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Carly Carter

Zumba Assumptions

Many people dread going to the gym and working out to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle. When most people think about fitness they imagine doing cardio and lifting heavy weights to be fit. It seems difficult to workout in a fun way but that is not true. Many people also assume that kids get distracted easily when trying to get them to workout. Young children typically have short attention spans and lots of energy.

Zumba is more like a party rather than a lesson. The steps are very easy and repetitive. Re1 Latin pop music is incorporated to keep the children interested and alert. Choreography is simple throughout. “Dancing zumba will help millions of kids adopt healthy habits that they will carry on throughout their lives.” says children’s Zumba instructor, Sharon Losh.  It is important to teach kids the importance of fitness at a young age. The obesity rate is rising rapidly and it is especially important to promote fitness in children.

I believe that Zumba is all about having fun and staying fit while doing it is only a bonus. It is not impossible to have fun while working out. The best way to workout is to listen to music to keep you motivated and Zumba music is fun and upbeat which is perfect for dancing. The kids will have fun either way even if  they don't follow the routines.

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Carly:

What a unique idea! What made you want to do it? Be thinking about people you might ask to be a mentor. Have you checked out any online story boarding apps? That might be helpful, especially if you have photos to work with. Do you know of anyone artistic who would be interested in collaborating on the artwork??

Week 1 Proposal 2/2/2017

My proposal for the 20 Time Project is that I am going to write a children's book. I had this idea a long time ago, while living in Washington State. There was a famous octopus that lived under the Tacoma Narrows bridge. I thought it would be a good idea to write a book featuring this octopus. I could give it a cute name and make it the main character of the story. I would also implement many famous things about the state of Washington, such as the clay sculptures on a nearby beach, known as “clay babies”. This week I plan on figuring out a good website of which I could create a book and finding an artist to draw the characters. An expansion to my idea would be to get the book published after it is all done. This could take a long time and I would have to find an agency to publish my book. Having my book published would be a major accomplishment.