We have been noticing more and more people coming into out shop who are taking Zumba classes.  They all seem to be super-enthusiastic about Zumba, so we thought we should feature it, in case some of you aren’t aware of this growing trend, or “revolution” as some put it.
According to Wikipedia:
“A Zumba workout mixes body sculpting movements with dance steps derived from cumbia, merengue, salsa, reggaeton, hip hop, mambo, rumba, flamenco, and calypso and Salsaton. The routines feature
aerobic interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms. It targets areas such as the glutes, legs, arms, abdominals, and the heart. A Zumba class is typically not formulaic in that instructors often add on their own music choices and choreographies to make their class presentation locally unique.”

Here are a few places where you can take Zumba classes:
- Alderwood Dance Spectrum -  19231 – 33rd Ave. W., Lynnwood, WA
- American Ballroom Dance Institute - 18002 Bothell Everett Hwy, Bothell, WA
- Ballet Bellevue School - 204 100th Ave, NE Bellevue, WA 98004
- Belltown Dance Studio -  2521 4th Ave. Seattle, WA 98121
- Community Fitness -  2113 NE 65th Street
- Epicenter Fitness -  1419 3rd Ave Seattle, WA 98101
- Kirkland Dance Center -  835 7th Avenue, Kirkland, WA
- Mercerwood Shore Club -  4150 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA
- Momentum Dance Academy -  15811 Ambaum Blvd SW, Suite B, Burien, WA
- New City Dance Studio -  408 SW 153rd Street, Burien, WA
- NW Tap Connection -  8732 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA
- Open Flight Studio -  4205 University Way NE Seattle, WA 98145
- Premier Dance Center -  2623 151st Pl. NE, Bldg 2, Redmond, WA
- Seattle Athletic Club -  2020 Western Ave. Seattle, WA 98121
- Shoreline Community College LFP -  16101 Greenwood Ave N., Shoreline, WA
- Tukwila Community Center -  12424 42nd Ave. South, Tukwila, WA
- University Family YMCA -  5003 12th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA
- Zum -  2235 5th Avenue (at Bell) Seattle, WA

The August Song of the month is “Some days you gotta dance” by the Dixie Chicks.

Some days you gotta dance
Live it up when you get the chance
‘Cause when the world doesn’t make no sense
And you’re feeling just a little too tense
Gotta loosen up those chains and dance

This song is available for download on eMusic.  For a trial with 25 free downloads go to, click on the eMusic buttom on the right side of the page.

You can find “Some days you gotta dance” here:
http://www.emusic.com/album/Dixie-Chicks-Fly-MP3-Download/11478748.html

Next month classes will be starting up again for a lot of people.  September tends to be a very busy month, so we strongly encourage you to come in early to get your dancing supplies.  We want to make sure that we can help you get everything you need so that your dance classes are off to an easy start.

“We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.”

~Japanese Proverb~

Here is Janine’s solo for So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 finale.  Truly amazing!