One of the most cheerful and favorite type of physical activity among fitness club visitors is Zumba. In recent years, these activities have become more and more popular among people of all ages and skill levels, moreover, new varieties of Zumba are emerging: Aqua-Zumba, Zumba for children, and so on. A Zumba® instructor must receive specific training before teaching people.
Teaching a special kind of dance fitness called "Zumba" in the overwhelming majority of cases is started by those who have been engaged in it for a long time and have achieved some success in this. If you not only enjoy this type of physical activity, but also feel the potential to pass on your knowledge and skills to students, perhaps becoming a Zumba instructor is your calling.
How to Become a Zumba Instructor: First Steps
In order for any dance class or fitness club to happily hire you as a Zumba trainer, it may not be enough that you have been practicing for a long time and have achieved a certain skill in this. Serious fitness communities are interested in having certified trainers as instructors. In addition, Zumba® is a registered trademark for a set of exercises, so teaching this mega-positive dance fitness in principle most often implies a certificate for the instructor.
On the official website www.zumba.com you can find the Zumba® Academy class schedule. This is where you can enroll in one of the Zumba® Basic Steps 1 & 2, Zumba® start Gold ™ and Zumba® Course. Each of the courses is a logical continuation of the previous ones: if training at the first two stages involves a detailed analysis of the four basic elements of dance and related movements, as well as the selection of music for classes, then the start Gold ™ course is aimed at working with such a part of the target audience as the elderly … In addition, instructors who successfully completed the third and fourth year of study at the Academy are able to find an individual approach to each of their potential students, as well as explain to anyone the features of certain elements of the dance in a language that is understandable for that.
Benefits of a Certified Zumba® Instructor
While membership of the Zumba® Academy is optional, it provides a certified trainer with a number of advantages over a self-taught instructor. For example, having a certificate gives you access to training courses in choreography, audio and marketing materials, and also gives you the right to receive substantial discounts on further training. It is also important that you can correspond with other certified Zumba instructors and exchange experiences with them.
As a Zumba trainer, you will experience tremendous satisfaction in seeing how your students' skill grows, how they become more relaxed and confident. By strengthening your body and raising your spirits, you will learn how to easily charge people around you with positive and energy.
