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Has anyone ever taken a Zumba class before?  A class is coming to the local community and I'm wondering what the differences are between the two. 

From the website it looks like it's just latin dance moves?

Thanks! 

I have taken Zumba. It's fun but it really depends on the instructor. (like Jam) I'll say that the requirements to become a  Zumba instructor are much more lax than those of BodyJam.

It is a latin dance based class. Typically the music ranges from Tango to Reggaetón to Salsa... As I previously mentioned, it depends on the instructor. Try it!  It's nothing like Jam. Nothing is.

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Thanks, that's what I thought.  I had some people ask me about it and I wasn't sure.  I agree about Jam.  It ROCKS!

We will be losing one of our Zumba instructors next summer.  I'd like to bring on BodyJam.  Do you think that members will be accepting of Jam??  Or, will I have a revolt on my hands?

Jam will be different because of the more challenging choreography and the far-less free-form nature of the format. That's what I like about it though! It's not like you'll be replacing Zumba with Jam, it's a new and different thing for them to try.

 

I'm certified in Zumba ( it was a pretty easy course) but I choose not to teach it because I like Jam much better. But it is a lot of fun esp. if you love Latin music. It's one gigantic line-dance party! If I recall my training correctly, they don't like a lot of verbal cueing and want instructors to keep things very easy as far as cueing in general, so be careful of high-impact options.

 Try it and enjoy the change of pace!
 

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I just went through the Zumba training and am also a Jam instructor - I just wanted to get a different perspective on dancing. I love both styles as my background is modern dancing but also have a lot of hispanic friends that drag me to the latin clubs around town. Zumba is a great alternative for people who feel too uncoordinated to do jam- which can be frustrating to some members - some people just want to come to class and move and not to think about what they do. So compared to Jam - Zumba is way easier to pick up and learn and to follow and you break a huge sweat right in your first class. I wish more Gyms would put both on the schedule to give people more choices  :)

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