Zumba Orange County California

The high-energy Latin dance inspired workout Zumba has exploded into a global fitness craze after its creation in the 1990s. Orange County eagerly embraced the Zumba dance party workout when it arrived in the early 2000s. Created in Colombia Zumba has an unlikely origin story. In the mid-1990s dance instructor Alberto "Beto" Perez left his regular workout music at home and improvised a class using Latin salsa and merengue music he had on hand. His Cali, Colombia students loved the spontaneous blend of hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy dance moves. Perez brought Zumba to the United States in 1999 and partnered with businessmen to launch the Zumba Fitness program. Zumba’s refreshing takes on group fitness spread rapidly across the country. West Coast Arrival It quickly migrated west too, catching on in Southern California. Orange County residents flocked to Zumba, allured by its dance celebration reimagined as a workout. Local gyms and studios added Zumba classes in the early 200