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The song "Respect Yourself" was used by Spike Lee in the soundtrack to his movie Crooklyn, made in 1994. In 1999, The Staple Singers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where they performed "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There". Pops Staples died of complications from a concussion suffered in December 2000. [16]
Alberto "Beto" Pérez (born 15 March 1970) is a Colombian dancer, choreographer, businessman, and Zumba instructor.He created the exercise fitness program Zumba in the late 1990s which involves dance and aerobic exercise elements with accompanying music, specifically Latin, and associated martial arts moves, squats, lunges, and other aerobic techniques.
Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family's band The Staple Singers, of which she is the last surviving member. During her time in the group, she recorded the hit singles "I'll Take You There" and "Let's Do It Again". [1]
Freedom Highway is a 1965 album by The Staple Singers (Epic LN24163/ BN26163). [1] [2] [3] The title song was written for the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights and reflects not only on the actions of the activists but what suffering they had endured to get there, even referencing the murder of Emmett Till at Tallahatchie River.
Zumba was created in the 1990s by dancer and choreographer Beto Pérez, an aerobics instructor in Cali, Colombia.After forgetting his usual music one day, and using cassette tapes of Latin dance music (salsa and merengue) for class, Pérez began integrating the music and dancing into other classes, calling it "Rumbacize".
"All Around The World" is a song by Mexican pop artist Paulina Rubio from her album, Brava!. The song was written by RedOne, Paulina Rubio, AJ Junior, Bilial Hajil, Jimmy Joker, Teddy Skyand produced by RedOne, Joker, Sky. This song was used as the official theme song for the 2012 Zumba Fitness “Party in Pink” campaign. [1]
The song was written by Armando C. Perez, Adrian Santalla, Abdesamad Ben Abdelouahid, Ari Affect Kalimi and Urales Vargas, and it was produced by DJ Buddha. The song peaked at number 33 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. [1] "Pause" was used to promote the Zumba fitness program. It is also the theme song of the video game Zumba Fitness 2.
Zumba Fitness Dance Party is a series of compilation albums of various Zumba style songs including Latin international successes. Two volumes have been released in 2012 with each comprising two CDs. In 2013, a third album was released comprising 2 CDs.