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Zumba Exercise Class Hits Kansas City

It's not often that a mistake turns a fitness instructor into an entrepreneur. But that's just what happened when Colombian native Beto Perez created the new work-out system Zumba. By Hayley Salvo

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Kansas City, MO – Now with hundreds of instructors, the Latin-inspired exercise class is trying to spread a message of music and health. KCUR's Hayley Salvo tells us how one Kansas City couple is teaching Zumba around the corner and around the world.

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