Zumba Q&A with VLAFF Board Member Adriana Contreras

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VLAFF's spring fundraiser will take place on Sunday, April 7th and this year we are shaking things up with a Zumba® Fitness fundraising party. Six local Zumba® Fitness Instructors will get us moving for an afternoon of pure dance fun!

VLAFF Board Member and Zumba instructor extraordinaire Adriana Contreras took some time to answer a few questions about Zumba and why you should attend this great event.

What is Zumba?
Zumba® Fitness is a Latin-inspired, dance-fitness program that blends international music, easy to follow dance routines and contagious steps to create a "fitness party". Zumba® Fitness has spread world wide with an estimate of 14 million people taking weekly classes across more than 150 countries.

How did you get into Zumba? And what is your favourite thing about it?
I have been dancing all my life, but when I moved to Vancouver in 1998 I was faced with the reality that most of the traditions I had grown up with where completely unknown. I discovered Zumba in 2010 when I attended my first class at Collingwood Neighbourhood House and I was so happy to see that there, in those classes, Latin American music and dance was at the forefront and was being enjoyed everyone. For many of the participants it was the first time listening to cumbia, merengue, salsa, quebradita, etc. and they felt connected just as I did. After that, I started to train to become an instructor and I have been teaching since 2011.

I'm not much of a dancer, is Zumba for me?
Zumba is for everyone! The routines are fun and easy to follow. If there is a way to learn to dance, this is it! It’s a safe, relaxed and fun environment, where the idea is to move, smile and have fun!

Why should I go to VLAFF's Zumba® Fitness Fundraising Party?
You will get the best of Latin America in one place – amazing music, a chance to dance to your heart's desire, a warm party atmosphere, and an awesome workout in disguise. And, you will be supporting VLAFF's 2013 programming, so that we can continue to bring you and Vancouver the best of Latin American Cinema all year round.

And who knows, you might just fall in love with Zumba® Fitness too.

VLAFF's Zumba® Fitness Fundraising Party will take place on Sunday, April 7 from 2:30-4pm. Childminding will be available.

Tickets: $10 advance/$15 at the door. Space is limited so get your ticket now!

www.zumba.com