{CLOSED} Make 2012 your most fit year yet with our Zumba Fitness 1 and Zumba Fitness 2 Prize Bundle Giveaway! Ends 12/18

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This giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsor Majesco Entertainment! We look forward to working with you again. The winner is: *'Centsable Lady'*. Remember: There are great giveaways active on the upper right hand side of the page!

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Earlier this year I had the chance to try out Zumba Fitness 1 for the Wii. I have since attended an actual Zumba Fitness Class. It's hard to say which I like better, the video game or the live classes! As most of you know I have dropped 26 pounds so far and holding steady for the past few weeks even though I haven't lost more lately. I'm between sizes and am almost close to another dress size down which I'm totally excited about!

My schedule is super busy, always on the go and then it's on the computer late at night, which of course makes me want to snack, DANGER Will Robinson! I get my best writing done when the rest of the word is asleep, but it's also a very dangerous time to snack. I honestly haven't had a 'real world' gym membership in a very long time. Even when I bring my own music I get super bored at the Gym. For me, sometimes the gym makes excercise feel like this routine, boring obligation instead of the gift of health for myself that it really is.

Maybe it's my Aries nature but I need a lot of variety to keep me motivated and focused when I work out, and I think that is why the Wii has proven so successful for me. There are such a wide variety of games for fitness that it really does make working out like play. And lets face it, when it's fun, we are more prone to stick with it!

Majesco Fall Preview Event

A few weeks ago I attended a Fall Preview Event hosted by Majesco Entertainment. During the event various games were previewed including: Hulk Hogan Main Event (which we recently hosted a giveaway for), Cooking Mama (stay tuned she may appear on Ascending Butterfly too! I'm posting my picture with her here), and Zumba Fitness 2 (which I had no doubt I'd love since I like Zumba 1 so much!).

We got a chance to speak with designers of the games, and we played against them as well as Majesco staff and other bloggers. While I tend to play my fitness games by myself, and then dance and singing games with family and friends, I had a great time trying out the fitness game demos with other players!

Here is a picture of me and Cooking Mama:

Ascending Butterfly (left) with Cooking Mama (right)

A bit of hair nostalgia for when my longest layers were all past my shoulders! :)

What I'm wearing (in case you are curious):

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Cardigan and tank set by Jockey
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Necklace by iLuck

Zumba Fitness Party 1

Bring the exhilarating Zumba Fitness Party^TM right into your living room! The Zumba program pairs red hot international dance steps with sexy Latin music to create an ultra fun fitness party on your console that's focused on the joy of movement. Follow along as Zumba instructor fan favorites Tanya Beardsley, Gina Grant and Zumba's creator Beto guide you through 30 routines that will make you forget you are even exercising! Rated E for everyone.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Learn and perfect nine different dance styles: Reggaeton, Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia, Hip-Hop, Mambo, Rumba, Flamenco and Calypso

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Includes 30 Zumba routines-some exclusive to the game-designed by Zumba creator Beto and his core group of celebrity instructors

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Build strength, tone and endurance as you dance to 30 official Zumba music tracks, some created exclusively for the videogame

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow your on-screen Zumba instructor's routine in a high voltage party atmosphere. As you fine tune the steps, the stage transforms and the party and crowd become more dynamic.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Wear the included Zumba belt to holster your Wii Remote and dance hands free as your hips match the rhythm.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Supports up to four players. Team up and try to earn the highest workout score as a group or play against each other in Zumba Attack! Mode for the ultimate fitness dance off.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Dance in a range of venues: learn the basics in the Zumba gym and then take the party to a fantasy night club, an industrial factory, a skyscraper rooftop and a Zumbathon® stadium

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Includes "Learn the Steps" training, Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced routines for all skill levels (and unlike the class, if you are having trouble picking up a step, you can keep practicing that step until you get it right!) ;)

Having grown up on Latin Dance Music I can tell you that you do work up a sweat!

Zumba Fitness Party 2:

Three million players and counting have already discovered the exhilarating Zumba® Fitness interactive video game work out. Following the worldwide best-selling original, Zumba® Fitness 2 builds on that phenomenal success while elevating the exer-game category to a new high of fun, effective fitness. This cutting-edge experience layers in loads of new features and improvements, amps up the dance-fitness party and gives you even more ways to sculpt your body and party yourself into shape. Get ready for the sleek, sexy physique you’ve always dreamed of!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Get a total body workout with 32 electrifying new routines and music tracks, including hits from today’s hottest artists including Pitbull, Nicole Scherzinger and Yolanda Be Cool and DCup.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow along as celebrity Zumba instructors Tanya Beardsley, Gina Grant and Beto guide you through each routine. New 3D models of each instructor make playing the game feel like taking a real class with Zumba’s elite celebrity trio!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Learn 20 different dance styles across routines, from fan favorites like Merengue, Samba and Cumbia to new additions like Axe, Bollywood, Latin Pop, Bellydance and Pasodoble.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - LOVE THIS FEATURE!: Get in shape with 5 different game modes:

– Single Song: Dance a single routine of your choice. The new song preview feature gives you a feel for a track before you dive in and lose yourself in the music.

– Zumba Class: A work-out block of routines in 20, 45 or 60 minute formats. You can now create your own custom routines by saving a playlist of your favorite songs.

– Zumba Party: Up to 4 players can join the party in your living room with cooperative gameplay.

– Learn the Steps: Revamped tutorial mode lets you learn at your own pace by breaking down the core dance styles into the basics.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Get your party on in 5 stunning, dynamic environments, from a Miami Yacht to a LA nightclub. Watch the party grow as you match moves throughout each area! (OK, kinda wishing I was on that Miami Yacht right about now!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Choose each instructor’s outfit and personalize clothing with the new Zumba apparel customization feature. (For the fashionista who says working out can still be stylish!) ;)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - New video cueing system makes the choreography easier to follow for new players.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - New Progress Tracker lets you follow every stat relating to your gameplay, including: calories burned, trophies earned, overall rank, technique score based on how many moves matched overall, and more.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Approachable gameplay offers a full tutorial mode with Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced routines tiered for all skill levels.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Affix the exclusive Zumba Fitness belt (included free in the game box) to your waist and slide the Wii Remote into the holster to dance hands-free.

My Take

I have enjoyed using Dance and Fitness Games multiple times per week, it's offered me a fun workout with a great variety, it has truly made fitness more fun, and in turn has also yielded incredible results. I still have a long way to go, but I'm doing it at a pace that works well with my schedule and in a way that's fun and never routine.

The Zumba Fitness Party series has truly made fitness a pleasure, and I love the variety of dance styles and dance music. When I'm playing music it's always a wide range of styles (guess that's one of the reasons my social media nickname is 'The Official #TwitterPartyDJ') so I don't get bored.

If your fitness routine needs a bit of spice, then let us make 2012 your 'funnest', and 'fittest' year yet!

You didn't think I'd forget about you right? Who loves you butterfly?

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WIN IT! - Ascending Butterfly and our friends at Majesco Entertainment would like to give 1 lucky winner a more shapely 2012 with a Zumba Fitness Party 1 and Zumba Fitness Party 2 Prize Pack Bundle! Please Note: Zumba 1 is only available to us in Wii format, however the winner can select the platform of their choice for the Zumba 2 game.

Don't you just ♥ Majesco Entertainment? I know I do!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - How to Win: (1) You must be a PUBLIC follower of Ascending Butterfly to be eligible for this and all giveaways. Indicate in your entry that you follow (if your 'comment name/user id' differs from your profile id, please let me know what name you follow under) and (2)MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit Majesco Entertainment Games and LINK us to your favorite Majesco Game OTHER than Zumba 1 or 2. (3) You must also leave your email address somewhere in your comment. (You can format it this way for security, example: ascendingbutterfly AT mail host DOT com). (If your email is clearly visible in your profile, you can just say so, that's OK!) Please follow the easy 1, 2, 3 steps to winning (or in this case, the A,B,C’s of winning!) This giveaway is open to USA residents who are 18 years of age or older. No PO Boxes. No purchase necessary. One entry per Household, see Ascending Butterfly Giveaway Rules and Disclosure Policy HERE

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