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Zumbathon offers
participants the chance to move, groove and
give to the J.D. McCarty Center
(Monday, August
23, 2010)
Want to burn calories,
break out some dance moves and benefit the J.D.
McCarty Center at the same time?
Then grab some comfortable
clothes and head to the Zumbathon from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10 at Crossroads Mall
in Oklahoma City.
The Zumbathon features
instructors who will lead participants in Zumba
fitness, which fuses Latin and international
rhythms and basic dance steps into a fun, effective
workout.
It’s $10 per person
to enter the event and the proceeds will support
the programs and services at the J.D. McCarty
Center in Norman for children with developmental
disabilities. The center specializes in the
care and treatment of children with developmental
disabilities from birth to age 21.
Zumba has become a popular
fitness program after the concept was developed
in Colombia in the mid-1990s. It is now taught
at more than 60,000 locations in 105 countries,
according to the Zumba website, www.zumba.com.
No dance experience is
needed to participate.
“The movements
are really simple, really repetitive and really
easy to follow,” said Joan Livesay, the
lead instructor for the Zumbathon.
Zumba is also a lot of
fun, she said. “You don’t feel like
you’re going to an exercise class,”
Livesay said. “It feels like a party.”
Doris Blair, a J.D. McCarty
Center employee, is also a Zumba fan after she
started the program last year.
It’s a workout that
“will really pick your spirits up,”
Blair said.
Blair, who is a direct
care specialist at the center, suggested hosting
a Zumbathon to raise money for the center after
noticing different groups in the region that
were using Zumba fundraisers. She then teamed
up with Livesay, who is a Zumba instructor,
to organize the event.
Livesay also has a connection
to the J.D. McCarty Center after her daughter,
who has Down syndrome, visited the facility.
Livesay said she is impressed with the staff
at the center and how they work to meet the
needs of the families who come there.
Livesay and Blair said
the Zumbathon is an opportunity for people to
come together to support the J.D. McCarty Center,
learn more about Zumba and have a good time
in the process.
Participants should wear
comfortable, lightweight clothing and supportive
athletic shoes.
The Zumbathon will take
place in the southeast upper level entrance
of the mall in the former Steve & Barry’s
space. It will also feature a silent auction
that includes gift cards to workout programs.
For more information:
Visit “Zumba With Joan” on Facebook,
e-mail davyjo@sbcglobal.net
or visit the J.D. McCarty Center website at
www.jdmc.org
Event information box:
What: Zumbathon to benefit the J.D.
McCarty Center
When: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept.
10
Where: Crossroads Mall in Oklahoma City
at 7000 Crossroads Blvd. in the southeast upper
level entrance in the former Steve & Barry’s
space
Cost: $10 per person to enter
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