Zumba classes are held every Friday at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium as part of the Fall River Fitness Challenge. "Participants get a great workout and have a great time doing it, states instructor Tabitha Gendreau. Organized by the Diabetes Association, Inc. (DAI),  Community Development Recreation (CD-REC), the Fall River YMCA, General Fitness and Healthy City Fall River, and sponsored by Partners for a Healthier Community, the Challenge offers low cost opportunities for those who live, work or attend school in Greater Fall River to get fit, lose weight, have fun and win prizes. Registration was open through the end of January, and many people registered and weighed-in at their workplace. Click here for a one-minute video of the Zumba class. Click here for photos of the initial weigh-in and health fair. Call CD-REC at 508-679-0922 for more information or go to www.FallRiverFitnessChallenge.com..

(Top row, middle and right) Zumba instructor Tabitha Gendreau leads Sarah Jacob and Andrea Ferreira through a number of fast-paced dance routines do Salsa music in the second floor dance room at CD-Recreation on Bank Street. (Middle row, right) Ricarda Goncalves moves to the music. (Bottom row, right) Linda Francoeur finishes up a routine.