Eventually, I end up liking most Zumba songs.
That wasn't the case when I first started Zumba a year ago (has it only been a year?!). The music seemed too repetitive, and I couldn't tell a salsa from a mambo (still can't do it very well!). As I've gotten more used to Zumba and the music, I've gotten to like it more and more.
This didn't necessarily happen in aerobics. Many times I would just put up with a song. I think the difference in Zumba is that, unlike the way hi/low aerobics was for the last ten years I taught/took classes,* Zumba choreography is very tied to each song. With the instructors I've had for the last half year, they either pick or choreograph Zumba choreography which really goes with the music. I think that helps me to enjoy the music more.
In the fall, the Zumba teacher whose routine is more hip hop-ish added this song to his routine. I hated the song at first. Then I got used to it. A few weeks ago, I realized that I had the song running through my head, and that I actually liked it. I don't usually like rap, and I never thought I'd like a song by Eminem.
This is the clean version of Till I Collapse by Eminem. However, even though the words are blanked out, the sentiment still comes through. I'd rather listen to it without reading the words:
* Hi/low started out being what they called "chorus/verse," which means that the chorus and verse of every song were choreographed for that song. The next song had different choreography. Eventually, the style changed to "add on" which meant that you gradually added moves on until you got to 32/64/etc. beats of choreography which you repeated throughout the class. That wasn't as tied to the music, although I would choreograph to the individual songs and then string the moves together. I kind of cheated.
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