Zumba for Kitties tomorrow at Nichols Park!

Zumba for Kitties, the monthly event in which I donate all my earnings to Hyde Park Cats, is tomorrow, March 26th at Nichols Park from 7-8pm! Song requests are always welcome.

Also, my classes at the Jewish Community Center gym (5200 S Hyde Park Blvd.) start this Wednesday, March 28th (5:30-6pm)! The cost is $99 for a 10-class punch card, which never expires. If you know you'd like to purchase a punch card, you can pay for it at the JCC front desk on the first day of class.

Playlist from Monday, March 12th (Nichols Park)

On Saturday morning I had the opportunity to sub for my friend/Zumba mom (Melody Fillier), who teaches at the Lutheran School of Theology library. It was a blast... so much that I'm sticking with the same playlist tonight. :-)

1. The Anthem - Pitbull featuring Lil Jon - Latin/hip-hop
2. Boro Boro - Arash - Indian
3. Wavin' Flag - K'naan - pop/hip-hop
4. Capirinha - Zumba Fitness - no idea but it was the 2010 "signature" Zumba song
5. La Ventanita - Sergio Vargas - merengue
6. Culebra - Zumba Fitness - salsa
7. Monster - Lady GaGa - pop
8. Bolo Ta Ra Ra - Daler Mehndi - Bollywood
9. Trai La Bulla - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/merengue (tonight I'll replace this with Great Balls of Fire)
10. Las Gatitas - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
11. Zoomer - Les Jumo - African
12. Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega - pop
13. Het Is Tijd - K-Liber4life - soca
14. La Gota Fria - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
15. Bachata Rosa - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from Monday, March 5th (Nichols Park)

1. I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston - pop
2. Hindu Cumen - Zumba Fitness - Indian fusion/cha-cha
3. Cali Aji - Zumba Fitness - salsa
4. Que Te Pasa - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/hip-hop
5. La Ventanita - Sergio Vargas - merengue
6. Great Balls of Fire - Zumba Fitness - pop
7. Het Is Tijd - K-Liber4life - soca
8. Trai La Bulla - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/merengue
9. Bolo Ta Ra Ra - Daler Mehndi - Bollywood
10. Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega - pop
11. Forget You - Cee-Lo Green - pop
12. Zoomer - Les Jumo - African
13. Las Gatitas - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
14. Burbujas de Amor - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from weeks of March 4th and March 11th (Southside Hub of Production)

Sadly, this facility can no longer accommodate fitness classes so my last class there will be on Tuesday the 13th. But starting on Wednesday, March 28th, I will have class from 5:30-6:30pm at the Jewish Community Center (52oo S Hyde Park Blvd). It costs $99 per 10-class pass... contact me to reserve your space!! The passes are a great deal because they never expire, and it's a huge, comfortable place to work out.

1. Shake Senora Remix - Pitbull featuring T-Pain - Latin/hip-hop
2. Jogi - Zumba Fitness - Bollywood
3. Monster - Lady GaGa - pop
4. La Ventanita - Sergio Vargas - merengue
5. Zoomer - Les Jumo - African
6. La Pantera Mambo - La-33 - salsa
7. Great Balls of Fire - Zumba Fitness - pop
8. Las Gatitas - Zumba Fitness - reggaeton
9. Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega - pop
10. Het Is Tijd - K-Liber4life - soca
11. Trai La Bulla - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/merengue
12. Jai Ho (from "Slumdog Millionaire") - Bollywood
13. Mi Corazoncito - Zumba Fitness - bachata
14. Estrellitas y Duendes - Juan Luis Guerra - Latin

Playlist from Monday, February 27th (Nichols Park)

A far more intense playlist than I anticipated... I had several new students in this class, and they were all troupers. Much to the delight of both my newbies and regulars, I brought Milli Vanilli back too!

1. I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston - pop
2. Monster - Lady GaGa - pop
3. Bolo Ta Ra Ra - Daler Mehndi - Bollywood
4. Culebra - Zumba Fitness - salsa
5. Trai La Bulla - Zumba Fitness - cumbia/merengue
6. Hella Decale - DJ Mam's Featuring Doukali & Soldat Jahman - French reggaeton
7. Great Balls of Fire - Zumba Fitness- pop
8. La Ventanita - Sergio Vargas - merengue
9. Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli - pop
10. Het Is Tijd - K-Liber4life - soca (I think!)
11. Danza Kuduro - Don Omar & Lucenzo - cumbia/reggaeton (at least that's how I choreographed it)
12. Tequila - Proyecto Uno - Latin/reggaeton
13. La Gota Fria - Zumba Fitness - cumbia
14. She's All I Ever Had - Ricky Martin - Latin

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