Ashley Mott Zumba Instructor

12/22/2021

Issa Zumba Christmas!

03/06/2021

Grab your for a 45-minute event celebrating , hosted by Rita Wilson!

This class is free + open to everyone! Invite your students, friends, and family to attend. This is the perfect opportunity for newbies to try (and fall in love with!) Zumba® - and then search for your live and in-person classes. Did we mention it’s FREE?

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Zumba combines Latin and International music with a fun and effective workout system. With classes and instructors worldwide, anyone can Join the Party!

05/15/2020

Favorite moments so far

05/15/2020

It's been a crazy few months. Life is so different now. People are further away. We can't be together. But we still have ways to have joy in our lives.

These past few weeks of zumba convention online and weekly live classes (Thank you Gwen Atkinson Jessica Pryor Lynette and Oliver) have been a breath of fresh air and today just brought it home!

I thought I was going to cry when Kass started playing "I've Had the Time of My Life"! Then I flipped out when I heard "Nasty Boys"! But I feel on the ground when she started playing "Kiss".

Thank you for the amazing class and for the inspiring and motivational message afterwards. You're the best!!!

05/07/2020

Love Alex!

01/26/2020

11/04/2019

Do I belong here anymore? Is there even a place for me?

Excuse me for a second, I’m about to get real.

I have been having numerous conversations and received too many messages to ignore this issue. People feeling like there is no longer a place for them in this new world order of flashy choreos, fancy dance moves, and complicated steps. I have to be completely honest with you:

I’ve felt the same way.

I’m not a dancer. Never had dance classes, don’t have perfect technique, don’t count, forget choreo ALL the time. I used to think this was a weakness until I had an epiphany: the people in my classes are the same! This helps me to create easy to follow choreos (which some call boring). I HAVE noticed that choreos have gotten more complex. I HAVE struggled to learn some of them myself. I HAVE NOT been using many of them in my classes. So what to do? Quit? No.

I love this program. It has changed my life...literally. I chose to not succumb to the pressure of having the newest latest greatest in my classes. I choose to keep my playlist a true variety of Latin and international rhythms. I choose not to give up, but to fight for what I love about this program. This is no disrespect to those that have felt that it is time to move on, I support you in your decision, but in the same way you have to do what is right for you, I must do what is right for me.

If you are feeling this way:

1.Simplify, simplify, simplify. When you get a choreo to a song that seemingly has 22 different parts, combine them! Take a step that can fit in multiple parts of the music and repeat it! Get it down to where it has 3-4 steps for the entire song.

2.Realize that what may look good on social media, will not always work in a class setting. A basic Cumbia front and back for 16 counts will not get many likes and views on Instagram, but your class will love it!

3.Do what works on your body! If you can‘t do a move, change it! Each of us moves differently, and that is a strength, not a weakness.

4.Stand for what you believe in! Continue to represent what you are taught in your Basic training, and when the opportunity comes to share your thoughts in a constructive manner, be sure to do so!

10/18/2019

A little zumba pick me up is all you need!

When workouts are fun, we look forward to them, rather than dread them