Zumba teaches students to be free

By Akeem Anglin
Culture Team Writer

You might be asking yourself what class really communicates through the sounds and vibes of their body movements here at Breakthrough? One example would be the Zumba class taught by Columbia Clancy.

Columbia is new to the world of Zumba. She was attracted to it because it something different.

“Zumba is something you don’t hear on the radio every day,” Columbia said.

She said her class was coming along well and that they have already made two different dances and are in the process of fusing them together.

So far, Columbia’s class has proven to be very popular with her students.

“Zumba is great,” 6th grader Marlene Nazario said.

Another student, 6th grader Ricardo Fortune, really likes how comfortable he feels while dancing in her class.

“When I first stepped into Zumba, I didn’t know how to dance,” 6th grader Ricardo Fortune said. “When I am in Zumba I feel like I can dance without being judged on the way I dance.”