Welcome to Zumba For Kids!
My name is Claudia “Cecilia” Monasterio and I am originally from Santa Cruz-Bolivia. I moved to the United States many years ago searching for the American dream. When I was a child I went to sleep with a radio next to my bed. If I did not have music I could not sleep. I am one of those grownup that still cherishes the fact that I still have the heart of a kid. I love things like music, dancing, food, flowers and especially children.
My daughter Isabella was my first Zumba For kids student!
Since I was a little girl I fell in love with music and love to dance. I could dance anytime and anywhere. I have the rhythm in my blood. I have won 1st places in dance events and I have done ballroom dancing as well. I first became a Zumba instructor before I got pregnant. I simply loved Zumba, the music and feeling I had when I exercised to it.
I am a very proud wife and mother to my husband Peter and my baby Isabella. Zumba was great for me when I was pregnant as I felt uncomfortable using the gym equipment in the last trimester of my pregnancy. Sometimes I joke that Isabella knew Zumba when she was in the womb. She was born loving music and dance!
Zumba has been great for me to loose the baby fat, and now I dance Zumba with my daughter. Traditionally Zumba for kids or Zumbatomic is taught to children 4-12. I personally dance Zumbatomics with my baby of 1 1/2 years almost every day and she loves it. She is now one and half years old and even though she started walking six months ago, she is already picking up some of the Zumbatonic steps. I can tell that Zumbatonic is helping her with her coordination, memorization, and exercise as well. I cannot wait to see her dance the full Zumba steps. I am sure that as Zumbatonic is benefiting my daughter it can help to children around the world.
I look forward to meeting you at one of my Miami Zumba for kids classes, feel free to contact me here for any question.
I love Zumba and my daughters are huge Zumbatomic fans