Has anyone trained as a Zumba instructor?

[KatyMac]

How hard is it?

How long is the training?

Is it a franchise? Do you need to be a franchisee to train?

TIA

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Following. From what I've gathered its a one day course zumba basic. Teaches you how to use the online materials ect. I'd love to hear from zumba instructors and how they established themselves

Both my sisters trained a few years ago, so from what they told me then.... You pay a couple of hundred pounds for the training at the basic level. Then you have to pay a monthly amount. For that you get to stay registered as a zumba instructor and get a DVD of official routines - often 2 variations of the same track.

Then it's up to you to find a venue. You run it as a self emplyed instructor with your own insurance etc.

My own zumba instructor trains others how to be instructors. Her own class is great, but struggles for numbers now that zumba is offered in so many places and has been going for so long.

My sisters don't now do it as neither of them found it economically viable. I think instructors who already teach aerobics etc and can just offer zumba as another class can still do well if there's the demand in their area.

DD has just qualified in modern and tap and was looking at other 'glasses' she could teach easily

Zumba remains a possibility, I think line dancing has had it's day (for new teachers - people go to established groups)

I wonder about different exercise classes...of course as a registered couch potato - know nothing of these

Thanks :)

Clubbercise is quite popular has she looked at that??

No line dancing anywhere around here, not for years. Clubbercise is good and still popular. And something called West End Workout, where it's dance routines to musical tracks. Some local instructors do dance fit/zumba mix to appeal to more people. And there's also Ballestics taking off around here too, which is more ballet inspired.

West End Workout might be good for her thanks