![]() Polynesian music blares from one room while the sexy samba of “Mas que Nada” pulsates next door, all punctuated by a “Yeah!” Walking through the convention space, you hear an international smorgasbord of music. ![]() She was one of 8,000 Zumba instructors from around the world who attended the annual Zumba Instructor Convention in Orlando. “Being from Michigan, I wasn’t exposed to any of that music, and now it’s easy to find and we hear it so often,” said Jill Cooper of Ann Arbor, a longtime fitness professional. Some 14 million people in 185 countries are now dancing and singing to the songs, smiling and sweating in Zumba classes and clamoring to buy the music. ![]() It has expanded worldwide, creating new fans of dance styles such as Perez’s native cumbia and new fans of Latin music. ![]() Zumba, a dance-based fitness program created by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto “Beto” Perez in 2001, was born in South Florida and is still based there.
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