Sunday, July 24, 2011

Playlist from Monday, July 18th (Nichols Park)

I am out of town for the rest of the week, so I won't post anything else until next Monday. I'm going to Puerto Rico and really hope to take a Zumba class while I'm there!!

1. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - pop
2. Jai Ho (from "Slumdog Millionaire") - Mumbai Dolls - bhangra/Indian
3. Bamboleo - Gypsy Kings - flamenco
4. La Patilla - Zumba Fitness - merengue
5. La Pantera Mambo - La-33 - salsa
6. Zoot Suit Riot - Zumba Fitness - swing
7. Capirinha - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton (I think!)
8. A La Nena Le Gusta - Zumba Fitness - merengue
9. Un Mes - Mara - reggaeton
10. Danza Kuduro - Don Omar & Lucenzo - cumbia/reggaeton
11. Las Juanas - Zumba Fitness - salsa
12. Drop It On Me - Ricky Martin - Latin
13. I Need to Know - Mark Anthony - cha-cha
14. Stand By Me - Zumba Fitness - bachata (but I used it as a cool-down)

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Playlist from Thursday, July 14th (Happy Body Wellness Center)

I also meant to do "Un Mes" (from the newest Zumba DVD!) today, but somehow it wasn't copied onto my iPod. Alas... more time to practice the routine for next week's classes! :-)

1. Salsa/merengue warm-up
2. Cumbia Arabe - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
3. Tequila - The Champs - salsa
4. El Matador - Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - samba
5. Zoot Suit Riot - Zumba Fitness - swing (new one!)
6. Calabria 2007 - Enur - merengue
7. Para No Verte Mas - Zumba Fitness - samba
8. Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin - Latin
9. Mawa Sillah - Zumba Fitness - African/Arabian
10. Las Juanas - Zumba Fitness - salsa
11. Tu Bomboncito - Zumba Fitness - flamenco
12. Say Na Say Na - Aneela, Arash, Johan Bejerholm & Robert Uhlmann - bhangra/Indian
13. Do You Dig It - Zumba Fitness - cha-cha
14. Burbujas de Amor - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin (beautiful song... my Puerto Rican grandma had his album and used to play it in the car all the time while driving me to school)

Playlist from Tuesday, July 12th (Happy Body Wellness Center)

1. The salsa/merengue that I don't yet know the name of :-)
2. Snake Charmer - Panjabi MC - bhangra/Indian
3. La Pantera Mambo ("Pink Panther" theme) - La-33 - salsa
4. Para No Verte Mas - Zumba Fitness - samba
5. Don't Let Me Down - Zumba Fitness - swing
6. Bamboleo - Gypsy Kings - flamenco
7. Mawa Sillah - Zumba Fitness - African/Arabian
8. Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin - Latin
9. Las Juanas - Zumba Fitness - salsa
10. Say Na Say Na - Aneela, Arash, Johan Bejerholm & Robert Uhlmann - bhangra/Indian
11. Mas Linda Que Una Estrella - Los Fantasmas Del Caribe
12. El Matador - Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - samba
13. I Need to Know - Mark Anthony - cha-cha
14. Aromuzak - Zumba Fitness - cool-down

Playlist from Monday, July 11th (Nichols Park)

Today I finally did "Capirinha," which is an original Zumba Fitness single from last year. If you get a chance, you should check out the YouTube music video... it's super cheesy but fun!

1. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - pop
2. Snake Charmer - Panjabi MC - bhangra/Indian
3. Hella Decale - DJ Mam's Featuring Doukali & Soldat Jahman - French reggaeton
4. Tu Bomboncito - Zumba Fitness - flamenco
5. Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin - Latin
6. Tunak Tunak Tun - Zumba Fitness - bhangra/Indian
7. Las Juanas - Zumba Fitness - salsa
8. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) - Shakira - Latin
9. Capirinha - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
10. Mami - A.B. Quintanilla III y los Kumbia All Starz - cumbia
11. Aguanile - Mark Anthony - salsa
12. La Luz Del Flow - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
13. Do You Dig It - Zumba Fitness - cha-cha
14. Zumba Lluvia - Zumba Fitness - cool-down

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Playlist from Thursday, June 30th through Saturday, July 9th

I got a bit lazy and used the same playlist for 3 classes in a row: 6/30, 7/2, and 7/9. (I was out of town on 7/5 and 7/7.) Next week I plan to learn 1-2 new routines!

1. No idea (yet) what this song is called, but it's a really fun, fast warm-up that's mostly merengue with some salsa
2. Cumbia Arabe - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
3. Para No Verte Mas - Zumba Fitness - samba
4. Jai Ho (from "Slumdog Millionaire") - Mumbai Dolls - bhangra/Indian
5. Mas Linda Que Una Estrella - Los Fantasmas Del Caribe - cumbia/calypso
6. Tequila - The Champs - salsa
7. Suddenly I See - KT Tunstall - cumbia/pop
8. Bamboleo - Gypsy Kings - flamenco
9. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner - pop (on 7/2 and 7/9, I omitted this song and "Do You Dig It," and I did "I Need to Know" instead... because I could tell everyone was tired!)
10. Las Juanas - Zumba Fitness - salsa (cute!)
11. Say Na Say Na - Aneela, Arash, Johan Bejerholm & Robert Uhlmann - bhangra/Indian
12. Calabria 2007 - Enur - merengue
13. Baila Pa Emociona - Zumba Fitness - calypso
14. Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin - Latin
15. Do You Dig It - Zumba Fitness - cha-cha
16. Burbujas de Amor - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from Tuesday, June 28th (Happy Body Wellness Center)

1. C'Mon and Dance - Zumba Fitness - merengue/salsa
2. Snake Charmer - Panjabi MC - bhangra/Indian
3. Para No Verte Mas - Zumba Fitness - samba
4. Don't Let Me Down - Zumba Fitness - swing
5. Tu Bomboncito - Zumba Fitness - flamenco
6. She Bangs (Spanish version) - Ricky Martin (one of my favorites, even though loving this song post-William Hung era probably makes me very un-hip ;-))
7. Baila Pa Emociona - Zumba Fitness - calypso
8. La Pantera Mambo - La-33 - salsa
9. Mas Linda Que Una Estrella - Los Fantasmas Del Caribe - cumbia/calypso
10. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner - pop
11. Say Na Say Na - Aneela, Arash, Johan Bejerholm & Robert Uhlmann - bhangra/Indian
12. I Need to Know - Mark Anthony - salsa
13. Burbujas de Amor - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from Monday, June 27th (Nichols Park)

I won't post about Nichols Park again until July 11th, as the park is closed on the 4th. Happy Independence Day, everyone!

1. Bad Romance - Lady Gaga - pop
2. Wavin' Flag - K'naan - hip-hop
3. Tequila - The Champs - salsa
4. Bamboleo - Gypsy Kings - flamenco
5. Hella Decale - DJ Mam's Featuring Doukali & Soldat Jahman - French reggaeton
6. Slide - Zumba Fitness - calypso/salsa
7. Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin - Latin
8. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) - Shakira - Latin
9. A La Nena Le Gusta - Zumba Fitness - merengue
10. Danza Kuduro - Don Omar & Lucenzo - cumbia/reggaeton
11. La Luz Del Flow - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton (I'm normally not the biggest reggaeton fan, but this song is awesome!)
12. Ritmo Caliente - Banda Zarape - quebradita
13. Don't Let Me Down - Zumba Fitness - swing
14. Mi Alma Se Muere - Chosen Few featuring Pitbull - merengue/hip-hop
15. I Need to Know - Mark Anthony - cha-cha
16. Zumba Lluvia - Zumba Fitness - cool-down