Playlist from week of Tuesday, November 8th (Happy Body Wellness Center)

We had a little extra time between songs #13 and #14... so on Tuesday and Thursday I added Cee Lo Green's "Forget You," and on Saturday I added Pitbull's "Mi Alma Se Muere." (I do the latter routine a lot in my Nichols Park class, and one of my regulars who attends classes at both facilities specifically requested it... and more Pitbull in general. Duly noted!)

1. Samba De Janeiro (Club Mix) - Zumba Fitness - samba (warm-up)
2. Hindu Cumen - Zumba Fitness - Indian fusion/cha-cha
3. Mas Linda Que Una Estrella - Los Fantasmas Del Caribe - calypso/cumbia
4. La Mujer Del Pelotero - Zumba Fitness - merengue
5. Mambo - Bandoleros - flamenco
6. Asereje - Las Ketchup - salsa
7. Pusha Pusha - Zumba Fitness - axe (new routine!)
8. Para No Verte Mas - Zumba Fitness - samba (a class favorite)
9. Snake Charmer - Panjabi MC - Indian
10. Calabria 2007 - Enur - merengue
11. She Bangs (Spanish Version) - Ricky Martin - Latin
12. Mi Corazoncito - Zumba Fitness - bachata
13. Stand By Me - Zumba Fitness - bachata (cool-down)

Playlist from Monday, October 31st (Nichols Park)

Happy (belated) Halloween! In honor of the holiday, I wore a bright pink wig to class. It matched my Zumbawear perfectly (I'm not kidding). :-)

1. Thriller - Michael Jackson - pop
2. Gazab - Zumba Fitness - Indian
3. Merengue Song
4. Drop It On Me - Ricky Martin - reggaeton
5. Cali Aji - Zumba Fitness - salsa
6. Slide - Zumba Fitness - calypso/salsa
7. Pagaras - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
8. La Nina Fresa - Zumba Fitness - quebradita
9. Mi Alma Se Muere - Chosen Few featuring Pitbull - merengue/reggaeton
10. Oye - Gloria Estefan - salsa
11. Tequila - Proyecto Uno - reggaeton (?)
12. Suddenly I See - KT Tunstall - pop (with cumbia/swing moves)
13. Hindu Cumen - Zumba Fitness - Indian fusion/cha-cha
14. Estrellitas y Duendes - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from week of Tuesday, October 25th & Tuesday, November 1st

It's not Halloween week without warming up to "Thriller"... ;-)

1. Thriller - Michael Jackson - pop
2. Jai Ho (from "Slumdog Millionaire") - Mumbai Dolls - Bollywood
3. Tu Bomboncito - Zumba Fitness - flamenco
4. Merengue (one of these days I *will* figure out the title and artist!)
5. Un Mes - Mara - reggaeton
6. Don't Let Me Down - Zumba Fitness - swing
7. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) - Shakira - Latin
8. El Matador - Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - samba
9. Chori Chori - Arash featuring Aneela - Bollywood
10. Mas Linda Que Una Estrella - Los Fantasmas Del Caribe
11. Oye - Gloria Estefan - salsa
12. Luna de Miel (Honey Moon Song) - Paloma San Basilio - cha-cha (new one! my Puerto Rican grandma loved this artist while I was growing up)
13. Burbujas de Amor - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from week of Tuesday, October 18th (Happy Body Wellness Center)

My mom was visiting this week from San Diego, and I brought (well, dragged) her to Zumba... twice! So I made sure to include most of the class favorites on the playlist. :-)

1. Hola My Friend - Zumba Fitness - calypso/warm-up
2. Hindu Cumen - Zumba Fitness - Indian fusion/cha-cha
3. New merengue routine - name TBA!
4. Las Juanas - Zumba Fitness - salsa
5. Bamboleo - Gypsy Kings - flamenco
6. Forget You - Cee Lo Green - pop
7. Pagaras - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
8. La Nina Fresa - Zumba Fitness - quebradita
9. Para No Verte Mas - Zumba Fitness - samba
10. Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner - pop
11. Jogi - Zumba Fitness - Bollywood
12. Cali Aji - Zumba Fitness - salsa
13. Mi Corazoncito - Zumba Fitness - bachata
14. Estrellitas y Duendes - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from Monday, October 10th (Nichols Park)

Oh my, this was an intense set! I think the addition of song #3 was what really did me (and my poor students) in.

In other news, I was super excited to get a request for the "Pink Panther" song and Danza Kuduro (the latter is a class favorite). Keep the requests coming, everyone!

1. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - pop
2. Gazab - Zumba Fitness - Bollywood
3. Ninguem e de Ninguem - Zumba Fitness - quebradita
4. Oh La Ley - Flex - merengue/reggaeton
5. La Pantera Mambo ("Pink Panther" theme) - La-33 - salsa
6. Danza Kuduro - Don Omar & Lucenzo - cumbia/reggaeton
7. Mambo - Bandoleros - flamenco
8. El Batazo - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
9. Oye - Gloria Estefan - salsa
10. Mi Alma Se Muere - Chosen Few featuring Pitbull - merengue/reggaeton
11. Pagaras - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
12. Tequila - Proyecto Uno - Latin
13. Hindu Cumen - Zumba Fitness - Indian fusion/cha-cha
14. Burbujas de Amor - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from weeks of Tuesday, October 4th and Tuesday, October 11th (Happy Body Wellness Center)

I duplicated playlists for these 2 weeks because I'm missing class on the 13th and 15th for a conference in Washington, DC...

1. Samba De Janeiro (Club Mix) - Zumba Fitness - samba/warm-up
2. Snake Charmer - Panjabi MC - bhangra/Indian
3. Mawa Sillah - Zumba Fitness - African/Arabian
4. Mas Linda Que Una Estrella - Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - calypso/cumbia
5. La Pantera Mambo ("Pink Panther" theme) - La-33 - salsa
6. Jai Ho (from "Slumdog Millionaire") - Mumbai Dolls - Bollywood
7. Calabria 2007 - Enur - merengue
8. Baila Pa Emociona - Zumba Fitness - calypso
9. Mambo - Bandoleros - flamenco
10. Cumbia Pa' La Nena - Bachaco - cumbia
11. Forget You - Cee Lo Green - pop
12. Jogi - Zumba Fitness - Bollywood
13. Mi Corazoncito - Zumba Fitness - bachata
14. Estrellitas y Duendes - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from Monday, October 3rd (Nichols Park)

For me, the highlight of this playlist was the Gloria Estefan piece, which I learned at the Zumba Jam Session I attended a few weeks ago. As I've mentioned before, I like salsa a lot but have a hard time finding routines that really speak to me.

1. Thriller - Michael Jackson - pop
2. Jogi - Zumba Fitness - Bollywood
3. Capirinha - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton (I think...)
4. Pagaras - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
5. She Bangs (Spanish version) - Ricky Martin - Latin
6. El Batazo - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
7. Wiggle Wiggle - Fulanito - merengue
8. Forget You - Cee Lo Green - pop
9. Mami - AB Quintanilla III y Los Kumbia All Starz - cumbia
10. Oye - Gloria Estefan - salsa
11. Jai Ho (from "Slumdog Millionaire") - Mumbai Dolls - Bollywood
12. Can't Touch It - Ricki-Lee - pop
13. I Need to Know - Mark Anthony - cha-cha
14. Estrellitas y Duendes - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin