“Are you ready?” shouts Zumba instructor Kanna Jensen as she claps, marches, and smiles at nearly 20 children gathered at the Life Fitness Center in Bettendorf. The class is called Zumba Kids, and ...

In a semi-dark room dotted with tiny green laser lights at the Duneland Family YMCA, a group of about a dozen preteen girls gathered to dance to some of today's most popular music (such as Katy ...

On a recent Friday afternoon at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio on Old State Road in Brookfield, about half a dozen boys and girls were moving their arms and legs to the beat of "Pon de Replay," the hit ...

A chill was in the air on a recent, dreary spring afternoon in the Quad-Cities. But once inside Salsa Touch in Bettendorf, it was like being transported to somewhere warm and carefree. The Latin dance ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that children get 60 minutes or more of physical activity each day. That may seem like a lot, but activities such as playing at the playground ...

The world's most unenthusiastic Zumba participants were probably the four seventh-grade boys standing toward the back of the Castle Rock Middle School gym Wednesday morning. The gym was packed with ...

WEST HAVEN -- It's a Thursday afternoon, and music is blasting inside ViVa! Z Fitness and Wellness studio as an instructor leads a group in the trendy Zumba exercise routine. But class members aren't ...

Baptist’s class is one of many fitness programs offered by hospitals, parks, community centers and muncipalities across South Florida, teaching kids fun ways to stay active and develop healthy habits ...