If you thought Zumba class was going to be some lackadaisical exercise routine then you would be wrong. Visiting our friends over at the Bayside Community Center in Linda Vista we engaged in a Zumba session for the ages (no pun intended). As soon as the instructor showed up it was full throttle, she didn’t waste any time getting started. We were bombarded with all sorts of dance moves and amazing music ranging from salsa to hip-hop. Initially everyone was flailing around trying to get the steps down, and then once we figured out how to do the move she would change it up and at the same time speed up the rhythm. A few minutes in and my shirt was drenched. At this rate I felt I would either be dancing like a professional salsa dancer by the time this was done or the room would just be spinning. I found it awesome that a few of my community elders had the steps down like a pro. It was nice to exercise and dance with some of the elders because I was able to create a few social bonds and learn some things about their lives that they wanted to share with me while dancing alongside each other. This group activity was important to me because it allowed me to interact with joyful people while at the same time giving me the opportunity to speak with the elders of our community and make them feel important and as an integral piece of our society without marginalizing them as some in our society tends to do. I guess in the end finding my “salsa hips” was definitely a bonus.
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