Playlist from week of February 26th

I usually make my new playlists on Tuesday and not Sunday, but this time I made an exception given that I didn't have a "true" playlist last week. This was among my favorite combinations of routines/rhythms I've put together thus far... I'm going to have to remember that!

1. I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston - pop
2. Jogi - Zumba Fitness - Bollywood
3. Trai La Bulla - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/merengue
4. Taboo - Zumba Fitness - axe/urban
5. I Need to Know - Mark Anthony - cha-cha
6. Para No Verte Mas - Zumba Fitness - samba/pop
7. Great Balls of Fire - Zumba Fitness - pop (this was SO much fun!)
8. Asereje - Las Ketchup - salsa
9. Que Te Pasa - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/hip-hop
10. La Ventanita - Sergio Vargas - merengue
11. Las Gatitas - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
12. Het Is Tijd - K-Liber4life - no idea what kind of rhythm this is but it's on the new Zumba CD and is very catchy/upbeat; I used a combination of merengue and hip-hop moves
13. Las Juanas - Zumba Fitness - salsa
14. Snake Charmer - Punjabi MC - Indian
15. Burbujas de Amor - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from week of February 21st

This playlist was largely the same as the previous week, so I won't reproduce it song by song. However, I will say that (depending on which of my students showed up to a particular class) I rotated in the following old favorites:

* Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - pop
* Hindu Cumen - Zumba Fitness - Indian cha-cha
* Jai Ho (from "Slumdog Millionaire") - Mumbai Dolls - Bollywood
* Mi Corazoncito - Zumba Fitness - bachata
* Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) - Shakira - Latin

Playlist from week of February 14th (Southside Hub of Production)

Happy (belated now) Valentine's Day! To honor Whitney's memory in light of her untimely and tragic passing, I added in a new warmup, which I'll be using for the next few weeks.

1. I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston - pop
2. Chori Chori - Arash featuring Aneela - Indian (One of my regulars, who had never done this song before, couldn't stop smiling during the routine. I figured that she must really like the steps, but it turns out this is an Indian remake of an old one-hit wonder from the 90s, "The Informer" by Snow. Hilarious!)
3. Trai La Bulla - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/merengue
4. Culebra - Zumba Fitness - salsa
5. Monster - Lady GaGa - pop
6. La Ventanita - Sergio Vargas - merengue
7. Gazab - Zumba Fitness - Indian
8. Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli - pop
9. Oye - Gloria Estefan - salsa
10. Zoomer - Les Jumo - African
11. Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega - pop
12. Mi Alma Se Muere - Chosen Few featuring Pitbull - merengue/hip-hop
13. La Gota Fria - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
14. Estrellitas y Duendes - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from Monday, February 6th (Nichols Park)

Hooray! This is the first post I've actually published prior to the start of class! Given that it starts in less than an hour, odds are slim to none that anyone will visit my blog before then... but just in case, I'm always open to song requests/changes. ;-)

1. Shake Senora Remix - Pitbull - Latin/hip-hop
2. Monster - Lady GaGa - pop
3. Cali Aji - Zumba Fitness - salsa
4. La Patilla - Orlando Conga - merengue
5. Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega - Latin/pop
6. Hella Decale - DJ Mam's Featuring Doukali & Soldat Jahman - French reggaeton
7. Culebra - Zumba Fitness - salsa
8. Taboo - Zumba Fitness - axe/urban
9. Trai La Bulla - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/merengue
10. Zoomer - Les Jumo - African
11. Tequila - Proyecto Uno - Latin/pop
12. La Gota Fria - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
13. Forget You - Cee Lo Green - pop (can't wait!!)
14. She's All I Ever Had - Ricky Martin - Latin

Playlist from week of January 31st (Southside Hub)

I was out of town on the 24th and 29th - hence the lack of a playlist for that week. Also, even though I came back on the 30th in time for my Monday evening Nichols Park class, the playlist I'd created somehow didn't transfer over from iTunes to my iPhone! So I largely had to improvise, which is tricky because I like to mix up the fast and "slow" songs ("slow" being a relative term, of course).

1. Shake Senora Remix - Pitbull - Latin/hip-hop
2. Monster - Lady GaGa - pop
3. Jogi - Zumba Fitness - Bollywood
4. La Ventanita - Sergio Vargas - merengue
5. Don't Let Me Down - Zumba Fitness - swing
6. Carta de Amor - Juan Luis Guerra - salsa
7. Zoomer - Les Jumo - African
8. Mi Alma Se Muere (remix) - Chosen Few featuring Pitbull - merengue/hip-hop
9. Trai La Bulla - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/merengue
10. Las Gatitas - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
11. Para No Verte Mas - Zumba Fitness - samba/pop
12. La Gota Fria - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
13. Mi Corazoncito - Zumba Fitness - bachata
14. Como Abeja al Panal - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin