Kanna Jensen, of Davenport, instructor of a Zumba Kids class at the Life Fitness Center in Bettendorf, says she wants children to dance without worrying about being teased.
Hoover Elementary School 5th-graders Charlie Silver, left, and Michael Howard try to catch a ball and answer a question during a Zumba Kids class.
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The goal of the Zumba Kids class is to let children "dance with joy," its instructor, Kanna Jensen, says.
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Brooklyn Tyler, 9, Hoola Hoops during a relay race at a Zumba Kids class at the Life Fitness Center in Bettendorf.
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Weights are dropped in a Hoola Hoops during a relay race at a Zumba class for kids at the Life Fitness Center in Bettendorf, Iowa Saturday March 25, 2017.
“Are you ready?” shouts Zumba instructor Kanna Jensen as she claps, marches, and smiles at nearly 20 children gathered at the Life Fitness Center in Bettendorf.
For Jennifer Modjeska, sitting here talking to a stranger isn’t natural.
Kanna Jensen, of Davenport, instructor of a Zumba Kids class at the Life Fitness Center in Bettendorf, says she wants children to dance without worrying about being teased.
Weights are dropped in a Hoola Hoops during a relay race at a Zumba class for kids at the Life Fitness Center in Bettendorf, Iowa Saturday March 25, 2017.
