non-traditional aerobics music. Beto rose to the challenge and from this last-minute improvisation was born a revolutionary fitness program – Zumba®! The class soon became the most popular class at his fitness facility.
In 1999, after his success in Colombia, Beto brought the class to the United States, where he was approached by entrepreneurs Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion to create a global company based on the Zumba® fitness philosophy. The three young entrepreneurs then set a goal to offer Zumba® classes all over the world.
In 2007, Zumba® launched internationally. Zumba®'s foray into Mexico, Japan, China, the UK, Italy, and Spain has been explosive and very soon, the entire world will be partying to the tune of Zumba®!
So please join us, as Zumba®'s fitness-party continues to expand into healthclubs, living rooms, schools, community centers, YMCA's, corporations, and any other empty room where you can pump up the volume and live the experience that is Zumba®.