Monday, August 27, 2012

Well the Cat's Out of the Bag!!

Well.. I still haven't gotten around to reviewing my favorite Tuesday/Thursday night instructor, but I do promise to do that this week.

In the meantime, I simply can't wait anymore to announce some exciting news! I mean like exciting to me and hopefully to you as well :)

What started as my quest to "Just shake something" (as Leslie would say) nearly 4 years ago, has turned into more than just a fun fitness class. Zumba has been fun to say the least. But for me it's been finding that inner dancer that a former basketball player couldn't even fathom becoming. Anyone who has ever taken a Zumba class will admit, you let go (for lack of a better visual) when you dance. You burn a heck of a lot of calories. You might look like a fool, well I kinda look like a fool, but no one else really thinks you're a fool, at least that's what I tell myself. Haha!

Anyways, this journey has led me to a point of branching outside of my "back row" comfort zone. Yes, I hang in the back row usually, but for practical reasons. You want to see the instructor to follow her. Well, I'm tall and if you're standing behind me, you likely can't see the instructor. So in the back row, I am allowing many others to be able to follow along nicely.

Well back row no longer. You can be lazy in the back row. You can miss the steps in the back row. You can hide in the back row. Well no more hiding. This former basketball player turned dancer is now licensed to lead Zumba classes. Yes, I said it. I, Andrea Hirth, am a licensed Zumba instructor now and I will begin leading my own classes in like a week and a half. Yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In all seriousness, I am going this route for 2 main reasons:
1. It is totally not me to be bold enough to lead others in dance. Well I need to get bold to grow as a person!

2. While I have lost 40 pounds in the past year due to Zumba and diet, I still have quite a ways to get to the end goal. And I have 5 more years to 40. Fit before 40? You betcha! It is time to loose the rest of it once and for all. And those who have begun leading Zumba classes.... well.... let's just say.... they shrink.... and I wanna shrink!

So there you have it. Cat's out of the Bag!

And where will I be shakin' it at the front? Well for now beginning in September, I'll be at the Briar Chapel Fitness Center (Chapel Hill) on Sundays at 6 p.m. and at the Woodcroft Club House (Durham) on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. I will be selling punch cards. Please do contact me for more information on how to get fabulous discounts on my classes! andrea.hirth@gmail.com

Does this mean I will stop attending my fabulous Zumba pals' classes? Heck no! Who do you think are the best dancers around? Well that would be my favorite Zumba pals of course!!!

Will I stop reviewing other instructors' classes? Well yes, I'm afraid this wouldn't be fair so I have a few more reviews to submit before I begin my own classes. Hopefully I will get them out this week :)

I will continue my blog of course. An upcoming post I look forward to writing is one on pre-Zumba workout food (or liquid in my case).

Ok well whew, that's it for this post. Wish me luck! I'm gonna need it :)


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