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Observation One Monday, January 27, 2014 Time: 5:30PM-6: 30PM Description of the Location: Zumba is a dance-exercise program held every Monday and Thursday from 5:30pm-6: 30pm, held in the Student Activity Center at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The Student Activity Center is a large fitness center is built to attract the Students and Professors at the University to come and work out without the hassle of leaving campus. After showing your id card, you then go down the stairs, keep straight and enter the Aerobic Fitness room. In this room there are wooden floors for steady support and mirrors for people to watch themselves and nice upbeat Latino music playing in the background. There is no specific seating arrangement, people just come in, find a spot, and get ready to dance. The doors are closed for no distractions and then the party begins. Figured World: A figured world is large social communities that are enacted through artifacts, help the actors transform overtime, and consist of appropriate terms. The figured world that I will be observing is from a fitness classes called Zumba. This figured world takes place across the world, but I will be observing it on campus in the Student Activity Center where college student go to blow off some steam and get their bodies in shape for Spring Break. In this figured world, students come to get in shape without feeling that they are working out because most of their time spent is focused on dancing, and making exercising fun instead of dreadful. In this figure world there are certain rules that college students are to follow. The first rule is that you must come dress appropriately; meaning that your shirt should not be off or you should not come to work out in your sports bra. This rule is important because, when you enter the Student Activity Center, you must be fully clothed, you stomach cannot show. The second rule is that you must come with appropriate shoes, meaning that you should not have on flipflops or Toms on while taking this class. This rule is important because, one can easily get hurt by wearing flip flops and Toms because they do not have go support on the foot as well as a good grip on the ground. The third rule is appropriate behavior. When one attends this class they should come with a positive attitude, meaning that they should come to interact with people in class as well as an attitude that is willing to do the work. Inappropriate behavior consist of wearing the wrong thing, not coming prepared for the class, and have a negative attitude or vibe that would make others uncomfortable. Communication is also used in this figured world. For instance, if one were to take this class, they would use their mouths to give positive feedback and to motivate other. Communication is also important because if someone gets hurt or sick in this figured world, it is also important to notify the instructor immediately. Zumba is a type of exercise that creates a party like atmosphere, so it does not really feel like one is exercising; instead it feels like you are just dancing. For instance, the classes consist of

!"#$%&'()*+,-##).+/$+(, 0)($,1*2'()*+3,0(45$+(,-2()&)(6,7$+($%,, , 8)+($%#, :, , salsa, cumbia, merengue, reggae tone, and many more. The mission of this figured world is to make exercising fun; to attract all people and culture to a big fitness party. Actors: An actor is explained as a human that is a part of a figured world that benefits the figured community. ! Instructor Tamera: Tamera is student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte who teaches Zumba on Mondays and Fridays. She instructs the class every week and also tries to get to know everyone in class and make them feel comfortable. She also makes the routines and determines the pace of the class as well. Her personality is really laid back, and she is also bubbly, and enjoys joking around and motivating her students. ! Recreational Services: The Recreational Service are the people who made it possible for Zumba to become a class in the first place. They also provide the sound system so that the music can be loud enough for everyone to hear. Artifacts: These are any items, whether physical or emotional, that are culturally, socially, religiously, physical, or emotional important. ! Mirror: The mirror serves an important service because it helps to the people in the back of the class see the motions and the instructor. It also helps people fix themselves when they are doing it wrong. ! The students: The students are an important artifact because without the students or people there would not be a big dance party, there will only be music. ! Music: The music sets the tone and the beat of the class, as well as the movements to be used. Discourse Communities: These are groups of people who share a common interest. ! The fit people: The people in this group give it 100%. Fitness is their life, they eat healthy and work out daily with intense workouts and see Zumba another way to get in shape. They take every movement and routine seriously. They come here on a mission and focus. ! The people who want to be fit without all the work: This group of people workout frequently and see Zumba as another way to get in shape without putting in all the work. ! The Just for Fun people: The people in this group take the class simply because it is something fun to do. Literacy Practices: Literacy practices are ways that the discourse community communicates. ! Mouth: Communication is done with the mouth in this class. It is used encourage each other in the class by giving Tamera and the other people taking the class positive feedback. It is also used to to let the instructor know that you are engaged in the routine and participating.

!"#$%&'()*+,-##).+/$+(, 0)($,1*2'()*+3,0(45$+(,-2()&)(6,7$+($%,, , 8)+($%#, ;, , ! Hands: The hands are very important in this class. Not only do they help you do the routine but if one is not feeling to well they can raise their hand and let the instructor know that you are either tired and that you will catch up later or that something is wrong. ! Legs: The legs are the most important part of the body in this class. Not only do they help you conduct the routine, but if one get tired or needs some water, they can use their legs and walk away. This let the instructor know that you need to rest your body The Observation: 5:30PM- The Instructor introduces herself to the class and tells everyone to sign in as they come in. Nice Latino music is playing and everyone is talking to each other and getting to know each other. The music is very upbeat. When I walked in the room, it made me feel energized and pumped up. 5:35PM- Tamera instructs everyone to start clapping. Everyone claps for 30 seconds and then the clapping leads to a salsa. Tamera then gets everyone to clap and then Salsa. This movement alternates for the whole two songs. 5:40PM- Tamera describes the last routine as the warm-up and asks if anyone is tired? The class screams and says NO! The next song is a song by Daddy Yankee, called Gasoline. The class steps to the right, steps to the left, steps forward, steps backwards, shimmies to the front, shakes their booty and salsas all in one. This routine is done for the whole song. 5:45PM- Tamera offers a water break for those who need it (a few people get some, others stay jogging in place ready for the next routine). The students jog in place so that they can keep their heart rate up until the next routine begins. Another dance song comes one. This time the back switches with the front. This gives everyone a chance to be up front and to challenge him or her to keep up instead of giving up. So far everyone is keeping up. The next routine consisted of a lot of moving. The students had to step in all directions, then run back their spot and hold a squat for twenty seconds. This lasted for half of the song. The rest of the song consisted of a salsa to squat pulses. 5:50PM- By this time, more people are getting tired and in the last routine some students started to give up, but Tamera spoke motivational words to get some to push themselves. She did this by asking students if they wanted that Spring Break body. The whole class screamed YESSSSSS, without hesitation. More people are also getting more water; others continue to jog in place. 5:55PM- the next routine is in a circle .The class got into a circle and shimmied, and then they rotated and went in the opposite direction. Then the students will pause and strike a pose. I could tell that the students were having fun and you could see some of their personalities come out. It also brought some of the students out of their comfort zone. They did this routine for the whole song. 6:00PM- everyone is comfortable with each other and the next routine consist of dancing with a combination of a little jumping jacks and squats. Tamera yells to the class WORK THAT BOOTY. 6:05PM- this next routine consisted of Squat pulses and salsa dances. People are starting to get tired. Some start to get water. The students are feeling the burn. They did the

!"#$%&'()*+,-##).+/$+(, 0)($,1*2'()*+3,0(45$+(,-2()&)(6,7$+($%,, , 8)+($%#, <, , Squats to Im a be, by the Blacked Eyed Peas. The song starts off very slow and then speeds up at the end,. 6:10PM- the music is slow, and the movements are too. Most of the students were tossing their bodies around and balancing themselves. 6:15PM- the music is still slow and so are the movements. Tamera says that this is working the muscles in the body 6:20PM- the class started to stretch to the music. Tamera calls this the cool down. After stretching for last five minutes of the class. 6:25PM- Stretching is taking place. The students do lunges, take their hands to their toes, roll their shoulders, twist their waist, and breath in and out. This is the cooling down portion of the class the stretching helps the students so that they will not be as sore the next day. Everyone in the class participating in the cooling off session. 6:30PM- People pack up and leave. Some students go up and ask Tamera some questions. Some students talked to their friends, discuss the class, or just left. Observation Two Monday, January 30, 2014 Time: 5:30PM-6: 30PM The Observation: 5:30PM- The Instructor introduces herself to the class and tells everyone to sign in as they come in. There is music is playing by Pitbull and everyone is talking to each other and getting to know each other. 5:35PM- Tamera instructs everyone to jog in place to the keep the heart rate up. She then instructs the class to step to the side, jog in place, and then step to the side. After doing that for a couple of eight counts, the class then started moving in circles and rolling their hips and legs. 5:40PM- Tamera describes the last routine as the warm-up and asks if anyone is tired? The majority of the class says no, but there are some people who look tired already! The next song is another Pitbull song. Its him and Christina Aguilera.This song is very upbeat, not only did it make me want to dance but the class seemed very energized and eagered to do the routine because most of them knew the song. The class starts to clap and step. The class then moves into a salsa. When the chorus hits they run in place. This action goes on for the whole song. 5:45PM- Tamera offers a water break for those who need it. At this moment a few people get up and get some water but for the most part the other students dance in place. Another dance song comes on. It is more upbeat. The students trade places by running and shaking there bodies. This action takes place when the chorus comes on. For the rest of the song the student crump and salsa. 5:50PM- the song is over and Tamera offers a water break once more. The next song is a Reggae song. To this song, the students step forward and switch legs. While they are doing this movement, they are tightening their abs and crunching forward. When the chorus comes on the students run in place. This was a new routine, Tamera told the class. She asked if they liked it and they said Yessssssss.

!"#$%&'()*+,-##).+/$+(, 0)($,1*2'()*+3,0(45$+(,-2()&)(6,7$+($%,, , 8)+($%#, =, , 5:55PM- Here Tamera Asks the class ,are he or she comfortable,? Everyone says yes and appears to be having a good time. The class responds yes and Tamer goes into the next routine. The next routine consists of the circle one. The class gets into a circle and shimmy in opposite directions. When the chorus comes on, they strike a pose. Like the class before, the personalities came out in the students and they looked like they were having a lot of fun. 6:00PM- Tamera instructs the class to clap. The class then goes into a salsa. When the chorus comes on, the class then does high knees. This last for done the rest of the class. 6:05PM- the song last for five minutes. Once the song is over Tamera offers the class some water. 6:10PM- the next routine consists of squats. The class squats to the Song Im a be, by the Black Eyed Peas. This is the same song used in observation one. Tamera announces to the class that if they give it their all, they can leave early. The students push each other to do well, and for the most part everyone gave it theyre all in the routine. But there were a couple of students who gave up 6:15PM- Tamera gives the class a break and the class gets some water. She then announces that the class is almost over and that they are going to do a cool off session 6:20PM- the class started to stretch to the music. They stretch all parts of the body, to decrease the chances of an injury occurring. After stretching for five minutes the class is over. Tamera announces that since the class did really well, she is going to let the class leave early. 6:25PM- the class is over. Students pick up their things and leave 6:30PM- A Pilates class enters the room Observation Three Monday, February 3, 2014 Time: 5:30PM-6: 30PM The Observation: 5:30PM- The Instructor introduces herself to the class and tells everyone to sign in as they come in. There is Reggae music is playing and everyone is talking to each other and getting to know each other. The reggae music made me feel like going to the islands, it was upbeat also made me want to roll my hips. 5:35PM- Tamera instructs everyone to start clapping. Everyone claps for 30 seconds and then the clapping leads to a salsa. Tamera then gets everyone to clap and then leads the class into some jumping jacks and makes them jog in place. The beat drops and the class do salsa, moving left, right, front, back. Everyone is laughing and smiling. 5:40PM- Tamera describes the last routine as the warm-up and asks if anyone is tired? The class screams and says NO! The next song is another salsa song. The class steps to the forward, steps backwards, shimmies to the front, shakes their booty, and touches all over their bodies all in one. This routine is done for the whole song. Everyone is keeping up, even the professors and the boys are laughing but they are still doing the motions full out 5:45PM- Tamera offers a water break for those who need it (no one uses it, everyone says that they are good). Another dance song comes on. Daddy Yankee calls the song

!"#$%&'()*+,-##).+/$+(, 0)($,1*2'()*+3,0(45$+(,-2()&)(6,7$+($%,, , 8)+($%#, >, , Gasoline. The beat is very face, the song made me want to go running. The routine has changed, but it is till upbeat and fast. This time the class is starting off with a booty pop and then going into a salsa, and a little bit of crumping. Tamera tells the class that she has added some new material to the routine. She asks if the class like it, and they reply yes! 5:50PM- by this time, more people are getting water and taking breaks. At this time I notice that there are some people who were in the class last week, but for the most part there are new faces. A new song comes on and its kind of soft but upbeat at the same time. The routine consists of a couple of high knees and lunges to the side, and body rolling 5:55PM- Tamera does the circle routine again that was done in Observation One. The class got into a circle and shimmied, and then they rotated and went in the opposite direction. Then the students will pause and strike a pose and so did the teacher and boys. I started giggling because the teachers were working it and the boys were having a lot of fun. They did this routine for the whole song. 6:00PM- the next song that comes is Im a be, by the Black Eyed Peas. Tamera tells everyone that this is a squat and dance routine. They squat and when the chorus comes on they do high knees. People are getting tired but this class lasted longer than the one in observation one. 6:05PM- the next song that came on was the electric slide, and everyone did it. I was surprised that this song was played but the majority of people knew it. The people in the other cultures were taught how to do it and for the most part, they seemed to be having a good time. 6:10PM- the class is still doing the electric slide 6:15PM- Tamera gives the class a break and the class gets some water. She then announces that the class is almost over and that they are going to do a cool off session 6:20PM- the class started to stretch to the music. After stretching for five minutes the class is over 6:25PM- the class is over 6:30PM- People pack up and leave. Some students go up and ask Tamera some questions. Students either talk to their friends and discuss the class, others just leave. Interview with Tamera Monday, February 5,2014 1. Tell me a little bit about yourself and what made you want to get registered to teach Zumba? My name is Tamera, I am a senior here, I study Public Health and Communications, and I will be graduating in May. I love to workout. I also dance, so I do ballet, tap, jazz all that kind of stuff. So of course I naturally wanted to do something related to dance. And Im in to health and wellness and fitness 2. How long have you been teaching Zumba here at UNCC? Did it get in the way of you and your school work? Since I have been a freshman at UNCC 3. How do you come up with the routines and what areas of the body do they target? How much do you pay for the routines? Which routine do you prefer, yours or the ones brought

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