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30-Minute Beginner Zumba Latin Dance Workout

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Official Zumba class led by Zumba instructor Mauricio Camargo: a non-stop beginner session through merengue, salsa, reggaeton and cumbia songs using simple repeated steps. A good first full class once you know the basics.

  • 30 min
  • Beginner
  • Moderate impact
  • No equipment
  • Latin

Good forDancing for fun

Step by step 9

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  1. Opening songs: easy side steps and wide-stance steps, opening the arms out and reaching low and high. 0:22
  2. Salsa: simple salsa basics with relaxed hips and shoulder styling, repeated through the song. 5:17
  3. Next song: step forward and back, then left and right, and raise one hand up high. 8:40
  4. Next song: single and double steps to each side, then a walking pattern, as cued. 11:51
  5. Next song: side-to-side steps with the arms reaching out and up. 14:25
  6. Salsa, nice and easy: small salsa steps with relaxed hips and arm styling. 17:23
  7. Reggaeton-flavoured song: grounded steps side to side with arm moves. 21:30
  8. Next song: hands up, hands down and a whole-body shake between the step patterns. 24:10
  9. Cumbia to finish: relaxed cumbia steps with easy hip motion through the last song. 26:55

The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.

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Joints it uses 1 take load

  • Knees takes loadbouncing steps, wide-stance bends, pivots and turns
  • Shoulders movesarm patterns and arms-up moves
  • Hips movesside steps, salsa and merengue steps, hip sway
  • Ankles & feet movessteady footwork, step-touches, kicks

A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. This video was harder to rate from its talk and pictures, so treat it as a rougher guide. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated

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Video by Zumba; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety