April Blogging Challenge - 26

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Z is for Zumba Dance

 
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Zumba dance was founded by Alberto Perez a Colombian Dancer and Choreographer in the 90s. It is a mixture of hip-hip, salsa, samba, Bollywood, Mambo, martial arts and many other forms. One day as he went to his usual classes he realized he had forgotten his usual tapes of music. Not to be disappointed he tried mixing the tapes he had and made something entirely new and unheard of. It was liked by everyone and became an instant hit in Columbia. Gradually it spread like wild fire and within no time everyone across the globe was dancing to Zumba !

Could anyone every think that a small mistake of forgetting tapes could actually lead to such a wonderfully enjoyable discovery!


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  1. Kajal Kapur30 April 2013 at 08:35

    I can think of a dance which is Huge mistake...The Harlem shake

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  2. supriya30 April 2013 at 09:16

    Hi Privy...
    Many many congratulations for completing your challenge :)
    It was pleasure reading all your posts..

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    1. Privy Trifles30 April 2013 at 09:58

      Thanks so much Supriya!

      :)

      But I am feeling bad for I have not been able to comment on the other blogs as much as it is required while they all have been sweet in commenting here :(

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  3. Anonymous30 April 2013 at 09:31

    U cover ur mistake with a lot of zeal and zest it might become famous ;) :P

    PhenoMenon
    http://capturedalive.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/zen/

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  4. Unknown30 April 2013 at 10:11

    Well, that's how a lot of great scientific discoveries were made too! By people smart enough to realize that their mistakes could also be turned into learning experiences! :)

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  5. Afshan Shaik30 April 2013 at 10:29

    Firstly hearty congrats on finishing the challenge Privy !
    and this challenge was no less than a zumba
    Its as enticing as a zumba dance
    Keep dancing I mean blogging :)

    Keep in touch

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    1. Privy Trifles30 April 2013 at 10:51

      Congratulations to you tooo Afshan :)

      I swear ask me I was on my toes till the end!!

      Would love to stay in touch with you.

      TC

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  6. rudraprayaga30 April 2013 at 15:24

    Accomplished the challenge.Congrats.Every post was fine,no one is finer than the other. Which one less?None.

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    1. Privy Trifles2 May 2013 at 00:26

      Oh wow thats really sweet of you to say that!!

      Thanks so much :)

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  7. Suzy30 April 2013 at 15:31

    Your post reminds me to get back into a Zumba routine.

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  8. Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekar30 April 2013 at 16:10

    The best inventions came to be because someone made a mistake. Or did something in a different way. Congratulations on completing the challenge. happy to have met you.

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  9. Anonymous30 April 2013 at 17:44

    never knew about this...Zumba a great discovery !

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  10. Corinne Rodrigues30 April 2013 at 18:23

    Did know the story behind this - so cool. Moral of the story - even our mistakes can be turned into something good, if we're creative! ;)

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