How much time is reasonable to plan a Zumba class? PLEASE GIVE INSIGHTS
I have one Zumba instructor who teaches two 1 hour classes per week. In addition to those hours we pay her for teaching, she puts down 6 – 8 hours per week for planning/prepping for those classes and for learning new songs and material. I am happy to pay my instrcutors for planning within reason – I do not teach Zumba or any choreographed classes myself, so I am not sure what is a reasonable time to expect for learning new songs/choreography etc. Any insights into what might be fair would be great! 8 hours seems like a lot to me…
It took me about 10 hours to plan my first playlist, which included selecting 15 songs and learning the choreography or making up my own. That was 5 years ago, and I had 19 years of fitness experience when I started. However, planning a class that has specific format guidelines takes time.
Now I just replace one or two songs at a time, and it takes me about 30 minutes to pick and prepare song.