You may know Romina Valadez as the one who comes when she needs to do a review on the quality of the work that Infant Welfare provides. However, some are beginning to get used to her as the resident Zumba instructor. 
For the past 2 weeks, attendance at these events have been pretty stellar: 8 the first week and 7 the next week. However, there is plenty of room…so, you should probably find out more.
Here comes the blog about the history and existence of Zumba:
It is said that a man who often instructed an aerobics class forgot his original tape for the class at home and ended up using the tapes that he had in his car to instruct a class. The tapes, consisting of Latin and meringue music, were a huge hit and the idea was brought to the U.S. in the late 90′s.
Today, it is an exercise-in-disguise favorite. It burns 500 – 1,000 calories depending on the instructor and duration of workout. However, it is FUN because you’re most often dancing instead of a monotonous typical exercise.
Romina started instructing at a couple of other facilities – Legacy Dance Studio and Womens Workout World - but when the Achieve Team approached her for instructing some lessons at IWS, she jumped right on board.
Romina hopes that the weekly Zumba classes will grow a following of more employees, Auxiliary members, Board members and even patients.
**Every Friday from 5:15 – 6:00pm