A reminder:
Class at Turner Recreation Commission (TRC) has been MOVED UP by 15 minutes, so classes start at 8:45am and NOT 9am!
A new announcement:
As a result of the TRC class starting earlier now, class at Wornall Road Baptist Church will begin EFFECTIVE MAY 28th at 10:30am!
Another reminder:
Aqua Zumba® will NOT be meeting next week due to the Memorial Day holiday, however, the two-week long sessions will begin on June 6th and should continue through mid-August (presuming I can work my travel schedule around class times!).
Friday, May 27, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Please Vote on Aqua Zumba® Summer Sessions!
You know how they say one must "come clean" or "be honest" with themselves?
Ok, perhaps that's the wrong way to start this blog posting! :-)
But, here's the facts, the TAC aquatics director and I are trying to figure out the summer schedule for Aqua Zumba® (YAY!!), and more to the point, he would like to have two-week long sessions, that way you're only signing up for two weeks at a time and not worried about missing a vacation, or wasting money on classes you can't attend one way or another.
Sounds good right?
Since the schedule isn't set now, he asked if I had a preference when the session starts. Now, as most of you taking Aqua Zumba® already know that there will be an off-week next week since Monday is Memorial Day.
It's been occasionally mentioned to folks after class, but my husband and I are buying a house, and closing on it on June 9th.
Right now the aquatics director is suggesting we have a session that starts on June 6th and ends June 16, with the next one starting up on June 20 and going till June 30 (just in time for the July 4th weekend and that week as an off week).
Here is where I want your input. I realize that week of June 6th will be insane for me, but I am more than willing to teach Aqua Zumba®, even on June 9th since we'll be closing on our house in the morning. If nothing else, it'll resemble something of normalcy with my schedule.
That being said, I've created a poll that's directly to the right of this entry - and I ask that anyone who plans on taking Aqua Zumba® this summer vote in the poll so I have an better idea if one or two weeks off will be OK with students!
If we have a several week break (start up on June 13 or even June 20), you can be sure I will be practicing new Aqua Zumba® songs for class, especially since our home-to-be has a pool!
Thank you for all of your feedback and I look forward to finishing out this session with everyone this week!
Ok, perhaps that's the wrong way to start this blog posting! :-)
But, here's the facts, the TAC aquatics director and I are trying to figure out the summer schedule for Aqua Zumba® (YAY!!), and more to the point, he would like to have two-week long sessions, that way you're only signing up for two weeks at a time and not worried about missing a vacation, or wasting money on classes you can't attend one way or another.
Sounds good right?
Since the schedule isn't set now, he asked if I had a preference when the session starts. Now, as most of you taking Aqua Zumba® already know that there will be an off-week next week since Monday is Memorial Day.
It's been occasionally mentioned to folks after class, but my husband and I are buying a house, and closing on it on June 9th.
Right now the aquatics director is suggesting we have a session that starts on June 6th and ends June 16, with the next one starting up on June 20 and going till June 30 (just in time for the July 4th weekend and that week as an off week).
Here is where I want your input. I realize that week of June 6th will be insane for me, but I am more than willing to teach Aqua Zumba®, even on June 9th since we'll be closing on our house in the morning. If nothing else, it'll resemble something of normalcy with my schedule.
That being said, I've created a poll that's directly to the right of this entry - and I ask that anyone who plans on taking Aqua Zumba® this summer vote in the poll so I have an better idea if one or two weeks off will be OK with students!
If we have a several week break (start up on June 13 or even June 20), you can be sure I will be practicing new Aqua Zumba® songs for class, especially since our home-to-be has a pool!
Thank you for all of your feedback and I look forward to finishing out this session with everyone this week!
Friday, May 13, 2011
Going "Old School" For Aqua Zumba®
An excerpt from the note sent to me by the TAC aquatic director today:
"There is a part that is being ordered for the sound system so nothing else I can do with that at the moment. Hopefully it is repaired soon but, unfortunately, there isn't much else I can do..."
So, it was in fact the stereo that was causing our music to skip last night, and not the CD. As well, not noted above, but the Turner district recently changed their heating/cooling policies such that the A/C is turned off or is minimally on in the front office/registration area. Considering this is where they house the stereo that controls the pool sound system, I'm sure the readers can quickly conclude that 80°F temperatures along with increased humidity in the area is a recipe for broken electronic equipment.
Until futher notice, I will be using the little boombox for Aqua Zumba® classes, which while it's not the loudest of the systems they have - it shouldn't skip and it shouldn't overheat either!!
"There is a part that is being ordered for the sound system so nothing else I can do with that at the moment. Hopefully it is repaired soon but, unfortunately, there isn't much else I can do..."
So, it was in fact the stereo that was causing our music to skip last night, and not the CD. As well, not noted above, but the Turner district recently changed their heating/cooling policies such that the A/C is turned off or is minimally on in the front office/registration area. Considering this is where they house the stereo that controls the pool sound system, I'm sure the readers can quickly conclude that 80°F temperatures along with increased humidity in the area is a recipe for broken electronic equipment.
Until futher notice, I will be using the little boombox for Aqua Zumba® classes, which while it's not the loudest of the systems they have - it shouldn't skip and it shouldn't overheat either!!
Monday, May 9, 2011
News for Turner Aquatic Center Students
First, and foremost, thank you all for putting up with such a *BLAH* class today. If today wasn't a case of the Mondays with respect to Zumba® Fitness, then I don't know what really is other than forgetting my music (which I have done before!!).
To any of the new Aqua Zumba® participants reading this - I assure you that class normally is NOT what you saw today. Usually we have half of the main pool open for us, and the music is blaring loud and we're lost in our groove. About the only normal thing was me looking like a drowned rat after class was over!
Today was anything but that obviously. I'm almost 100% certain that the music was cutting out on us because they had the music up at full volume - so the stereo couldn't handle the load.
Word on the street is that this swim team is having their normal facility worked on, which is why they are borrowing TAC. The upsetting part is that I was not told about this until I walked into TAC this evening and then told you all. Even more disappointing is that these students are supposed to be at TAC on Thursdays for the foreseeable future. *sigh*
As I would hope you'd expect from me, I will be talking to the aquatic director tomorrow about this. He's not going to be able to continue having an Aqua Zumba® class if students can't HEAR the music. I know you all who are in the Aqua class really love Aqua Zumba® - I can see it in your eyes, and the way you talk about it - it warms my heart so. Likewise, I really enjoy teaching Aqua Zumba® so I really want things to work out, but having to attempt to hear music over 40-something high school students is just impossible!
If you want to express your feelings on this matter directly to the aquatic director yourself, please contact me, and I will give you the director's contact information.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Zumba Heart Health-A-Thon
When: Saturday, May 14 · 1:00pm - 3:00pm Where: Kirmayer Gym at KU Hospital 3901 Rainbow Blvd Kansas City, Kansas | |
| Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the door - so get your tickets in advance here!! | |
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Saturday Morning Class Time Change!!
Effective IMMEDIATELY, the Saturday morning Zumba® class at Turner Recreation Commission will start at 8:45 AM!
Please be aware this is a change from the current 9am start time!! If you get there at 9am, we'll be into the set already (so just join in and remember to set your alarms a bit earlier for next week!)!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Early May Updates & Cross Training!
1. The Zumba Heart-a-Thon is all set up and ready for participants to start purchasing tickets. Tickets are $15 if purchased in advance! The event will be from 1-3pm on May 14th. You can click here for additional information. Unlike the last Zumbathon®, ZumbaChemist WILL be at this one, and will be leading the group in two songs (soon TBD) along with fellow KC instructors! The intention is to have the class at WRBC opt to come to the Zumbathon® (along with any other students too!) in lieu of our normal class day. While ZumbaChemist realizes $15 is not a free class, but this is not something that comes along every day either! The proceeds go to the American Heart Association, so it’s a great cause to support too.
2. For today, there will be NO ZUMBA® CLASS at TRC at 4:30pm! My apologies to some of you gals who drop in, but unless TRC has folks sign up for the class, they do not call me in to teach (even for drop-ins). That being said – if folks do sign up this week – we can have class the rest of the month of May. I’d love for this to happen, so get thee signed up for Tuesdays at TRC!
3. As the Gold’s class experienced yesterday and the TRC classes will get on Wednesday and Saturday this week, we’ve got some new song and new choreography for the month of May! A few of the songs are even new to me (as in, the song isn’t new, but the dance is!), but I have to say that my students reading this are extremely forgiving in that manner!
4. Surprises…. Are coming… soon! Be on the lookout!
5. Don’t forget to “Like” ZumbaChemist on Facebook! It’s updated at least once a day, if not more, so it’s a bit more “real time” than the blog here!
ZumbaChemist is a big believer in not re-inventing the wheel. After all, if someone more capable than you has already done it well, why not give them the due credit and save yourself frustration and energy? That being said, ZumbaChemist also is a believer in Cross-Training. Yes, Zumba® is fun, exciting and a great workout, but there is more to life than Zumba®! *Gasp!* So, in case you're wondering about Cross-Training, check out this great article on the benefits of Cross-Training! As the reader will see, it focuses on Cross-Training for those who run, but the principles are readily applied to Zumba® participants as well!
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