MSA ‘Zum on Zoom’ Zumba Student Activity
With the start of the new semester term after a long-term break, the MSA class committee felt that there was a need to reenergize the cohort and reconnect with fellow classmates. The virtual Zumba class was decided as we felt that the event will be able to be conducted in a safe manner to adhere to covid-19 heightened measures, and at the same time allow interaction between the participants.
The event was named ‘Zum on Zoom’, taking references from the word Zumba and from the platform Zoom which the event used to deliver the activity virtually. To ensure that the event runs smoothly, we engaged an experienced instructor to facilitate and guide the participants. As a result, the atmosphere was buzzing and beginners in Zumba were able to follow along. A total of 20 participants attended the event.
The event started off with a short highlight introduction from each participant to allow them to show off their excitement. The Zumba session then began with warm-up exercises before proceeding with the actual dance Zumba session. The Zumba session was done at a gradual pace with simpler movements at the beginning, with the pace quickening as the session went on. Participants had fun and were extremely engaged in the Zumba session, building quite a bit of sweat along the way. Around the mid-point of the Zumba session, each participant was also given a 1-minute spotlight to show off their epic dance move and be the lead dancer of the moment. With the pumping adrenaline, the participants had expressed their unique personalities freely, showing us the unique side of them which we do not get to see usually.
After the main Zumba session, to cool off, the participants played a mini scavenger hunt game for a chance to win some Grab Vouchers. All participants were split into groups of five and were tasked to find items together as a team. The quickest team that found all the items will win Grab Vouchers. There were many laughs during this short segment due to some of the unusual scavenger items, as well as the creativity that some of us had portrayed to work around the rules.
Finally, the instructor gave all of us a full cooldown session and took a few photos (photoshoot gallery) + “boomerang” gifs of all the participants to commemorate the successful event. The event was a great success and gave the participants an energy boost for the new coming semester. Looking forward to meeting everyone again physically!
Rainer Lai
For and on behalf of the Class Committee
MSA AY2020
