Zumba

I always had a love for music and dancing therefore it seemed like a no-brainer when I decided to get certified as a Zumba instructor. The classes are so much fun and are an excellent way to get in shape.

I had been taking Zumba classes for about a year before I was approached by a manager at the gym I attended; he said that he was looking to hire someone new to teach. He told me that if I got certified I would have the job, so I thought about it and then I signed up for the 8 hour certification class. The day of the  certification class was long and exhausting  but it was all worth it. In the end I ended up getting my certificate and a new job.

I have been teaching Zumba for about 3 years now and I love it. I enjoy making new routines and learning new choreography. I especially loved the music; prior to Zumba I had not really listened to Spanish music. Now I listen to it everyday and most of my routines consist of Spanish songs.

I am currently teaching Zumba, Zumba toning (which is dance zumba but with light weights) and Zumba for kids. I am also a nursery school teacher and my principal expressed interest in trying zumba for the children. It has been a wonderful experience and the children love it. Zumba has brought me many great job opportunities, a healthy body and fun wonderful memories. I am thankful that I started doing Zumba and I greatly recommend everyone try it.

1. no-brainer: did not require much thinking
2. certified: to say officially that something or someone has met certain standards or requirements
3. zumba- an exercise Spanish dance class
4. instructor- teacher
5. approached: to move or come close to someone
6. exhausting- very tiring
7. choreography- dance moves
8. prior- before

                                     Grammar Points

What is a subject?

The subject is one of the main two parts of a sentence. According to traditional grammar, a sentence consists of two parts:

• a subject,
• a predicate which modifies the subject.

consider the following sentence:

• Leila loves painting.

Leila is the subject and likes soccer acts as the predicate
The subject relates its constituent (a noun phrase) by means of the verb to any other elements present in the sentence (objects, complements and adverbials.)

Examples of subjects

• Nurses are on strike. (subject with no determiners)
• The big man hurt him. (a noun phrase introduced by a determiner)
• Driving is what I like most. (Gerund)
• To write poems is difficult. (Infinitive)
• That he worked hard is a fact. (a clause)
• I/you...like soccer. (subject pronouns)
• It rains often here. (dummy subject)

Now write 5 sentences with 5 different subjects.

                                                                     Exercise
Answer the following questions

1. What is Zumba?
2. Have you ever heard of Zumba before this reading?
3. Have you ever taken a Zumba class before? If not, then write if you would like to try it
4. Do you like to dance?
5. Why do I like teaching Zumba?
6. Do I like Spanish music?