Upcoming Schedule

September 2 (Monday - Labor Day) - YES we are having class!!!  Sadly, all of us instructors have no where fun to go or travel to this Labor Day weekend.  Plan on the whole team Monday morning!!!  And who knows we might just throw in a few extra songs...especially when we have a plate sale going on AFTER class, outside.  See flyer below for details:

September 3 (Tuesday) - Special Guest!!!  We'll announce soon!

September 6 (Friday) - This is an event put on by our good friends Doug & Lindsey!!!

THE PURPLE DRESS PARTY™ -

The Pool Deck at the iconic City Creek Center is this year's fabulous venue, with fantastic views of Downtown Salt Lake City and home of our proud partner THE GYM at City Creek.

Join Douglas Gόmez and Lindsey Taylor for a night of celebration and red carpet photography, along with our donors, sponsors, and volunteers; and — most importantly — celebrate the lives saved and improved because of everyone’s effort to achieve health and wellness. The Purple Dress Party™ is a cosmopolitan night for you to show off your fitness achievements by dressing up and feeling beautiful. – Raise your glass! BECAUSE YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!

PS - All 16+ are welcome. Cocktail attire required, but you better be wearing Purple and stilettos to celebrate and bring your own date.

Time:

7:00pm

Tickets available at www.dancewithlindsey.com. Requested minimum donation $20 online. Cash ONLY at the door. $15 with secret code online.

Location:

THE GYM at City Creek Center’s Pool Deck.

Above Brio Tuscan Grill.

80 S. Regent Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

September 7 (Saturday) -  The ZUMBATHON® - 

Join Lindsey Taylor at a Special Zumbathon® Event. Take Part in the American Cancer Society Zumbathon® Charity Event 2013 – MAKE IT PERSONAL!

Last year, over 300 Zumba® fans joined Lindsey Taylor as part of the nationwide campaign that raised Cancer awareness. This year, we want to see at least 400 of you!

For 90 minutes, Lindsey Taylor will have you dancing, singing, sweating and feeling fabulous – in body and soul – knowing that portion of your ticket price will help beat Cancer in our community.

Time:

10:30am

Doors open: 9:30am 

Tickets:

***General Access: $15 with secret code, $20 in advance ONLINE, and $30 at the door. Available at www.dancewithlindsey.com

- One General Access to Utah's greatest Zumba Fitness Party.

***Premium Class - VIP: $50

- One reserved premium spot at the Zumba Fitness Concert

- One Admission to THE PURPLE DRESS PARTY™ on September 6th

- Exclusive access to the FUEGO lounge for registration

- Complimentary Premium Hydration station

- Swag bag

- Meet and greet reception

- Professional Photo with Lindsey Taylor. By Alex Valente Photography

- Complimentary pass to the exclusive The GYM at City Creek

Location:

THE GYM at City Creek Center.

FUEGO’s Stage, above the CheeseCake Factory.

51 South Main Street

Salt Lake City , UT 84111

EMZ Crew Master Class

Wow!  It's been some time since our last post.  Since the 4th of July, we've celebrated our 3rd year anniversary.  Nothing big, just a potluck during our Friday class.  We had a great turnout - roughly around 200 people showed up that morning.  We are always grateful for the love & support always shown.  Thank you!

Next on the agenda - we are doing a Master Class November 1st.  Save the date!!!  Tickets will officially go on sale Monday, August 26th AFTER CLASS.

VIP tickets - $40 (total of 35 spots)

General Admission - $20 (at the door $25 if it's not sold out)

We have some great things planned for our Master Class.  Do not miss out!!!

Here's the video from last year's Master Class

July 4th Video & what's up ahead for EMZ

Thank you to all who stop by our blog and check it on a daily basis.  Our apologies for not updating more often.  Let's see...where did we last leave off?  July 4th.  Unlike last year, we cancelled our 4th of July class due to the South Salt Lake parade we participated in.

Due to our BBQ the month before and plans for a master class in August, we felt like we needed to have someone else plan and organize the parade we were participating in.  Lucky for us we had a few volunteer.  The lucky job went to Jez Garcia.  She and her family organized everything from the truck pulling a boat with our sound system in it to providing breakfast for everyone who participated.  As with any EMZ event, it's not always a simple task.  Thank you Jez and everyone involved who helped make it a fun and successful event.

If you weren't able to attend, here's the video from that day.

It was fun to see people get up out of their seats and dance along as we passed.  At the end of the parade, we decided to do a little mini class.  Yup, that's how diehard this group is.  This is definitely another EMZ event to remember.  

Please note the following:

July 24th - NO CLASS

A few of us instructors are participating in the 5K that morning.  If you would like to join, sign up HERE.  If you sign up, please let us know on our Facebook page. 

August Master Class - due to conflict with building scheduling, we are postponing our Master Class.  Details to come in the near future.

Speaking of August...August 2nd during our Friday morning class, we are going to celebrate EMZ's 3rd birthday...of course in the usual EMZ style - dress up party & potluck.  Details to come...soon!!!  So stay posted. 

July 4th, 2013

Flashback from last year:

July 4th, 2012

As you can see in the video above, we had a class on the 4th of July.  

This year, NO CLASS.  

Instead, this is what we'll be doing:

Yup, we will be participating in South Salt Lake's 4th of July Parade.  It is their 75th anniversary and parade will feature a "Diamond Anniversary" theme.

All are welcome to join us!

See flier above for details on what to wear.

For parade route, go HERE.

Message from Jez (class member in charge of coordinating everything):

There's only 6 days left to get your outfit together. Don't forget to make it shiny! 

Please be mindful that this is a family event and the meaning behind the the Fourth of July. No tasteless clothing or anything that may be perceived offensive (ei..use .U.S. flag as clothing etc).

If any questions, email us at theemzcrew@gmail.com or see Jez Garcia for more info.

EMZ BBQ

Our EMZ BBQ...wow is an understatement.  We are so grateful for the donation & support we received.  Beyond anything we imagined!

To the trio (Mama Ruby, Aunty Moni & Nane) who handled the food portion of it - thank you so much.  It was a relief for us instructors to worry about the Zumba class portion of the BBQ only. We are indeed grateful for you and your helpers (so many who to name, but you know who you are).

To Uncle Phil who lent us his trailer for a stage.  Thank you, thank you!  As if the trailer wasn't enough, he built us some steps to make it easier for us to climb on and off the trailer. He basically set it up for us.  Yeah, we're a bit spoiled.

To Maia, thank you for letting us use your sound system.  The system rocked!!!  To Omar and the other gentleman who made sure we were all hooked and connected, your help is much appreciated.  Without a sound system, we wouldn't have a class at all.

To Natural Roots,  thank you for taking time to come out and play a few songs.  We realize you have a lot of paid gigs, so we appreciate your willingness to give back to the community.  We enjoyed the music & the skankin'.

To the wonderful group of supporters we have, nothing but heartfelt thanks for your never ending love and support.  We truly have the best class ever!

There were so many videos and pictures from the event and unfortunately, I don't have the patience to load every one on to this blog.  However, thank you Hector Dehesa and crew for capturing still shots of our BBQ and putting it together into a video - let's say they took hundreds of pictures.

Here's the videos he put together:

(25 minute)

(10 minute)

(10 minute)

Be sure to stop by his YouTube channel and check out other videos he's done for our EMZ Crew.

Enjoy!

Love,

Your EMZ Instructors

EMZ BBQ

EMZ BBQ

June 19th, 2013

Jordan Park SW Pavilion

1060 S. 900 W.

SLC

Begins at 6 pm with a one hour outdoor Zumba class on the tennis court.

And in our usual EMZ style, come dressed in your Western attire.

It is a potluck BBQ.  If you attend our classes, there is a sign up sheet.  See Mama Ruby, Aunty Moni or Nane if you would like to sign up.  If you have never attended a class but would like to join us at our BBQ, bring something to share (such as chips, salad, or dessert).

All are welcome, so bring the whole family.

After the Zumba class, we will have Reggae band Natural Roots performing.  This is definitely a treat for us to have them as guests due to their busy schedule.  Thank you to the Tua'tonga boys for making this happen!!!

Please note the schedule for class next week.

We will have EMZ on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (two times...morning and then evening class at BBQ) and Friday.

NO CLASS on Thursday, June 20th.

Up close and personal 2...

It's high school graduation time here in Utah.  Our "baby" of the group graduated yesterday from Taylorsville High School.  We are so proud of her!!!  Congratulations Souna!!!

Here's a few pictures from her graduation.