The association with Zumba started for Raja, at a dance institute where he was working. The institute planned to hire a Zumba Instructor and Raja was open to explore Zumba. He quickly learned the fitness program and got certified. It’s been 5 years with Zumba, and Raja is still in love with the fitness program. He makes his Zumba sessions interesting and effective.
Full Name: Raja Ram
Category: Zumba Dance Trainer
Education: Certified Zumba Trainer
Experience: 5 Years
Location: Chennai
Our heartiest congratulations to Raja Ram!
Here is an excerpt of the interview with Raja Ram:
Q1. When and how you started as a Zumba Dance Trainer?
Ans. I started teaching Zumba at Rekha’s Step1 Dance Academy, Valasaravakkam, Chennai in 2015. Basically, I’m a dancer and worked as a Gym Assistance, Aerobic Trainer. My dance studio was planning to hire a Zumba instructor. Since I have knowledge in fitness and dance, I plan to go ahead with Zumba certification. That’s how my journey with Zumba started.
Q2. What skills are required to become a Zumba Dance Trainer?
Ans. Basic knowledge of Fitness and workout. Zumba is a licensed dance fitness program. I am certified in Zumba fitness B1 and have license to take classes. Being a member in Zumba instructor network (renew every month), you will get wide knowledge in Zumba to take classes and train your students better. Apart from that, it’s better to take other certification related to fitness, to make you a better trainer and I’m in the process of doing that.
Q3. What do you think makes you stand out from other Zumba Dance Trainers on UrbanPro.com?
Ans. People call me “Weight Loss Expert”. In addition to Zumba, I bring expertise of other fitness programs as well. The reason why most of the students love my classes is because I try different things like Pilates, toning exercises, phew fitness (I created on my own) and suggest diet tips. I give a lot of warmup and stretching exercises to my students, and always help them understand if they want to know anything about Zumba. I suggest a lot of workout related to abs, thigh, shoulder and backfat every month and monitor the same. Lot of students reported good outcomes.
Q4. How you came across UrbanPro.com?
Ans. Purely accident and that made a huge change in my career. Without UrbanPro, I wouldn’t have got the dance studio to do Zumba.
Q5. What was the turning point in your career?
Ans. By registering my profile on UrbanPro, I am able to create a dance studio and get a lot of clients and lots of work. UrbanPro has changed my life, and I am very thankful for that.
Q6. How UrbanPro.com platform helped you to expand your Zumba Dance Classes?
Ans. The platform has helped me to get reliable clients which is totally unexpected. Being a Platinum Member for few months, I got a good number of students who contacted me directly through my mobile.
Q7. What percentage of your work comes from UrbanPro?
Ans. I would say 50 percent in the past three months before. But it reduced more in the last two months.
About the Trainer: Raja Ram is an excellent Zumba Trainer from Chennai. Passionate and enthusiastic about Zumba, his students love the energy he brings to Zumba classes. Raja focuses on progressive learning and gives enough time to his students, to perfect different Zumba moves. Extremely dedicated and patient, Raja makes sure his students enjoy the Zumba sessions while aiming to reach their fitness goals. A fitness freak, Raja has been providing Zumba classes from the last 5 years now. He is a certified Zumba trainer and founder of Dance4yu Studio in Chennai.
