It’s as if the animated dancers in the movie “Madagascar” meet their wild, hip and funky Latin cousins. It’s Zumba, baby! At lunchtime for 40 minutes each week, a few of the straight-laced downtown ...

You see, when you agree to go to a 7 AM Zumba class, you’re thinking, how bad could it be? Zumba, while it requires a decent amount of coordination and an exorbitant amount of hip-swiveling ...

Today, Alberto Perlman, 41, is CEO of the world’s largest branded fitness program, Zumba Fitness. But before he co-founded Zumba, he was an unemployed 24-year-old. In 2001, Perlman was still reeling ...

A children’s magazine I was subscribed to ages ago had a recurring feature with the "coolest" boy and girl of the month. The winners were chosen from a pool of contenders, presented over the weeks in ...

TEAYS VALLEY -- Two years ago, Tauletha Chaffin weighed 220 pounds. She began watching the type of food she was consuming and the size of the portions, and she started Zumba classes. Now 85 pounds ...

Zumba has a vast global following, with an estimated 15 million participants in its dance workouts. Unlike other fitness companies, Zumba makes its money through instructor training and licensing.