Zumba

Everyone's got their own flavor. That's the beauty of zumba!

Zumba is a cardio based Latin-inspired dance fitness program. It's pretty popular right now.

Tropes used in Zumba include:

• Aside Glance: The only form of communication allowed to dancers who aren't Beto, Tanya (and sort of Gina and Asuka)
• Better Than It Sounds: The workout incorporates cardio workout versions of dance moves you might see out at a club. As a result people who go "ughhh" about the gym tend to enjoy this workout more than others.
• Breaking the Fourth Wall: Tanya and Beto sure are convinced they always know when you're slacking!
• The Determinator: Beto and Tanya do NOT like laziness from you when you're dancing.
• Early Installment Weirdness: The earliest line of Zumba videos are missing Tanya, Gina, and all other recognizable faces. Beto does not speak English.
• Four-Temperament Ensemble:
  • Sanguine: Beto
  • Choleric: Tanya
  • Melancholic: Gina
  • Phlegmatic: Asuka
• Hot Mom: Gina.
• Mundane Made Awesome: "Power matrix!" The whole franchise runs on this trope.
• Only Known by Their Nickname: Beto. (It's a shortened version of Alberto.)
• Put on a Bus: Asuka doesn't appear in the later videos.
• Stepford Smiler: As with many exercise videos, it's easy to feel alarmed by the dancers' forced smiling every time the camera is focused on them.
  • Subverted by Asuka, who tends to make expressions that reflect the mood of the music.
• True Companions: Beto, Tanya, and Gina.