Zumba Fitness Classes for Seniors – 2011
- DANCE AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT
- AGING GRACEFULLY: FROM THE INSIDE OUT
- THE SACRED ART OF WELLNESS: STAYING FIT, FABULOUS AND FOREVER YOUNG
CURRENT ZUMBA GOLD CLASSES
Since March, 2011
When: Tues. 10am-11am
Where: W. NECK VILLAGE HALL
Virginia Beach, VA
Pvt class for W. Neck Residents, their friends and family only
By Invitation
Resident Fee: $12/drop in or $100/10 classes, Guest fees: $20/class
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When: Thursdays beginning October 20, 2011
Time: 11am-12noon
Where: PrimePlus Norfolk Senior Center
Norfolk, VA
Open to all Hampton Rd Seniors
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PAST CLASSES, LECTURES and DEMOS
- Jewish Community Center (JCC) Virginia Beach, VA- Weekly Zumba Gold Fitness Classes and Weekly Aqua Zumba Classes
- Linda Vista Senior Center, Zumba Gold Fitness Classes, Scottsdale, AZ
- ABWA Paradise Chapter, Lecture:The Healing Power of Dance
- HUMANA SILVER AND FIT Health Fairs, Arizona Golf Resort Hotel & Conference Center, 425 So. Power Rd, Mesa, AZ
- Sierra Pointe 55+ Community, Zumba Gold Fitness Classes and Lecture: Dance As If Your Life Depends On It
- Sierra Pointe Independent Living Community 55+, Scottsdale, AZ, Weekly Zumba Gold Fitness Class
- APDA- American Parkinson’s Disease Association, SOUTH FLORIDA CHAPTERS (Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Ft. Lauderdale) Weekly Zumba Gold Fitness Classes
- SOUTHSIDE APTS, SUMMER LIVING FOR SENIORS 55+,New Paltz, NY (2) Zumba Gold Fitness Classes/week,
- Kings Point 55+ Community, Delray Beach, FL- Weekly Zumba Gold Fitness Classes
- Emerald Point 55+ Community, Delray Beach, FL- Weekly Zumba Gold Fitness Classes
- Stardust Ballroom Singles Weekend- Catskills, NY (3) Zumba Gold classes/weekend
- ZUMBA FITNESS CLASSES FOR YOUR BUSINESS, HOTEL, CLUB, PARTY
- LECTURE FOR YOUR GROUP
- PRIVATE ZUMBA FITNESS PARTY OR A FUNDRAISER FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION
The Zumba Gold Queen Presents At Humana Health Fair
June 24, 2008
Yesterday was perhaps one of the most exciting days in my ZUMBA GOLD career. Humana’s Silver and Fit Program Director Brett Hanson, National Director, Silver & Fit National Director, Natioral Director, Fitness Network Mgmt, American specialty Health Inc located in San Diego, CA invited me to present a ZUMBA GOLD class to approximately 150 seniors at a Health Fair at the Arizona Golf Resort in Mesa, AZ.
The purpose of the Health Fair was to educate seniors about Bone Health and Osteoporosis. Humana provided FREE bone density tests, a healthy FREE luncheon, a slide show and presentation by their Medical Director and I did a mini class and a short lecture about the benefits dancing ZUMBA GOLD: increases bone density, cardiovascular health, releases endorphins called ‘happy hormones’, (you can’t be sad, angry or worried when you dance) burns calories, releases toxins by sweating, keeps joints moving, improves focus and concentration, improves mind/body coordination and shows people that exercise can be FUN, FUN, FUN. DITCH THE WORKOUT!! JOIN THE PARTY! is the catch phrase used by the ZUMBA INSTRUCTOR’S NETWORK.
It was a great experience. I taught the class both seated and standing. Those seniors who wanted to sit for the entire class did so and those who wanted to stand and dance also did that. Everyone was dancing, shaking and moving. The Humana Staff were dancing, the seniors were dancing, everyone was happy and smiling and moving their bodies to the exciting rhythms of of Latin music. Unfortunately we had a time constraint. The class was short and we all danced and laughed salsa and merengue. The energy in the room reached a high during and after the ZUMBA GOLD mini class. On my way out, everyone hugged me or shook my hand or patted me on the back and told me how much fun they had. The Humana staff presented me with the most beautiful bouquet of flowers on my way out and thanked me for coming and for providing them with so much fun. I think I had the best time of all, dancing, watching people’s faces and seeing how music and dancing brings out the joy and aliveness in people.
I am so grateful for every person I meet and for every moment of my life and for all my experiences and lessons. Thank you God for my health, for my success, for my passion to keep on going, for my commitment to changing and growing, for my enthusiasm, for my unwillingness to give up when the going gets rough and tough and for all the opportunities that are yet to come.
Yes!! I Said People of All Ages Can Zumba !!
So you want to dance and you don’t know how or you’re out of shape because you haven’t danced for a while?
ZUMBA GOLD FITNESS CLASS is the answer to your prayers. Just show up to class with lots of enthusiasm, your sneakers and your most comfortable clothes and follow me.
ZUMBA GOLD CLASS – ALL LEVELS
Sculpts your body Relieves Stress
Builds Bone Density
Increases Mind/Body Coordination
Increases Oxygen to Cells
Reduces Risk of Alzheimers and Dementia
Build Friendships
Improves Balance
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Grandma Shellie a.k.a. Dr. Shellie
ZUMBA FITNESS classes are for every level: whether you know how to dance or not, whether you’re a gym rat or whether you’ve been a couch potato for a few years.
Zumba Fitness Class can be done sitting or standing. I also have taught many classes for those confined to wheelchairs. The music is exciting, pulsating and endorphin-releasing (the happy hormone)
Join me at a Zumba Fitness Class near you or book a class in your Senior Community and I will teach there.
Let’s all pitch in to continue to help The Zumba Fitness revolution expand into more health clubs, living rooms, schools, community centers, corporations and any other empty room where we can pump up the volume and live the experience that is ZUMBA.
GRANDMA SHELLIE WITH 2 UNUSUAL ZUMBA GOLD SENIORS
Senior Foam Sculptures – The English Rose Tea Garden, Carefree, AZ
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Zumba Gold Fitness Classes remove those times when you feel like you’re stuffed, bloated, apathetic with no energy.
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Contact me for more information or to book a Zumba Gold Class in your area
CALL: 602-708-9018 or EMAIL: shellieszumbaparty@gmail.com
Yes! Grandma Shellie Will Travel for Zumba Gold Fitness Classes
-GRANDMA SHELLIE TEACHES ZUMBA GOLD FITNESS CLASSES
FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO THE SOUTHWEST-
2004-PRESENT
FLORIDA, ARIZONA, NEW YORK, VIRGINIA
Grandma Shellie a.k.a Dr. Shellie Fraddin
having fun with Flamenco at her Zumba Gold Fitness Class
ARIZONA PRESS RELEASE- 2008
“I can’t believe Grandma Shellie’s doing that!” laughs her 3 grandchildren ages 4, 8 and 12.
Yes! It’s true. Grandma Shellie teaches ZUMBA to other Grandmas and Grandpas !!
71yr old Grandma Shellie is a Certified ZUMBA FITNESS Instructor and Certified ZUMBA GOLD Instructor, taught ZUMBA GOLD on Mon and Wed @9:30-10:30am at Abby Bella Dance Studio on Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd in Scottsdale, AZ and Thurs. 11am @ FatCat in Phoenix (in 2008). She’s a petite, size 8, woman with an athletic body, who attributes her agelessness to her exciting career, her lifelong passion for Latin dancing, eating healthy and her passion for life.
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Grandma Shellie, Abby Bella’s only ZUMBA GOLD FITNESS Instructor, is also known as Dr. Shellie Gretah Fraddin, Ph.D., LMT, Wellness Coach for Women/AZ & FL Licensed Medical Massage Therapist/Writer/Lecturer and Reiki Practitioner . She’s been in the Holistic Health field for more than 40yrs and continues to expand her skills as new concepts emerge.
She is currently a Volunteer at Baywood Heart Hospital doing REIKI healing for heart patients who are either scheduled for surgery or who who have recently had their surgery. Studies show that those who have REIKI improve at a faster recovery rate.
A recent transplant from Delray Beach, FL, Shellie taught (4)+ ZUMBA GOLD classes a week to seniors 55+ , to those not in a regular exercise program and to those new to ZUMBA FITNESS. Her very exciting and energizing classes often exceeded 50 participants, who always left the class wanting more. Her participants became addicted to the fun, the music and to the feeling of wellbeing they experienced after taking a ZUMBA GOLD class.
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One of the projects that was very important to her was volunteering to lead ZUMBA GOLD classes for the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA), South Florida Chapter, at their monthly support group meetings throughout Florida. The Parkinsonians, their caregivers and Shellie always had a wonderful time dancing ZUMBA together. She would always give a short talk before each class on some of the most current research about the DANCING, the best exercise for anyone suffering from a neurological condition.
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As a result of her commitment to share the message to the world about the benefits of DANCING, Shellie now lectures throughout AZ on the topic: DANCE AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT and she talks about the benefits of ZUMBA FITNESS. All the activities Shellie weaves into her career empower women to create a life filled with Wellness, Fun and Adventure and ZUMBA GOLD classes fit right into her vision.
END OF PRESS RELEASE
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Let’s go into some detail about ZUMBA GOLD- it’s a dance-aerobics class using Latin American music and steps from Merengue, Salsa, Cha Cha, Cumbia, Calypso, Mambo, Belly Dance and even some Rock and Roll. Advanced ZUMBA FITNESS classes are usually faster-paced, with intricate steps in a choreographed routine. ZUMBA GOLD classes differ from that because they are specifically designed to address the needs of the active older adult, 55+ or the beginner ZUMBA dancer or other special populations with physical limitations, who want to ZUMBA.
ZUMBA GOLD was designed to teach the participant the basic steps of all the dances, improve balance, improve mind/body coordination, increase cardiovascular activity, just to mention some of the benefits, with easy-to-follow instructions that anyone at any age can do, even those requiring chairs or wheelchairs. FEELING THE MUSIC is one of the most important parts of the class. When you feel the music and visualize yourself dancing the steps I show you, whether you are sitting or standing, you’re dancing ZUMBA. ZUMBA GOLD creates a party like atmosphere. It’s fun, different, easy and effective and it’s great for the mind, body and soul.
**Physiological Benefits of dancing ZUMBA GOLD are:
*Improved aerobic cardiovascular endurance
* Improved overall strength,
*Improved bone density/prevention of osteoporosis,
*Preserved, restored, and/or improved flexibility,
*Improved range of motion,
* Improved posture,
*Improved balance and coordination,
*Improved cognitive function,
*Improved motor control and performance,
*Increased caloric expenditure/weight loss,
*Improved ability to perform pain free activities of daily living
Psychological Benefits of dancing ZUMBA GOLD are:
*Enhanced self esteem and general well being,
*Empowered and enhanced quality of life,
*Enhanced relaxation,
* Reduced depression, stress and anxiety
*Increased opportunities for social interaction
*Increased opportunities to dance, party, and have fun.
Goals of ZUMBA GOLD are:
• To improve the quality of life
• To maintain functional skills
• To provide ZUMBA GOLD group exercise/dance classes that are appropriate for the active older, or de-conditioned adult
• To provide choreography that can safely and easily be used
• To provide a fun and enjoyable social environment
• To improve the physical and mental health of each participant
• To teach the students to listen to their body
• To provide easy to learn choreography that will ensure success
• To provide a workout for the sedentary population.
DITCH THE WORKOUT!! LET’S ZUMBA BABY!!
CURRENTLY LOCATED IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
Contact me to schedule the Lecture, “Dance As if Your Life Depends On It”
for your Club or Organization
or to
Schedule a Zumba Gold Class in your area
CALL: 757-340-5103
or
EMAIL: shellieszumbaparty@gmail.com
ZUMBA FITNESS CERTIFICATION
Hello and thank you for your post. The best way to become certified is to go on the Zumba.com website and pull down the link, ‘become an instructor’.
There are trainings all over the world and you can find one in the CA area pretty quickly. What a great gift to give your instructor. I am curious, how can she be teaching ZUMBA without being certified?
Keep dancing ZUMBA and it will prolong your life. Hugs, Shellie
WHY DO I LOVE ZUMBA?
Grandma Shellie, The Zumba Gold Queen
ZUMBA FITNESS is latin inspired dance aerobics. It’s exciting, it’s exercise yet doesn’t feel like exercise. It feels like a party.The music has a pulsating beat and the steps are from cha-cha, mambo, salsa, merengue, cumbia, bachata, flamenco, reggaeton, hip-hop and even includes some belly-dancing.You don’t need a partner and you don’t even have to be a dancer. All you need is your enthusiasm, willingness to show up and love of music.
ZUMBA helps you burn calories, reduce stress, burn fat, reduces pain, sculpts your body, great cardio workout, enhances socialization, improves mind-body coordination, releases endorphins in the brain, the happy hormones, helps reduce depression, anxiety, fear and worry.
I specialize in ZUMBA GOLD, created for a different population than ZUMBA FITNESS classes which generally attract a younger, more physically fit student. ZUMBA GOLD classes cater to active adults 55+ , and people who are beginners to ZUMBA and people who have not exercised for a long time. ZUMBA GOLD may include those who require a SEATED class due to physical limitation and who love to dance and for those who are wheelchair bound.
I teach 2 ZUMBA GOLD classes currently in Virginia Beach, VA
I have been a dancer all my life, ballroom, latin, swing, twist and whatever new dance craze came into the world, I learned it and did it. I never took dance lessons. I just watched people, duplicated their style, practiced anddanced the latest dances. When I was younger, the challenge every real dancer faced was that all the dances required having a partner. It was great when we had a partner, but then there were times we didn’t.
In 1957, I was very fortunate to have met a great man at a college dance, married him 3 yrs later and we danced and we danced and we danced. He and I were like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on the dance floor. People would clear the floor when we got up to dance just to watch us. We were an amazing dance team and we never stopped dancing until our divorce 20 years later. Since then, I’ve danced with many dancers, but never found a dance partner to dance with on a regular basis.
I was so very frustrated and sad that I wasn’t dancing as much as I really, really wanted to. I started to skate indoors at a skating rink only if there was skate dancing to great music, where I could dance on skates and didn’t need a partner. Going to dances with my girlfriends was always a challenge. Sometimes we had partners and sometimes we sat during a dance. Sometimes we danced with each other. Women are lucky that we can do that if we need to.That’s the tough part of being a dancer. We don’t like to sit out the dances when we’re there to dance. Sometimes we ask men to dance, sometimes they ask us. Sometimes people say NO. When at a dance, I rarely refuse an invitation to dance. I am there to dance and I do.
Then ZUMBA FITNESS came into my life. I was living in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, turned on the TV and saw Beto dancing, selling his new DVDs. That was the beginning of my ZUMBA life. I bought the DVDs, practiced at home, was determined to find out if there were classes in NM, how could I become a ZUMBA FITNESS INSTRUCTOR. The possibility of dancing again, this time without needing a partner, was now a genuine possibility.I was like a fish out of water for many, many years- feeling the rhythm, playing rhythmic music in my car, in my home, at my office all the time. So frustrated that I wasn’t able to dance as much as I wanted to since I didn’t like going to dances and sitting and watching dancers, while the music was playing.I WAS BORN TO DANCE.
In 2003, I eventually moved to FL for take care of a family matter and continued to research ZUMBA FITNESS TRAINING and discovered that the headquarters were in Miami, FL. I was hooked. ZUMBA satisfies my need to move to the music. It satisfies my need to dance with other people without requiring a partner. I could dance every day wherever I live now. I am so happy that Beto was discovered as he came from Colombia with his choreography and his vision.
In 2006, my dad became very ill and I was the primary caregiver living in Florida. I was frightened. I was depressed. I had a great deal of anxiety. I tried to manage my own life and health while my dad was at the end of his life. My mom had passed the same year as 9-11, August, 2001 and now I was facing the loss of my only surviving parent. I barely had enough energy to sleep and eat, I was so consumed with worry. What I decided to do was actually pretty amazing. I would leave to go home with my dad in critical care at the hospital, depressed, worried, very sad and put on my ZUMBA DVDs and dance. I danced away my pain and sadness and worry. I learned that you cannot dance and worry at the same time. Dancing temporarily eliminated all my negative feelings. I was then able to sleep, able to eat, and have the energy to face the next day wondering if my dad was going to pass that day. ZUMBA gave me the energy I needed to do what I had to do when he did pass.
Thank you Beto. Thank you ZUMBA. This is WHY I ZUMBA.
