Product Details

• Actors: Marie Forleo
• Directors: Andrea Ambandos
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• DVD Release Date: December 5, 2006
• Run Time: 39 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000H1RFIC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,931 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Getting Fit Doesn’t Have To Feel Like Work. Anyone can dance off the inches. We’ve made it easy. Just 10 easy moves are all you need to dance this sizzling routine – and we’ll show you how! No matter what your age or fitness level, you can have a great time while dancing your way into great shape! You’ll want to do this program again & again because it’s just FUN – and that’s the secret. The more you do it, the more inches you’ll lose. It’s really that simple. Losing inches has never been so easy! If you want to tone, trim, and tighten your waistline, this party is for YOU! So set aside your inhibitions and let’s groove! Dance leader Marie Forleo and her friends take you through two different dance sequences specifically designed to cinch that midsection and flatten your belly! Awarded Top Workout in November by SHAPE magazine, with this DVD you’ll feel your abs engaging and getting stronger the minute you begin. Next you’ll move to the mat for a quick, no-nonsense abs workout that’ll start you on your way to those washboard abs. This dual-approach to abs work – fat burning cardio dance paired with targeted toning – is the fastest way to get the waistline you’ve always wanted! This program features the Dance Off The Inches Step Guide. In just 10 minutes, your dance leader will teach you the 10 simple steps that are all you’ll need to know to easily dance off the inches through this whole program.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tummy tonin' dance party!, November 19, 2006

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Teedums (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dance Off the Inches: Tummy Tone Party Zone! (DVD)

This is a new workout in the Dance Off The Inches series, which I just discovered. Marie Forleo, who leads Crunch Cardio Dance Blast and Prevention's Dance Yourself Thin returns to lead you through a fun dance workout with some focus on the abs. She is joined by 4 friends, including Michelle Dozois who has been seen in numerous other fitness videos. They are ready to Dance off the Inches in a very cozy living room like setting.

There is a step guide that will teach you many of the moves that make up the foundation of the dance routines. I found this to be very helpful as I am a complete clod when it comes to dance workouts, though I am trying to work them into my workout regimen for additional variety. Marie will show you the move and repeat it several times depending on if there is a variation of the move in the working whether it's a traveling move or specific arm movements.

You start with a brief warmup then you go right into the first dance routine which is the Tummy Toning Funk Combo. Steps seen in this routine include funky two steps, step touch w/a bounce, double lunges (heel toe move), triple step, twist step, hip circles, step cross, walk ups, grapevines and body rolls. Marie teaches one step at a time, repeats it a bit until you have it down, then will gradually add on steps, each time taking the routine from the top. While some might find this repetitive, I found it helpful to learn it faster.

The next dance routine is the latin combo, taught in the same format. Steps in this segment include rock steps, cha chas, sunshine arms, sambas, twist & hold, lazy merengue, latin combia, more hip circles, and triple lunges. After this segment you cooldown and stretch a little before moving on to the floor for more concentrated ab work.

The ab segment called the Belly Blaster is about 10 minutes, but contains some unique and interesting moves. You start with traditional crunches in various counts, then you will add a knee pulling in and pressing out, then you will cross over and pulse then an isometric hold, then you will finish with some unique lower ab work. This sequence is repeated once. Then you will do another set of exercises including circle crunches, lift & pulses to the middle, then crossing over to each side.

I liked this workout, Marie as always does a great job here. I am glad to see her get more leads in videos, I like her style of instruction and she is enthusiastic and fun. She makes the steps look so easy too. Overall a good choice for those looking for a fun dance workout that isn't too difficult. Plus the step guide is a really helpful tool. 4 and a half stars for this one.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good moves & a lot of fun.... A+, February 13, 2007

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Iman C. Leslie "Imanelle" (NYC metro area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dance Off the Inches: Tummy Tone Party Zone! (DVD)

I don't really dig workout videos, a lot of them are so boring and after doing them a few times, I often feel like it was a waste of money. I don't feel this way with this Dance off the Inches DVD. As a dancer, I completely love the moves, and can get into them, and I like the combinations Marie choreographed. I think the workout is a bit short, so I just double up on the dance routine and I burn between 375-425 calories (I use a heart rate monitor). I didn't do the intro to the dance moves, and since I have done the workout a few times, I start doing the moves to the max ( arms movements, body rolls, et. all) as soon as we start doing the routine rather than waiting for her to introduce them. The music isn't great, but I have enough fun doing the cool dance routines that I hardly notice. The workout consists of a warm-up, then a set of hip-hop-ish combinations, which you do for about 10-15 minutes. Then you do a latin combo, which has elements of the samba, cha cha, and Coimba. It's cool. After that, you cool down, and them she does some ab work on the floor. The movements definitely force you to use your mid section, and you feel sexy as you shake your hips. recommended.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad workout, January 14, 2007

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N. Burt "nikkles" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dance Off the Inches: Tummy Tone Party Zone! (DVD)

This video is formated so you have a step quide and a three part workout. I do not overly care for this, since the step quide is just boring to watch, but if you don't watch it you might have a little trouble getting started with the routines. All the steps and combinations are pretty easy though, so you could probably pick it up on your own by the second time around. At first I didn't think the workout was doing much for me, but my the end I did start to feel it a little bit. With this type of tape the more you get into the dance the more you'll get out of it. I wouldn't make this my main workout, but it is a nice change of pace for someone working out every day. The main plus to this video is Marie Forleo, who keeps you motivated without being annoying.