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06/13/2026

06/04/2026

Hey folks, the next session of Zumba classes starts this Saturday June 6th, so if you haven’t signed up please do so SOON at www.lprd.org! I’ve got a new warmup and a couple other new songs added to the playlist, so join me on the dance floor!!❤️

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mothers who are caregivers AND also find time to take care of themselves - I love having you all in class!!

05/07/2026

Enrollment for the Summer session at Lawrence Parks & Recreation is open now at www.lprd. org. I teach Zumba at 9am on Saturdays at the Sports Pavilion!

05/01/2026

Hey Folks, the parking lot at the Sports Pavilion is likely to be crowded tomorrow morning, so please give yourself some extra time to find a space! Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow!! ❤️

04/06/2026

Another reason to come to a Zumba class! 😊

💬 What type of dancing would you love to try (or revisit) for your brain’s health? Share in the comments

Dancing is one of the most effective ways to build new neural connections and keep your brain adaptable at any age.

It’s a powerful driver of neuroplasticity, which is your brain’s ability to rewire and grow.

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03/24/2026

We get back together for Zumba THIS Saturday, March 28th at 9am!! If you haven’t enrolled for the new session of classes yet, please go to www.lprd.org to snag a spot! I’m working on new songs for the playlist and they are 🔥!!

12/04/2025

Yes - Zumba is all about fun and friendship! When you sign up for a class, you not only get a workout, you get to meet some great people! Enrollment for the next session opens on December 9th, so sign up soon for when classes resume in January at www.lprd.org!

Group fitness classes aren’t just about exercise, Mikala Jamison wrote in 2024. https://theatln.tc/z5fhRvrd

When Jamison was teaching indoor cycling, she was the nicest version of herself: “warm, welcoming, and encouraging to the point of profound corniness, despite my usual caustic tendencies,” she writes. People that met in her class started dating; strangers went out for coffee. “These experiences have convinced me that group fitness classes are the best place to make friends as an adult,” she continues, “an idea supported by research that suggests that the glow of exercise’s feel-good chemicals has interpersonal benefits.”

Once, friendships were born in what the sociologist Ray Oldenburg called “third places”: physical spaces that aren’t a home or a workplace, don’t charge (much) for entry, and exist in large part to foster conversation. Group classes don’t quite fit in that definition—they can cost money, and their primary activities are “sweating, grunting, and skipping a few reps when the instructor isn’t looking,” Jamison writes. “But they fulfill many conditions that social-psychology research has repeatedly shown to help forge meaningful connections between strangers: proximity (being in the same place), ritual (at the same time, over and over), accumulation (for many hours), and shared experiences or interests (because you do and like the same things)”—a less awkward way to find people with similar interests than at work or at a party.

Even if you don’t find your next best friend at Zumba class, getting into a fitness habit might help you step out of your comfort zone and make more friends in other spaces.

“A room full of grown adults flailing, shouting, and running miles without ever going anywhere is a fundamentally ridiculous prospect,” Jamison continues. “Ridiculous things, however, play a crucial role in connecting with others: They make us laugh.”

🎨: Debora Szpilman

11/27/2025

Enrollment for the next session of classes opens December 9th! Please sign up to ensure the class stays on the schedule!

Check out our offerings for Winter/Spring 2026!
Enrollment starts Tuesday, December 9th at 8:00 am
https://bit.ly/3XbYLkr