Zumba Routines work just like the grown-up version, where an on-screen dancer will demonstrate choreographed moves and you need to “mirror” them.
You can choose Zumba Routines or Freestyle Mode. Zumbazoka – Medium Intensity – Techo Soca – Carribbean Wipe Out – Medium Intensity – Surf Rock – Hawaii
Tutuki – Medium Intensity – Tahitian – Hawaii Swing Thing – Medium Intensity – Swing – Europe Spread Love – Medium Intensity – Hip Hop – Los Angeles Say Hey (I Love You) – Family Jam – Pop/Reggae / Carribbean Quiero – Medium Intensity – Rock and Roll – Puerto Rico Queibra as Cadiera – Medium Intensity – Axe – Brazil Oye Como Va – FAmily Jam – Salsa – Puerto Rico Otea Tahiti – Medium Intensity – Tahitian/Samoan – Hawaii Fusion – Medium Intensity – Sino/Bollywood – Europe Miss Fusion – Medium Intensity – African/Soca – Europe Maue Soca – Medium Intensity – Soca – Puerto Rico Lento – Medium Intensity – Hip Hop – Puerto Rico La Gallina – Medium Intensity – Cumbia – Caribbean La Cachumbalera – Medium Intensity – Cumbia – Carribbean Jala Ke Jala – Medium Intensity – Latin Pop – Puerto Rico I Like to Move It – Medium Intensity – Hip Hop – Hawaii Here’s a list of the songs, their medium intensity, their dance style, and the venue:ġ23 Shake – Medium Intensity – hip hop – Los Angelesīaila Pa Emociona – Medium Intensity – Soca – Carribbeanīeauty and a Beat – Medium Intensity – Hip Hop – Los Angelesīoogie Wonderland – Medium Intensity – Disco – Los Angelesīarnaval, carnaval – Medium Intensity – Samba – Brazilīeltic morning – Medium Intensity – Irish Dance – EuropeĬlap, Stomp, Jump – Medium Intensity – Hip Hop – Brazilĭance, Dance, Dance – Medium Intensity – Hip Hop – BrazilĮl Batazo – Medium Intensity – Hip Hop – Brazilįireball – Medium Intensity – Hip Hop – Los Angelesįish & Poi – Medium Intensity – Hawaiian Reggae – Hawaiiįur Elise – Medium Intensity – Ballet – Europe As with the adult version of Zumba Fitness, the playlist is comprised of selections from each geographical location, making for a pretty diverse list.
You can choose from a different venues in the background: Los Angeles (pink), Caribbean (red), Brazil (green), Europe (blue), Hawaii (orange). The good news is that from a lyrics perspective, none of the songs seem to be as “controversial” as the playlists that Just Dance for grown-ups has. I won’t get into that discussion here, other than to say that if you’re a parent considering buying this, just watch some of the videos below and decide for yourself what is age-appropriate for your kids. That said, there are some parents who might still consider the moves here too “suggestive”. When they produced this game, they eliminated a lot of the most complex dance moves, as well as a lot of the more “suggestive” moves you might see in adult Zumba. One interesting thing to not is that ALL songs are labeled as “medium intensity”. A preview of each song will play as you hover over it. Select Quick Play and you can scroll through the song choices. Once you press “A” to start, the game has four menu options: Most of the dancers in the videos, not surprisingly, are kids who do a pretty good job as junior Zumba instructors. When you start Zumba kids, you see a splash screen with three kids in colorful outfits. And surely enough, after playing it, as I suspected there really wasn’t anything new. You can tell from the amount of time it took me to review it that I wasn’t necessarily knocking down any doors to play it. Zumba Kids was a game that was released in December 2013. Sure, there were the occasional ones that bucked the trend like EA Sports Fitness and Wii Fit, but those were the exception. The bigger problem is that back in the days when exergaming was hyped up so much, so many of the titles were just lackluster “me too” titles that game publishers pushed out to cash in. Sadly, I don’t think it’s because there’s a lack of interest in the genre among us enthusiasts. These days, it seems that interest has waned to the point where I’m only reviewing one Wii game every few months. A few years ago, it seems that every time you turned around another company was spewing out another exergaming title for the Wii, and Microsoft and Sony couldn’t wait to get in on the action.