Last week I went to my favorite hairdresser, Julio Romano. He has an amazing new trendy studio in Los Feliz called, Shampoolio. While there, I heard loud Latin music coming from next door.

I peeked in and saw a large group of probably 95% women, of all shapes and sizes, dancing to the music. On the stage, was an adorable young Latin man, Jorge Hueso, leading the dance moves. I had a blast just watching them, and they were definitely having a good time. There were also a few husbands and kids. I knew this had to be a ZUMBA class.

I have never been to one but I've heard a lot about them. Especially lately, since the woman in Kennebunk, Maine created a massive scandal for operating a brothel out of her ZUMBA studio. There are currently over 140,000 Zumba locations in 150 countries with 14 million dancers. Julio told me that since they opened the studio next door, all the women have lost weight.

It's the first time many of them have exercised and they love it!! Like any exercise program, Zumba improves the quality of your life. It incorporates Latin dance moves, martial arts, belly dancing and sometimes squats/lunges. They have an entire series of DVD's and merchandise, so you can do it at home too. The class is usually about an hour and the music is AMAZING!!

Big celebrity fans of Zumba are: Jennifer Lopez (how fun would it be to go to Zumba w/ JLo?), Wyclef Jean (well, Wyclef too! ), Halle Barre, Victoria Beckham, Emma Watson, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kirstie Alley, Jackie Chan and Eva LaRue. I can't wait to take my first class with Jorge Hueso !! Bailamos!!