Where have you been? Zumba

With the passing of Cozemo and Ali the sadness was overwelming. So i needed  needed to get back to my life before dogs. Even as i type this i tear up.  So i went back to what I did as a young adult when stressed- I danced. Back in brooklyn I taught disco dancing and house. When I found Zumba i was in heaven . For my 45th birthday Vinny sent me to school to be  ZIN instructor. After 8 hour class 7 of which was dancing i passed and i am now a certified reg and gold fitness instructor.

Before I took the class I lost 23 pounds with local Zumba classes. But could not keep up with my old injuries made worse by dog showing for 15 years.

Often during the reg Zumba classes i had to hold hard time keeping up with the speed.  But the gold classes are more of the Salsa and dancing vs the aerobic side. I also have the Zumba home DVD and Wii ganme but rarely find time to do them with tel ringing and dogs work.

So that is why i went for the Zin class, I must admit i assumed the class would be more on the easy side , nope it was BOTH the reg Zumba + once in while we put our Gold hat on . The only combination I could not modify was the tango leg swing backwards. I had  great time. And no pain based on modification to the movement for people with injuries. I kept up with young adults and a older lady out did us all.

I stayed at a local hotel in burlington half off i found on Hotwire Great pool and sauna .  I read my Zumba book and relaxed no dogs just me 1st time in over 11 years. ( me and vinny went to Vegas back in 99). The Zin teacher quickly pinned me NEW YORK since my accent of course stuck out .  

So in conclusion I spent much less time last few months offlline due to my addiction to dancing. Im sorry for my dog folks wanting more dog stuff .. I did NOT breed any Spring Litters cause i wanted the Spring nd Summer off. . I did one breeding for fall, and for the rest of the summer im judging, showing, and creating my Zumba routine. Living life large this year vs life living me last year. I start teaching in the fall, i have to get a recent CPR cerf before I donate my time to local retirement homes.

Thanks Beto for bringing my 1st love home to Buffalo. Now I have all the things i love in life My hubby, my dogs and dancing..

Jeannine DePalma