Diego Chantir is a super-talented, rising star in the Zumba® community, who you might recognize from his jam sessions as a Zumba Jammer™ …

Meet Leoni Epiphaniou. The Boston resident has been a psychotherapist for over 20 years, helping hundreds of clients deal with stress, an…

Jeimy Bueno is an amazing dancer – you might have seen her on stage with Beto at The XI Fitness-Concert™ – and Zumba® Present…

“I was not prepared for the evening of July 10, 2002. It was raining and after a long day of work, one exit from my house, my car hydropl…

Natalie Burlison has battled more demons in just a few years than most people experience in a lifetime. For any normal teenager, navigati…

“I am 85% deaf in both of my ears. I was born that way. As you can imagine, my childhood was a difficult time for me, whilst living with …

“I was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at just 18 months of age. When I was 16, I was told by doctors that I’d be in a wheel…

Growing up in the Middle East with its customs and traditions, Nour Jabri was never taught to make a career for herself. She married youn…

“When I was 35 years old, I was working a double in the NICU when something just didn’t feel right. I saw my doctors and they told me to …

“In 2011, I started at the University of Dublin as an adult, to further my education. There, I encountered Zumba classes as a way to get …

“My mom has been battling dementia and Alzheimer’s for five years now. I am her caretaker, and she has forgotten my name. In her eyes, I …

“I was diagnosed with cancer in August of last year, the very same month that I started taking weekly Zumba classes. Even though I was ve…

“While Zumba classes are surely the primary weight-loss transformation tool, my story is a little bit different. I have been a very activ…

“May is Ehlers-Danlos Awareness Month and in honor, I am sharing my story. As terrifying as it is to open up about an incurable, invisibl…

“I was in a relationship for 9 years. While we were mostly happy together, there were a lot of things that were emotionally and mentally …

“Back in 2011, I fell into a huge depression. After losing a friend to a heart attack at age 39, getting married followed by a divo…

“I used to be that girl who refused to step foot in a gym because I didn’t think I had the time to do all that was needed in order to be …

“Telling a story is tough. Telling your story when you have lived through it can be tough on a level that some will never understand. But…

“Six years ago, I lost my best friend Jelena. We were two bodies with one soul. For the two of us, dancing was like the air we breathed. …

**Translated to English below “Quiero compartir con ustedes algo que me sucedió el 17 de agosto del 2015: sobreviví un derrame cere…

“When I was three, I was diagnosed with Astrocytoma, a type of brain cancer. I went through treatment and surgery, with very little damag…

“As September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, I’d like to take this opportunity to share my story of how a Zumba community has come to…

“It was as a small child that I slipped into a month and a half long coma. When I awoke, I was told I was diabetic and had to begin…

“In 2008, I walked into a library and an ambulance brought me out. I had had my first seizure, fell and fractured my skull, and ended up …

UPDATE FROM SANDY: “For double-mastectomy survivors like myself, there is a misconception that breast cancer can not return. There …

“My career as a Business Transformation Project Manager for the Finance Department at Massachusetts General Hospital requires me to…

“I constantly hear people coming up with any excuse to skip a workout, so I’m sharing my story in the hopes that I can inspir…

“About a year and a half ago, I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Depression – two ‘monsters’ I…

“This past Christmas, I was visiting my parents in Texas for the holidays. On December 26th, we were getting ready to head to dinne…

“I was diagnosed with Autism, Aspergers, ADHD, and SPD on February 24th, 2004 when I was 7 years old. I’ve been bullied becau…

“The best way I can describe my clinical depression is to compare it to drowning in the ocean. When I am depressed, everything is diluted…

“There’s a quote that has always resonated with me. It goes something like this, ‘What screws us up most in life is the picture in our he…

Have you ever heard of Trigeminal Neuralgia? Most likely, you have not. It is a debilitating, progressive, and incurable disease that cau…

Jocelyn Goodwin was 32, in the best shape of her life and feeling perfectly healthy until she discovered a lump in her left breast. Watch…

Elona Washington’s strength was intensely put to the test in 2013 when she learned that a good friend of hers had been tragically murdere…

Jhonny Pico Hernandez is a Colombian police officer who has a passion for spreading a message of hope and joy across his war-torn country…

When Rebecca Manners tells people she has bipolar affective disorder, she can usually count on the same exact reaction: tumbleweeds. Even…

Dancing has always been an integral part of David Velez’s life. Born in Colombia, he built a career around modern dancing, personal train…

One day, Adela Crufe-Alvarez was teaching Zumba class and didn’t feel so well. Weeks later and after many procedures, Adela woke up and l…

Like many teens, Samantha Arregui was a victim of bullying.” I was the chubby girl with no rhythm,” Samantha recalled. “I couldn’t …

Monica started teaching Zumba classes in her local church gym with eight students. She recalled “I was 44 year’s old and nobody’s i…

Veronica Locatelli is a 29-year-old physiotherapist and devoted Zumba fan. Growing up, she always loved to dance and play volle…

Desperate to get into shape after having 4 kids Maria thought Zumba Fitness would be the perfect solution for her weight loss woes; but w…

Dubbed “Super Dave” by the Zumba community, Dave Cohen has certainly earned his nickname. He spent most of 2010 in the hospital figh…

Feeling completely lost, Dara E. Johnson went to therapy to get some direction. Weekly sessions with a psychologist brought back some pai…