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Dance Off the Inches - 15 Minute Express

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I was looking for a program that was different from other aerobic workouts and this one sounded fun. However, it turned out to be like most aerobic classes. I was disappointed that it was not really more dance focused. I bought the Quick Fix Cardio Hip-Hop workout video featuring Juliane Arney at the same time I bought Dance Off. The Quick Fix video is fun and is teaching this 40something woman some new moves. Outstanding!

The description says it "takes the work out of workouts" so I imagined that the dances would be easy to learn. I'd say they aren't. And the music is more like drum machine beats, no fun songs.

I bought this with my mom in mind, and it was way too complicated and fast for her. She is 58 years old and is active and excercises, but she doesn't have any dance training in her past. I think this video would be fine for anyone young and coordinated, who is quick on their feet, but it isn't appropriate for others.

I recently recieved the video, "Dance off the inches" featuring Lydia Haskell, as a gift from a girlfriend. She thought that it would be prefect for me since it only takes 15-20 minutes to complete, and I am a busy mother with 3 children. At first I was hesitant to try the video because I had not worked out for several months, but I decided to try it one afternoon when the children were napping, I am now hooked. I find that the dance moves are easy to follow, and the music is upbeat that I actually look forward to working out. Lydia is so motivating and she is excellent at teaching the dance steps so I could follow them. I would highly recommend this video to anyone who is looking for a fun, fast way, to sneak in a great workout.
Sincerely, Laurie R

Great Video,
There,s no excuse to not have time for yourself. Lydia shows it in this wonderfull 15 minutes workout, great for beginners and intermediate and advance people. I call it my quick fix if I dont have time to work out , just pop this baby in and I dont feel so bad... thinking of a xmast gift buy one of these for all your friends and family.Elizabeth Pothel

I love this video. Lydia is super. She makes it so you look forward to exercising! She breaks down every combination so anyone can follow it. (Even me!) She is so energetic and enthusiastic. This is a must have for everyone.

I wanted you to know how much I enjoyed,"Dance off the Inches," with Lydia Haskell. I have been working out to exercise tapes for almost 20 years and I have found this tape is perfect for me and my teenage daughter. It has easy to follow moves and it is so fast paced and fun I can hardly believe that I am working out. Lydia breaks down the dance moves so that anyone can follow them, and she is so motivating that I actually look forward to working out! Are there other videos available featuring Lydia Haskell? Sincerely Kathy Wise

I bought this DVD and one from Prevention. This one offers no warm up and consequently I hurt my back. Granted, I should have warmed up first, but I figured it would start off with that. Needless to say I turned it off quickly and slipped in my Prevention one instead.

The instructor is TERRIBLE at instructing you on what to do. You just kinda have to guess based on her movements. Also, there are 3 different speeds you do the dance to, but they move too quickly from 1 to 2 to 3 i still didn't have the foot work correct and they were already moving on. I didn't enjoy it.

The whole point of a dance workout is to have motivating music with it, otherwise what's the point? Because when I see 'dance' in a workout title to me it means non-challenging. However, just to add some fun on days when I need more motivation I like to start with a dancier workout and fun music. This DVD is definitely not it. The moves are so, so and could be modified, but the music is so boring, you don't even want to. I have never done such a short workout and wished it was over half way through. A complete waste of time.
Even though I consider myself advanced, I own Tamilee's Motown FitHits DVD and while it is also a non-challenging workout, the music is so much fun that I find ways to modify the moves to make them harder. I have found that there are very few instructors out there that really know how to pick motivating music and it can really make or break a workout.

Alright- these dance moves are ridiculously out of date- I can't feel excited about a "groovy grapevine." I think she moved too quickly from one tempo to the other- and all in all, it wasn't very fun.
Plus, there's one woman on the video who I swear was not wearing a bra, and it was extremely distracting.
I worked out once, and probably won't use this video again... maybe I'll sell it in the marketplace...