What is Macumba?

Macumba is dance fitness.

Macumba® is a type of aerobic discipline meant to tone, burn calories, and generate excitement.  It is infused with world rhythms,  African energy, and Latin dance. It was created by Max Imperoli, who is credentialed with an advanced degree in Physical Education from I.S.E.F. a state university in Italy.  Macumba® as a sport is designed to be so much fun that you don't remember you're exercising, but thanks to the education of it's creator, it's also designed to tone your body while staying within safe guidelines and the limits of the human anatomy.

The word Macumba is actually of African origins.  The early Brazilian mystical-religious groups that were identified by the word "Macumba" used a form of dance as part of their rituals.  The dance form was so unique and interesting that over the years it became more well known than the mystics that began it.  While the word may have an unusual history of usage in Brazil, today it refers to the dance form upon which we have based this fitness system. 

In a Macumba Land of Dance® class you will use simple yet alluring dance steps to burn massive amounts of calories.  The routines are choreographed not just to maximize the energy used during a class, but to move from muscle group to muscle group so that you get a complete workout without over extending any single body part. The choreography is fun and sometimes provocative, but always in good taste.  If you've ever danced to World rhythms such as Mambo, Cha-Cha-Cha, Merengue, Cumbia, Salsa and Hip Hop, then you've probably already tried some of the elements in Macumba Land of Dance®.  Naturally, being a cutting edge fitness system, it's not limited to those musical styles, but we can almost guarantee that you will hear some of those African and Brazilian sounds during a Macumba® class.  

 

Where did it come from?

Founded in Brazil by Max Imperoli, Macumba Land of Dance® exploded as a fitness sensation when it was introduced in Italy.  A premier attraction at many of the largest fitness festivals, it always draws large crowds in a country known for it's celebration of the human figure and physical fitness.  With scores of Macumba Land of Dance® fitness studios all over Italy alone, it's no wonder that Macumba® has gained such popularity in other countries like Brazil, Tunisia, Bulgaria, and China. So what now? Macumba Land of Dance® is just getting started here in the USA. We launched in California in July 2009 and have already been contacted by dozens of groups that want to get in on the ground floor of a new fitness system that is bound to explode.  Macumba Land of Dance® has another exciting event coming to a well known fitness festival in Miami during December 2010, so we are sure that you are bound to hear about a Macumba Land of Dance® class being taught near you very soon! Click our contact button below to get on our mailing list or contact us via email.