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2012 Orlando Florida Zumba Convention
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Laura was thrilled to attend this years
2012 Zumba convention with her friend and
fellow instructor Maria Torres. Thousands of
Zumba instructors from 79 countries
converged on Orlando for four days of
training sessions. Laura is very pleased to
have been licensed in Zumba Sentao which she
will be adding to her classes soon. She
also took workshops in Latin Pop, Old School
Latin, Crazy Country,
Salsa and Merengue Mash-up.
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Laura and Maria
Torres at the beginning of Convention. |
Melanie Guzman
and Carolina Arias demonstrate the new Zumba
program called "Sentao" workout.
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Laura with Warm-up
& Cool down Specialist, Maria Stone. |
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Maria Torres, Dorrie Wexler, official Zumba
presenter and Laura. |
One of Zumba's
stars Lindsey Taylor presenting the Latin Pop
workshop. |
Laura at the
Warm-up and Cool
down class. |
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Posing with
Walter Diaz, the presenter of Salsa & Merengue
Mash-up. |
Laura
took a workshop with Walter Diaz
(in the hat)
called Salsa and
Merengue Mash-up. |
Posing at the theme
party. Laura
is second from the right. |
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Laura and Maria Torres posing in front of a
picture of Beto Perez. |
Maria,
Eddie Calle, official
Zumba presenter and Laura. |
The ride home
from the dance Through The Decades Costume Party. |
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2010 Zumba
Instructor Convention
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LEFT: Flamenco
Fever Specialty Boost with Jose Junco and The Men of
Zumba. RIGHT: Laura with Tricia Traux,
a Zumba veteran and one of the first official Zumba
studio owners. See Tricia's website at:
Zumbaintheville.com
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"We Are One...a Zumba
World Party". The father of Zumba, Beto Perez is onstage
with a group of Zumba enthusiasts in costumes from their
country of Puerto Rico.
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Amy Olin, Zumba instructor
North Castle NY, Zumba Education Specialist Ali Ramirez
and Laura.
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Laura with Zumba Education
Specialist George Hu
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At the costume party!
Laura and the New York State contingent. (Amy Olin is
the second from the left.)
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Zumba CEO, Alberto
Perlman with Laura & Amy Olin (Zumba Instructor in the
Armonk / Pleasantville NY area & with North Castle Parks
& Recreation)
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Laura with
Aldo Alberto Garcia. He calls himself "Aldo the Cuban"
& is an architect & Zumba instructor
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2009
Orlando Florida Zumba Convention
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Laura and Dorie Wexler,
owner of Springs Salsa
and Dance Fitness.
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Laura and Ailton Andrade
of Brazil.
(Presenter of the Brazilian Carnival
Workshop)
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Laura with Zumba's
Anne Saldie.
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Laura with
a Zumba Japanese representative.
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Laura with Laura Caria
of Venezuela and
her dance team. (Caria was
the presenter
of the Mexi-Caribbean workshop).
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Laura in costume at
the
Convention 80's Party.
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2009 Canadian Master
Class Event
"Laura Rockin' the
warm-up at Canada Master Class Event"
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Laura conducting
the warm-up for Jen Robinson's Zumba event in Canada
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The far right
photo: Back row, left to right: Skye Bowen, Anna Marchenko,
Laura, Anna's husband and dance partner Ricardo Marmitte and
the event's host, Jen Robinson. In the front is Luisa Mayhew.
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2008 Orlando
Florida Zumba Convention
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Laura being greeted
by Canadian fitness expert,
Jen Robinson. |
Zumba's Gina Grant
and Laura at the Halloween party. |
Laura, Jen and the
owner of Studio Zumba in Palm Bay, Florida, Alyce Howard. |
At the 2008 Convention
Laura certified in Zumba Level 2 and Zumba Toning.
She has incorporated these into her program. |
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Guests
& News & Special Activities
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In
October 2011
Laura joined fellow Zumba
instructor and breast cancer survivor, Amy Olin and other
Zumba friends to raise funds for the American Cancer Society's
"Making Strides Against Breast Cancer".
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Eduardo Fajardo,
Master Zumba Education
Specialist
did a master class
in November, 2011
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Laura hosted a master class with
Eddy Fajardo for her students, instructors and outside people.
Above left is the presentation board Laura made with autumn
leaves to present Eddy.
 
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Laura and
Eddy with her attendees of the class.
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Carlos Doņan,
gave us a wonderful master class
in December 2010 |
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Carlos Doņan (Performer
/ Choreographer / Artistic Director) taught us a wonderful
master class. Doņan is a gifted teacher of tap, jazz, acro-dance,
modern, lyrical, folklore, and salsa and has taught in academies,
given workshops, performed with various companies, and in festivals,
parades, and other groups. Please visit Carlos' web site:
www.carlosdonan.com
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Laura, (seated front center)
with her class.
Carlos
Doņan
is kneeling right behind her.
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Eduardo
Fajardo, Zumba Education
Specialist
thrilled
us with a master class in June, 2010 |
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Eduardo
Fajardo, a ZES
(Zumba Education Specialist)
thrilled us on June 6, 2010
by teaching a master class.
Eddy
has been in dance and fitness over 20 years and
teaches
throughout the tri state area.
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Laura Caria,
Zumba Education Specialist
teaching a master class to our students. |
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Laura Caria, a ZES (Zumba
Education Specialist) from Venezuela teaching a master class
to our students.
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Travels and
Reaching out...
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ABOVE LEFT:
Our own Angelo coordinating with DJ Francis (Beto
Perez's
personal dj) at the "A World Without Breast Cancer Zumba Master
Class" event in New York City. (Beto Perez is the founder of
Zumba). The event was hosted by Samuel Salazar and Angelo had
the honor of playing the conga drums.
ABOVE RIGHT:
In January 2010, while in Puerto Rico, Laura (right) took a
class at Our Lady of America Fitness Studio. She wanted to experience
Zumba in the land of salsa.
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Students & Classes
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