Teaching Zumba® online

It is easier to communicate with people in person, but now as the technology has advanced, especially the internet revolution that gave birth to social media boom all over the world, it has now become necessary to enterprise and utilize the power of the internet to teach Zumba® classes efficaciously.

In a class, a fitness instructor often explores the room to motivate students and ameliorate their poses and dispositions. While teaching Zumba® online, an instructor still has to cover these foundations, just in a different way.

Demand and Scope

Zumba® instructors are in huge demands right now. After being certified, you can get job opportunities at various community centers, health clubs and dance studios across the country. If you’re able to rent your own place you can be an independent instructor then. But you have to be CPR certified.
Going online is always beneficial to gain recognition, if you have great potential you can definitely become an internet or Youtube sensation!

Before getting started

You need to have these before you begin your online teaching career.

• Computer with Internet access (Obviously!)
• Studio space or empty space
• Video Camera

Zumba® workshops

• You must participate in an official Zumba® instructor workshop to acquire a teaching certificate.
• The workshop covers basic Zumba® moves and how to create a lesson plan.

Outline your plans

• Chalk out each workout. Envisage teaching a live group class what it would look and sound like.
• Make a script of the way you would conduct the workout. Write out the specific instructions that you would be giving along the way.
• Pinpoint any moves that people may have trouble with and add in helpful tips for correcting their posture or range of motion.
• Use colorful analogies in the script when you can. To elaborate on upright posture, say "Imagine you're being pulled up from the top of the head by an imaginary string."

Write and Share Articles

• You can share your expertise with your students online through writing general articles about Zumba® or writing to solve their queries and problems they face during workouts.

• There are various platforms where you can write, one of them is the current website www.fitnessrepublic.com to promote and facilitate your proficiency and skills as a Zumba® teacher and spread the word to gain more students for your Zumba® classes.

• Such initiatives are always beneficial to increase social circle and gain prominence among competitors, you can also share your written masterpiece to the social media to get more recognition.

Get and Share Videos

• Use a blog, a website or a video sharing account such as YouTube, Dailymotion or Vimeo etc. to post and share instructional videos of the Zumba® classes.

• Set up a camera in a studio or in an empty space large enough to comfortably and correctly demonstrate the Zumba® lesson.

• The camera should be positioned to capture the entire area that will be used in the lesson; the instructor's entire body should always be within the camera's frame.

• Upload the video to the lessons website or video sharing site.

• Write a short description of the lesson, including the length and level (beginner, intermediate, advanced).