Jenny Squires usually teaches Zumba in the Student Recreation & Fitness Center, but Tuesday she taught it on the North Lawn.
The Zumba fitness class, which raised about $60 for the Children’s Miracle Network, was part of an Inter-Residence Hall Association and Phi Sigma Pi fraternity fundraiser for Dance Marathon.
“Dance Marathon is all about dancing, so we thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be a great thing to do as a fundraiser?’” Squires said.
Students who participated in the class gave a donation and filled out a waiver.
About 10 students participated in the 3 p.m. class on the lawn.
Squires, a 20-year-old dance junior who plans to pursue physical therapy, has taught Zumba for more than a year.
“I love dancing, being in shape, and I want to show that passion to everyone else who participates in my classes,” she said.
Squires also mentioned it was harder to do Zumba outside.
She said almost 50 people joined the Facebook event, and some of her regulars took part Tuesday.
The music for the event ranged from radio station hits to Zumba fitness music, which Squires said she’s required to use.
“We have to use 70 percent of that copyrighted music, in order to be considered a Zumba class,” she said.
The class was a new experience for Phi Sigma Pi delegate Jillian Sullivan, 21, but the biology and psychology senior jumped in with the other attendees.
“Being outside is different than being in a gym,” she said.
The profits raised for the event will be split between the two groups for their Dance Marathon individual totals.
Jenny Squires, a dance junior who plans to pursue physical therapy, teaches a Zumba class Tuesday afternoon on the North Lawn. The class was a Dance Marathon fundraiser. Read the story on page 3.
