Zumba festivals and congresses
Zumba is an aerobic fitness program created by Miami-based dancer and choreographer Beto Perez and two entrepreneurs, Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion. It originated in Colombia in the 1990s and as of 2009 is taught by some 20,000 instructors in 35 countries.
Classes use music based on salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggaeton, calypso, soca, samba, African, cha cha, hip hop and other music.Classes are offered for all ages and abilities, with traditional Zumba, Zumba Gold (for seniors or beginners), Zumbatonic (for kids), Aqua Zumba (in the pool), and Zumba Toning.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumba
Zumba events in June 2012
1 - 3 Jun International Salsa Festival Augsburg (Augsburg, Germany)
8 - 10 Jun Afro-Cuban Salsa Congress (Waterford, Ireland)
15 - 17 Jun Salsa Clubbing Salzburg (Salzburg, Austria)
22 - 25 Jun Salsa Central Weekend (Wolverhampton, United Kingdom)
22 - 25 Jun UK Salsa Central Weekend (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
24 Jun - 1 Jul Tabarka Salsa Festival (Tabarka, Tunisia)
28 - 30 Jun Hot Salsa Summer Party (Västervik, Sweden)
Zumba events in July 2012
3 - 8 Jul Balaton Salsa&Zumba Congress (Balatonföldvár, Hungary)
26 - 29 Jul Salsa Dance Summer Festival (Portorož, Slovenia)
Zumba events in August 2012
29 Aug - 3 Sep New York International Salsa Congress (New York City, NY, United States)
Zumba events in October 2012
19 - 21 Oct Festival de Cuba (Stuttgart, Germany)
Zumba events in January 2013
31 Jan - 3 Feb Sydney Salsa Congress (Sydney, Australia)
* The highlighted events in this list are dedicated to Zumba, others feature it as an additional style.