Locals celebrate Zumba\u2019s 25th Anniversary on the streets of Coronado<\/p>\n
Two Coronado Zumba instructors recently celebrated the dance fitness brand\u2019s 25th anniversary, dancing and mingling with its founder and 1,000 other instructors in Anaheim. There, Sue Allen Villalva and Marg Stark took Zumba creator Beto Perez\u2019 masterclass\u2014and brought home to their Coronado students a renewed fervor for teaching dance fitness.<\/p>\n
\u201cZumba instructors are always learning so we can bring fresh music, Latin and world rhythms to our classes,\u201d says Marg, who teaches lower-impact Zumba Gold Tuesdays and Saturdays at the Spreckels Center. \u201cWe also emulate the community Beto has built, because the relationships we form in our classes extend well beyond the dance floor,\u201d says Sue Allen, whose Zumba classes are Tuesdays \u2013 Thursdays at Coronado Karate. The instructors cite examples of rallying around students amid illness, and dancing in costume at events such as the summer ABBA Fab concert. Zumba was born in the 90s in Cali, Colombia, when Beto Perez forgot his standard aerobics cassette tape and improvised by teaching his class with traditional Latin music he had on hand. Today, Zumba is taught in more than 200k places around the world, in five times as many locations as Starbucks\u2019 physical locations.<\/p>\n
Marg shares, \u201cZumba is a great fit for Coronado where people are often well-traveled. Our students love being exposed to salsa, flamenco, belly dance, Korean pop, remakes of classics, you name it.\u201d No matter what, \u201cthe sweat, fun, and support are always there,\u201d says Sue. \u201cWe make the choreography approachable and create a vibe where students can find their own rhythms.\u201dRacking up their own Zumba tenure in this silver anniversary year, Sue has taught in Coronado for more than 12 years, and Marg for 5. They are best friends who combine forces to bring impromptu performances to town\u2014be it on the Del beach at a Coronado Island Film Festival fundraiser or to brighten the holidays at Villa Coronado Skilled Nursing Facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe always have surprises up our sleeves for our community, and this Halloween is no exception,\u201d laughs Sue, who choreographs these special routines. Sue also recently began teaching Aqua Fitness at the Life Time athletic country club in Otay Ranch.<\/p>\n