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Party in Pink for Breast Cancer

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People dressed in pink for a party Friday night at Albany Technical College to support breast cancer survivors. They shook and sashayed their way through a 3-hour Zumba marathon.

Zumba is meant to help you build endurance, tone muscle, and lose weight while having fun. This event raised money for Breast cancer research.

Zumba Instructor Merlong Taylor says, "Zumba is a Latin inspired dance aerobics. It is like you are leaving the workout at home and having a party, and that is what we are doing today having a party for cancer."

All Proceeds from the event will go to the Susan G Komen foundation. 

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