Zumba ® History & Founder Beto Perez
Zumba is Colombian slang meaning to move fast and have fun.
Alberto “Beto” Perez is the creator of Zumba®. Beto, a native of Colombia, is the founder of Zumba ® and director of the national Zumba ® Master Trainer Team. He is also a celebrity choreographer and professional dancer, having choreographed for celebrities like Shakira.
Beto invented Zumba ® in the mid-’90s in his native Cali, Colombia. Beginning with an improvised aerobics class using traditional Latin salsa and merengue, Beto began his development of Zumba ®.
Following his success in Colombia, Beto moved to Miami and began teaching Zumba ® classes.
In 2001, Beto teamed up with entrepreneurs Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion to create a global company based on the Zumba ® Fitness philosophy.
Fast forward to today- five million people take classes every week from 30,000 certified instructors in 75 countries, from Canada to China.
More than four million DVDs have been sold, and Zumbawear ® is more popular than ever.
Alberto “Beto” Perez is now Creative Director of the privately held Zumba Fitness, LLC.
The Zumba ® Program is recognized by the America’s leading fitness educators, including the Aerobic Fitness Association of America (AFAA), IDEA Health and Fitness Association, and the American Council on Exercise (ACE).
Zumba Fitness ® is headquartered in Hollywood, Florida.
I take zumba classes and it’s the best !
I received the Zumba DVD for my 50th birthday and it the best present ever..I do it every morning and it puts me in a good mood for the rest of the day
I take zumba classes and I love zumbaaaaa !!!!
As I sat on the couch getting stiffer and stiffer, I saw a zumba commercial and just picked up the phone, spur of the moment and ordered the DVDs. I never liked exercise but always loved to dance. I am 76 years old. I started with the first disc and did not have the cario fitness to complete it at once. Then I went to the “activate” and started doing whatever I was able to do. I have done sections of this each day for the past 6 weeks Now weight is starting to slowly come off and my flabby, old body is getting definition. I can’t believe it and now I feel guilty if I don’t do at least 2 to 3 sessions on the “activate”. I have watched the more advanced dvds and don’t expect to reach that level but people are noticing now and asking me what is going on! I love it!