EMZ is a non-profit, fitness organization dedicated to inspiring members of the community to unite in becoming healthy, fit, and active by providing and promoting free and low-cost fitness classes and health education opportunities.
EMZ Instructors:
Beti Tua'efe, Betsy Vakapuna, Billie Sosi, Dana Rossi, Lila Latu, Liu Vakapuna, Maki Yamagata, Meliame Vaikeli, Satomi Biggs, Sela Langi, Sela Misinale, Sinai Pauni, Sisilia Misinale, Twig Larkin
As promised, we filmed a couple videos this morning. Nothing professional. In fact it was filmed on Maki's iPhone. The lighting in one of the videos is not that great...oh well, you can still see us. Choreography for both videos were done by Beti 'Iloa Tu'aefe. Bet (short for Beti...lol) has come a long way physically. Check out her picture below. She is an awesome instructor! We are so proud of her and happy that she is a part of our team.
This song is a Tongan song. I'm not sure who sings it. Title of the song is: Ta'ahine Mali Mali Mai.
We tried to be serious for as long as we could. Lol. Title of this song: La Vida Es Bella by Ana Isabelle ft. Chino y Nacho.
Hope you enjoyed our videos. More videos to come from the other EMZ instructors.
We debated whether or not to hold class on Labor Day. In fact, to be quite honest, we were going to cancel class. As it got closer to Friday (the Friday before) we decided we should have class for the members who can't make it due to work and what not. Along with that, I personally needed the workout, especially knowing the holiday weekend included chances of overeating.
As far as instructors, majority of us showed up to teach. We were missing 2 I believe. I know the pictures and some videos show us goofing off most of the time, but one thing for sure, the leading instructor is always doing his/her job to lead. Now the others, no guarantee what you're going to get from them. Most of the time, they follow & sometimes, they add their own flair...lol. You just have to be there to see what I mean.
This particular morning, someone was suppose to do warm-up...and um, he was running late. And the plan has been for him to do warm-up all last week...and that didn't happen. We had a little payback for him. We normally alternate songs between all of us. I thought I would throw in a fast one back to back with his medium tempo one. Yeah, I was getting some dirty looks during his routine. Hahahaha...thanks Liu for always being a good sport.
As if that wasn't enough picking on the poor guy, during his 3rd routine, not even planned, we slowly left the stage and left him solo. He didn't even notice we were standing at the side until 3/4 of the way through his routine. Only he can walk off and call us 'jerks'. Lol. Some may not get our humor, but that's just the way we are with one another. It's never about competition who's the better instructor or who has the most fans. We goof off and make fun of each other, crack jokes, play jokes on each other, but in the end, nothing but love for one another.
At the end of the class, we were in for a surprise visit from Billonce and 2 assistants.
Never a dull moment at EMZ. The second song was an encore that we threw in. I blame Ame for that Billie. Lol.
After class, we decided to go out to breakfast. We ended up at Golden Corral, but a little early. Here's what a few of the instructors were doing as we waited patiently for the restaurant to open. Stay tuned for more videos!!! Go to YouTube and subscribe to our channel: TheEMZCrew.
This past Saturday, our group was invited to participate in the first ever biggest Zumba event to be held in Utah. Unfortunately due to it being Labor Day weekend & prior commitments, not everyone from our team was able to participate. Those of us (Dana Rossi, Sisilia 'Iongi, Beti Tu'aefe, Sela Misinale, Maki Chavoya, Souna Vea, Meliame Te'o & myself) that were able to, did the best we could to represent EMZ at this event.
It was a great event & an honor to be a part of it.
Thank you Christian Weibell for all the hard work you put into it.
Thank you La Osario for being a fun & crazy stage manager & keeping everyone on their toes.
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Before heading out to UVU, we decided to stop by Maverik and pick up some 'snacks'. Don't judge us, we had to make do with what we could find there. Lol!!!
Upon arrival, this was the view from afar.
We arrived a little late, so we just hung out taking pics & goofing off like usual.
This is the trio that rode up with me.
L to R: Ame aka Suka, Silia & Sela
Going over choreo. Come to think of it, I don't think we completely went through the entire routine.
Poly friends from Southern Utah: Clifford Tapusoa (between Silia & Ame), April Keil (bottom right) & her daughter to the left of me.
Waiting anxiously on the side for our turn.
We did two routines: EMZ & Oye. In addition to the two routines, Xscape Fitness challenged us to a Booty Battle. They are lucky we didn't have the entire Crew or it would be over. Hahahaha. It was lots of fun and aside from the joking, we truly love Xscape Fitness. A few of their instructors have been guests at EMZ.
Here's video footage that someone took from the main floor.
I must say, Utah has some amazing instructors! It was a fun evening reuniting with Zumba friends and making new ones! Looking forward to next year's!
My apologies, I keep meaning to update our blog, but have been so caught up with my daytime job. Oh boy! I promise as soon as things slow down...or if one of the other instructors has time...we'll post ALL of the wonderful sponsors who helped make our first Master Class a huge success.
In the meantime, enjoy the video filmed & edited by Jacob Faulkner - Jakers Media. Truly a fun evening!!! Enjoy & stay tuned for our next event coming soon!
We've been just a little busy lately. Hopefully within the next day or two, we'll post pictures of our Main Event from this past Friday. Along with that LIST all of the sponsors who helped make this event happen. In the meantime, found this photo I thought I would share -- reminds me of Zumba -- a fun workout that doesn't seem like work.
To purchase a $10 General Admission ticket to our event through PayPal, click on the link below. Be sure to include your name. Hope to see you at our event. It's going to be lots of fun! Giveaways, $1 raffles for some great prizes and some EMZ Crew merchandise for sale. If you wait to pay at the door - $15.
Thank you Jake Faulkner for putting this video clip together for us. Jake is instructor Nicole's brother. It was a fun evening -- a few mishaps while setting up, but all turned out well. We had a great turnout, lots of food & best of all, everyone had fun!!! Thank you to all who made it possible!
