OTHER RYTHMS TO LEARN

There are a lot of rythms and steps which could be used in Zumba which go beyond what is featured on the workout videos.  Here are some additional types of music and dance which you might encounter in a Zumba class:

Standard Salsa (not Cuban)

Mambo

Bachata

Flamenco

Belly dancing and Arab dancing in general

Bollywood-inspired Indian dances

Hip Hop

Chicha

Cha-Cha-Cha

Rumba

Baile Funk a.k.a. Funk Carioca (Brazil)

Other Brazilian rythms

LIST OF BASIC ZUMBA STEPS

Steps Featured on Zumba Fitness Basics & 20-Minute Express Video

1. Merengue: Merengue March

2. Merengue: Que Te Mueve

3. Merengue: Diamond Step

4. Merengue: Booty Circle

5. Quebradita: Basic

6. Quebradita: Ándale

7. Quebradita: Body Roll

8. Salsa: Cuban Salsa (Cuban Basic)

9. Salsa: Salsa Back

10. Salsa: Salsa Travel

11. Cumbia: Basic Cumbia

12. Cumbia: Candle Step

13. Cumbia: Cumbia Funk

14. Reggaetón: Basic Reggaetón

15. Reggaetón: Destroza

16. Reggaetón: Reggaetón Stomp

17. Reggaetón: Reggaetón Bounce

18. Caribbean Island Rhythms: Calypso Basic

19. Caribbean Island Rhythms: Tobago

20. Caribbean Island Rhythms: Reggae

21. Caribbean Island Rhythms: Shimmy

22. Samba: Basic Samba

23. Samba: Samba Lunge

Note: In Spanish, the basic steps for any dance are called “basicos.”