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Playlist from Monday, June 4th, 2012 (Nichols Park)

This was the last class of the spring session! Summer classes start on Monday, June 18th and will be held from 6-7pm (NOT 7-8pm).

1. Beat It - Michael Jackson - pop
2. Nachde Ne Saare - Zumba Fitness - Indian
3. Wiggle Wiggle - Fulanito - merengue
4. Barranquillero Arrebatao - Zumba Fitness - salsa
5. La Billirrubina - Juan Luis Guerra - merengue
6. Don't Let Me Down - Zumba Fitness - swing
7. In a Search - Obie P - reggaeton
8. Trai La Bulla - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/merengue
9. Bolo Ta Ra Ra - Daler Mehndi - Indian
10. Zoomer - Les Jumo - African
11. Oye - Gloria Estefan - salsa
12. Tequila - Proyecto Uno - pop
13. Lay All Your Love on Me - ABBA - pop
14. Save the Last Dance for Me - Zumba Fitness - cool-down

Playlist from Monday, May 21st (Nichols Park)

My class seemed to really like "Nachde Ne Saare" (the new Indian song off one of the latest Zumba CDs), so I am definitely keeping that in future playlists!

1. Mash Up By DJ Earworm - Jessy Matador - pop (next week I'm retiring this one, as I have a few other exciting warm-ups in the works)
2. Jogi - Zumba Fitness - Bollywood
3. Que Te Pasa - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/hip-hop
4. La Billirrubina - Juan Luis Guerra - merengue
5. Barranquillero Arrebatao - Zumba Fitness - salsa
6. Lovumba - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/reggaeton
7. In a Search - Obie P - reggaeton
8. Mami - A.B. Quintanilla III y los Kumbia All Starz - cumbia
9. Oye - Gloria Estefan - salsa
10. Great Balls of Fire - Zumba Fitness - pop
11. Caray - Rocio Durcal - cumbia
12. Nachde Ne Saare - Zumba Fitness - Indian
13. Las Gatitas - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
14. Mi Corazoncito - Zumba Fitness - bachata
15. Como Abeja Al Panal - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from Monday, May 14th (Nichols Park)

Because I'm teaching/subbing at multiple locations now and it's hard to document all the little changes in my playlists from class to class, from now on I will reserve this blog just for my Monday night class at Nichols Park. As many of you know, I am now donating all of my profits from this class to Hyde Park Cats. So... get ready to "meow-ve" it every week at Zumba for Kitties! You can read more about Hyde Park Cats here.

1. Mash Up By DJ Earworm - Jessy Matador - pop
2. Jai Ho (from "Slumdog Millionaire") - Mumbai Dolls - Bollywood
3. La Billirrubina - Juan Luis Guerra - merengue
4. Culebra - Zumba Fitness - salsa
5. Mami -  A.B. Quintanilla III y los Kumbia All Starz - cumbia
6. Great Balls of Fire - Zumba Fitness - pop
7. Het Is Tijd - K-Liber4Life - soca
8. Que Te Pasa - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/hip-hop
9. Lay All Your Love on Me - ABBA - pop
10. Taboo - Zumba Fitness - axe/urban
11. In a Search - Obie P - reggaeton
12. Oye - Gloria Estefan - salsa
13. Hindu Cumen - Zumba Fitness - Indian fusion/cha-cha
14. She's All I Ever Had - Ricky Martin - Latin pop

Playlist from Monday, May 7th (Nichols Park & Mary Magdalene Baptist Church)

Thanks, everyone, for coming to class despite the really nasty weather! Remember, the hardest part is getting there (maybe). ;-)

1. Beat It - Michael Jackson - pop
2. Jai Ho (from "Slumdog Millionaire") - Mumbai Dolls - Bollywood
3. La Bilirrubina - Juan Luis Guerra - merengue (new one - this artist never fails me!)
4. Lovumba - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/reggaeton
5. Cali Aji - Zumba Fitness - salsa
6. Vino Tinto - Zumba Fitness - rumba/flamenco
7. Para No Verte Mas - Zumba Fitness - samba/pop
8. Wiggle Wiggle - Fulanito - merengue
9. Las Gatitas - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
10. Caray - Rocio Durcal - cumbia
11. Oye - Gloria Estefan - salsa
12. Boro Boro - Arash - Bollywood
13. Lay All Your Love on Me - ABBA - pop (another new one!)
14. She's All I Ever Had - Ricky Martin - Latin

Playlist from Monday, April 30th (Nichols Park & Mary Magdalene Baptist Church)

1. Mash Up By DJ Earworm - Jessy Matador - pop
2. Boro Boro - Arash - Bollywood
3. Wiggle Wiggle - Fulanito - merengue (this one's a killer workout!)
4. Barranquillero Arrebatao - Zumba Fitness - salsa
5. Caray - Rocio Durcal - cumbia
6. Het Is Tijd - K-Liber4Life - soca
7. Hindu Cumen - Zumba Fitness - Indian fusion/cha-cha
8. Trai La Bulla - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/merengue
9. Zoomer - Les Jumo - African
10. In a Search - Obie P - reggaeton
11. Cali Aji - Zumba Fitness - salsa
12. Vino Tinto - flamenco/rumba
13. Para No Verte Mas - Zumba Fitness - samba/pop
14. Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega - pop
15. Estrellitas y Duendes - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from Wednesday, April 25th (Curves in Elmhurst, IL)

A few weeks ago I responded to an ad about a Zumba position at the Elmhurst Curves (located in the Western suburbs). After participating in the leaving instructor's class last week, I was asked to teach this Wednesday. It went very well, so I got the job! The way this class works is that the first half-hour will be "Zumba in the Circuit," whereas the last half-hour will be a regular Zumba class.

Here is the lineup from the first half-hour. I won't reproduce it every week because I'll use the same songs for 4-6 weeks.

1. I Like It - Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull - Latin/pop
2. Jogi - Zumba Fitness - Bollywood
3. A La Nena Le Gusta - Zumba Fitness - merengue
4. Las Juanas - Zumba Fitness - salsa
5. Pagaras - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
6. Zoot Suit Riot - Zumba Fitness - pop
7. Oh La Ley - Zumba Fitness - merengue
8. Evacuate the Dance Floor - Cascada - pop
9. Stand By Me - Zumba Fitness - bachata/cool-down

And here's what I did for the last half-hour:

1. La Ventanita - Sergio Vargas - merengue
2. Barranquillero Arrebatao - Zumba Fitness - salsa
3. Zoomer - Les Jumo - African
4. Caray - Rocio Durcal - cumbia
5. Het Is Tijd - K-Liber4life - soca
6. In a Search - Obie P - reggaeton
7. Para No Verte Mas - Zumba Fitness - samba/pop
8. Burbujas de Amor - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin/pop