Professional dancer and choreographer Alberto “Beto” Perez developed Zumba in Colombia towards the late 1990s when he came to his aerobics class and realised that he had forgotten his music. He ...

Dance has always been fitness program Zumba’s stock in trade, getting people all over the country to salsa, shimmy and sweat off the pounds. Now it’s making a play for the dudes who don’t dance and ...

Zumba instructor Josette Tkacik leads a dance workout class Saturday at Chase Palm Park in Santa Barbara. Tkacik is trying to keep her space at the Carrillo Ballroom, where she has been teaching for ...

MIAMI – It started with VHS tapes. And now it’s taken over the world. Twenty years since its founding, Zumba has helped millions dance their way into fitter, happier lives, says co-founder and CEO ...