"Ditch the workout, join the party." A six word motto that precisely describes the spirit of the Latin dance inspired exercise form and worldwide phenomenon that is Zumba® Fitness. Brought to the American shores in the early 90s Zumba® has now pretty much had an infectious hold over the entire planet.
Jaime (pronounced Hi-Me) Farfan has been a friend of fizzYcaL since day dot. He's one of a small number of elite coaches called Zumba® Education Specialists (ZES) entrusted by the charismatic creator of Zumba®, Alberto "Beto" Perez, to train instructors in the exercise form.
We first encountered Jaime back in 2008 when we got his thumbs up for our collection of exercise videos. At the time Jaime was just beginning to carve a successful career with Zumba®. Now three years on the 26 year old, dedicated husband and father of three, travels the world igniting people's passion for Zumba® and licenses new teachers as he goes.
Originally from Cali, Colombia but living in Canada, Jaime possesses that characteristic Latin spirit and flare which transfers to his dance steps. Humble, charming, fun loving and good looking he is a sought after teacher and natural motivator. Attendees to his classes come away light footed with an infectious buzz...Beto chose well!
Fortunately we were able to meet Jaime earlier this year whilst he was on business in London and we're still getting mileage from his inspirational words. Unfortunately, though we couldn't get to one of his classes so we had to settle for picking up steps from his many vids on youtube. Here's one we've more or less mastered the steps of, Jaime's version of the Cachondea:
For more on Jaime head here!
[pic 1 courtesy of Jaime Farfan, pic 2 by KF Photography, pic 3 by Shalaine Mac, pic 4 by KF Photography and pic 5 by Erlain Blok]
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