Life gets more fun in the summer — it's just a fact. The sun sets later, beach days and rooftop hangs make a comeback, and you get to bring out all those flowery 'fits that have been collecting dust ...

In her forties, Michele Perron didn't realize how stiff she had gotten until she went to her first Zumba class. The Zumba approach features dance movements to Latin rhythms, including a lot of hip ...

Americans should sit less and move more, even if that activity comes in tiny chunks, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Zumba was born in Colombia in the 1990s, quite by ...

Gotta dance? Wanna dance? Shall we Dance? These song titles have inspired would-be movers and shakers for decades. As it turns out, answering "yes" to these questions can definitely help you get more ...

It’s as if the animated dancers in the movie “Madagascar” meet their wild, hip and funky Latin cousins. It’s Zumba, baby! At lunchtime for 40 minutes each week, a few of the straight-laced downtown ...

As a fun hobby and an effective fitness routine, dancing is the best of both worlds. Plus, the minimal equipment needed for dance makes it accessible to everyone — whether you’re a pro who needs to ...

Zumba is becoming all the rage in exercise classes, in Central New York and throughout the country. Watch a video at the Hartford Courant web site. You can also read about Weighing In columnist Bunny ...

Alberto Perez started out as a street performer and then an aerobics teacher in Colombia, making extra cash on the side teaching the wives of businessmen how to dance in nightclubs in his hometown, ...

Choosing between Yoga and Zumba depends on your fitness goals. Yoga excels at stress reduction, flexibility, and mental calm, while Zumba offers a high-energy cardio workout for calorie burning and ...