Instructor: Ashley Patchen started teaching herself hip hop in upstate New York. She moved to Colorado for graduate school and fell in love with Latin dance, taking salsa and bachata classes. She’s ...

STUTTGART, Germany -- For an evening out with Latin music and dancing, all Stuttgart military community members need to do is stop by the gym. They may want to trade their dancing shoes for trainers, ...

Zumba is to the 21st Century what the Macarena was to the '90s -- except it brings even more and more people to Latin music. And it does it through emotion. That's what Zumba Fitness' founders told… ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Zumba Fitness instructors worldwide are not only using a Latin-heavy song lineup in their classes, they're also creating new fans for artists such as Pitbull, Daddy Yankee and Don ...

Zumba Fitness instructors worldwide are not only using a Latin-heavy song lineup in their classes, they're also creating new fans for artists such as Pitbull, Daddy Yankee and Don Omar. Omar's "Zumba" ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Zumba instructors worldwide are not only using a Latin-heavy song lineup in their classes but also creating fans for artists such as Don Omar, Daddy Yankee and Pitbull. Omar's Zumba ...

From the activity decks of cruise ships to breast cancer awareness walks in Belgium, Zumba Fitness’ explosion onto the cultural arena over the last 10 years has created a mini empire. The company ...

Horns blare, drums pound, timbales keep time while 40 women shake, shimmy and swivel in unison. Whoops and hollers ring out as a petite redhead with the best abs on the planet leads the women through ...

For many, exercising is a chore. But thanks to Zumba, it doesn't have to be. By Kenneth Partridge Although the dance-fitness program Zumba encompasses numerous styles of music and movement, its roots ...

FILE - This Aug. 9, 2012 file photo released by Starpix shows Zumba creator Beto Perez performing at the 2012 Zumbathon Fitness Concert on the first day of the 2012 Zumba Instructor Convention in ...