Playlist from Monday, January 23rd (Nichols Park)

1. Shake Senora Remix - Pitbull featuring T-Pain - Latin/hip-hop
2. Bolo Ta Ra Ra - Daler Mehndi - Bollywood
3. La Ventanita - Sergio Vargas - merengue
4. Un Mes - Mara - reggaeton
5. Zoomer - Les Jumo - African
6. Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega - pop
7. Culebra - Zumba Fitness - salsa
8. Trai La Bulla - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/merengue
9. Las Gatitas - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
10. Evacuate the Dancefloor - Cascada - pop
11. La Gota Fria - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
12. Oye - Gloria Estefan - salsa
13. Hindu Cumen - Zumba Fitness - Indian/cha-cha
14. Como Abeja Al Panal - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from week of January 16th (Southside Hub)

It was about time for a new warm-up... this is a great one, actually a remix of the Harry Belafonte song (also featured in "Beetlejuice") that I've done in previous classes.

1. Shake Senora Remix - Pitbull - pop/hip-hop
2. Jogi - Zumba Fitness - Bollywood
3. Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega - Latin
4. Un Mes - Mara - reggaeton
5. Zoomer - Les Jumo - African
6. Cali Aji - Zumba Fitness - salsa
7. La Gota Fria - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
8. Taboo - Zumba Fitness - axe/urban
9. Las Gatitas - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
10. Para No Verte Mas - Zumba Fitness - samba/pop
11. La Ventanita - Sergio Vargas - merengue
12. Culebra - Zumba Fitness - salsa
13. I Need to Know - Mark Anthony - cha-cha
14. Como Abeja Al Panal - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin/pop (One of my regulars likes his songs so much that she purchased his CD over the holidays! As a heads-up, I'm currently working on a Juan Luis Guerra salsa routine, so stay tuned...)

Playlist from Monday, January 9th (Nichols Park)

I'm a little late with this, but at least it is in time for tomorrow evening's class at Nichols Park! To me, the most exciting part of this post is that I *finally* tracked down the name of the elusive merengue song I love... it's "La Ventanita" (#4 below).

1. The Anthem (featuring Lil John) - Pitbull - pop/hip-hop
2. Gazab - Zumba Fitness - Hindu
3. Aguanile - Mark Anthony - salsa
4. La Ventanita - Sergio Vargas - merengue
5. Las Gatitas - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
6. Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega - pop
7. Que Te Pasa - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/reggaeton
8. Un Mes - Mara - reggaeton
9. Culebra - Zumba Fitness - salsa
10. Taboo - Zumba Fitness - axe/urban
11. Jai Ho (from "Slumdog Millionaire") - Mumbai Dolls - Bollywood (by request :-))
12. La Gota Fria - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
13. She's All I Ever Had - Ricky Martin - Latin

Playlist from Friday, January 6th (Southside Hub of Production)

Last Friday, I offered a free demo class at the Southside Hub, where I'll be on Tuesdays and Sundays starting this week. I must say, I wasn't expecting a huge turnout on a Friday evening... but we actually had a nice-sized group!

What a wonderful way to end the week. It was so wonderful, in fact, that I had a Zumba dream anticipation of my Nichols Park class this evening. That must be #1 on "You know you're a Zumba geek when..." :-)

1. Hola My Friend - Zumba Fitness - calypso (this one makes me feel like I'm on a tropical island!)
2. La Mujer de Pelotero - Zumba Fitness - merengue
3. Jogi - Zumba Fitness - Bollywood
4. Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega - pop
5. Zoomer - Zumba Fitness - African
6. Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin - Latin
7. Hindu Cumen - Zumba Fitness - Indian fusion/cha-cha
8. Culebra - Zumba Fitness - salsa
9. La Gota Fria - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
10. Las Gatitas - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton (you'll have to come to class to find out why I refer to this as the "crazy cat lady song")
11. Jai Ho (from "Slumdog Millionaire") - Mumbai Dolls - Bollywood
12. Mi Alma Se Muere - Chosen Few featuring Pitbull - merengue/reggaeton
13. Mi Corazoncito - Zumba Fitness - bachata
14. Estrellitas y Duendes - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Zumba Resumes 1/9/12!

I'm already looking forward to resuming Monday night Zumba at Nichols Park! We'll start up again next week (on January 9th)... classes will be from 7-8pm and cost $5 each. Hope to see you there! Please email me with any song requests. :-)

Also, I am happy to report that I found space in which to offer two additional classes in Hyde Park every week! The space is at the Southside Hub (5638 S Woodlawn - corner of 56th & Woodlawn), and the classes will be Tuesdays 6-7pm (starting 1/10) and Sundays 12-1pm (starting 1/15). As with Nichols Park, the cost is $5 per class.

Hope to see you at a class soon!