Product Details

• Actors: Beth Notheis, Randy Tico, Andrianna Mitchell, Vanessa Isaac
• Format: Color, Digital Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• VHS Release Date: September 1, 2000
• Run Time: 43 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004ZCMN
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #588,441 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget the negative reviews, this video is a gem!, August 14, 2001

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"tantrictemple" (Sch'dy, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Afro-Brazilian Dance Workout with Vanessa Isaac [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It's hard to find exercise videos you can stick with. This particular video gives you a workout but it doesn't seem like plain, boring, regular exercise. It feels like a mix between a cool, exotic dance class and dancing in the sultry, Brazilian carnival streets. The moves get progressively more challenged but are so well broken down that with a little practice you'll get it. It's about letting go and letting the music move you. When your body is moving, especially to this music with these moves, your going to sweat. It also has a very upifting, spiritual effect, almost like when you had a good yoga workout. It's not harsh on the body, but you feel it later. Her personality is very sweet, charming, happy and exciting. This will definitely rub off on you. If you exercise at home with videos (it's good to have variety to keep you going and interested), try this one, I absolutely loved it, and I usually don't like a lot of the dance/exercise videos out there. Some of these moves would look hot on the dance floor too.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Think I'm Turning Afro-Brazilian!, January 24, 2001

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"The Great" Jamin R. (North Hollywood, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Afro-Brazilian Dance Workout with Vanessa Isaac [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Befor this video I thought I knew Afro-Brazilian dance, but I now know how sourly mistaken I was. Vanessa Isaac's dance/ workout film showed me the way. I recommend this video to everyone- both young and old, dancer or non-dancer. Whether you've spent your life in ethnic movement classes, or are just starting out; this video is the one for you. This film transports you from a workout in the studio to an alluring ocean side dance, and back again. It's obvious that Isaac knows what she's doing. This is my favorite dance/ workout video. Vanessa Isaac is a genious!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only for non trained Brazilians, January 17, 2001

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Salsavideoreviews.org (Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Afro-Brazilian Dance Workout with Vanessa Isaac [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Before I begin on the bad points I would to say this is an enjoyable
video with a latin flavour & good soundtrack but & it is a BIG
BUT. .... 95% of this video is USA Aerobics with a latin flavour with
5% of only the basic step of the Samba or Capoeira. Afro dances
whether Afro-Cuban or Afro-Brazilian are specialist dances which
involve different body movements than of the ordinary dances. Any
Brazilian Sambistas, Male Passista or Mestre Sala dancers will find
this video a disappointment. This video is good for the USA market as
they do not know any better but do not think you will be able to join
the real true Brazilian trained dancers. For all the bad points of
this video it is still one of the best with a latin flavour just
beware it is very limited in what it shows you.