April 21, 2011

For this week's segment of Make Dan Sweat, CBS19's Dan Schutte took a Zumba Class. Zumba is a mix of African, Latin, Middle Eastern and hip-hop dance.

"It's just so much fun because you really focus on the dancing on choreography, then at the end you realize, wow, that was a really great workout," explained Emily Budd, a Zumba instructor. The workout focuses on performing choreographed routines.

"Every week she does the same routines, and then throws in new ones," said student Alyssa Johnson. Over time as your dancing improves, so does your fitness.

"If you keep coming you build great muscle, tone up your body, and I see tons of people dropping pounds, it's really a great workout," said Budd.