Article and Photos by Charlie McKee
On Saturday, Oct. 25, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, local Grant County Zumba instructors organized a "Zumbathon Party in Pink" to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research and prevention. The pink clad Zumba dancers burned a significant number of calories while dancing, jumping, twirling, and sliding as the instructors led them along with the Zumba beat.
Party in Pink Zumbathon
Party in Pink Zumbathon 2014
Zumba dancers gather in all manner of pink garb to show their support for breast cancer research.
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Party in Pink Zumbathon 2014
Party in Pink's volunteer Zumba instructors welcome the crowd (left to right): Manny Lucero, Shirley Goss, Jody Pino, Evelyn Jimenez, Liz Mikols, Johanna Wilson and Jessie Gomez.
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Party in Pink Zumbathon 2014
Pink never looked so good as the Zumba dancers rock out to support breast cancer research!
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Party in Pink Zumbathon 2014
Volunteer Zumba instructor Liz Mikols's energy and enthusiasm are contagious, as she leads the crowd to the Zumba beat.
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Party in Pink Zumbathon 2014
Bailey Klement (center), 6 years old, shows off her Zumba moves and Party in Pink enthusiasm, as her mother Kim (left and behind) keeps to the beat.
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