Can children come to Zumba Gold Fitness classes?

I've recently been receiving a LOT of queries about whether kids can come to my Zumba Gold Fitness classes that are funded by Brisbane City Council under Council's Active & Healthy Program. 

All of my classes are for ADULTS OF ALL AGES. Teenagers are welcome to participate in the class alongside their parent/guardian, however, this class is not suitable for children 12 and under.

There are two reasons children are not permitted:

1. Firstly, teaching Zumba to children under 12 requires a Zumba Kids Instructor certification, which I do not have. 
2. Secondly, some of the Zumba music and any "spicy" lyrics may not be suitable for children. 

OPTIONS FOR KIDS:

• Brisbane City Council does offer events for KIDS here.  
• ZUMBA has Zumba KIDS classes here (however, I'm not certified to run any Zumba Kids classes).

COUNCIL-FUNDED CLASSES: ACTIVE PARKS VS GOLD

• Both ACTIVE PARKS and GOLD are part of the Council’s ACTIVE AND HEALTHY Program.
• ACTIVE PARKS is for all adult ages. My Bulimba, Manly, Norman Park and Sunnybank Council-funded Zumba Gold classes are part of the ACTIVE PARKS program.
• My Zumba Gold Chair class at Moorooka is under the Council’s GOLD Program (Growing Old & Living Dangerously) which has activities specifically for seniors 50+.  
• Brisbane City Council activities for SENIORS can be found here.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ZUMBA "GOLD" VS COUNCIL'S "GOLD" PROGRAM?

• It's a little confusing as both have GOLD in them, but they're not actually related.
• Zumba GOLD is one of the class formats offered by the global fitness company ZUMBA (Aqua Zumba is another class format, for example).
• Brisbane City Council’s program for seniors is also called GOLD (Growing Old & Living Dangerously).
• Find out more about the differences in my blog post here.​

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