Product Details

• Actors: Michelle LeMay
• 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: ANCHOR BAY
• DVD Release Date: December 4, 2007
• Run Time: 44 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000TJ6OYS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,530 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Dance Workout For Dummies is a fun and easy wayTM to burn off extra  calories and improve your fitness level.Use these two 20-minute dance workouts regularly and you ll not only notice a difference in the way you look, but also in the way you feel because dance builds confidence and boosts energy levels.Don t worry if you haven't danced before these routines are easy to follow starting with simple foot patterns and gradually adding arm movements and style. To make it even easier to complete these dance workouts,we include a separate tutorial that covers the foundation moves.This quick segment allows you to get the basics of the dance at a slower pace. This way, when you go on to the main programs, you can feel comfortable and move with ease.

About the Instructor: Michelle LeMay is a world-renowned choreographer and fitness instructor certified by the American Council
on Exercise (ACE). She was a pioneer of the dance and fitness workout
blend.Through her private studio and televised workouts shows,
Michelle has inspired students to get up and dance for more than
20 years.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a fun surprise!, January 25, 2008

By 

C. Martin (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dance Workout for Dummies (DVD)

I have to admit I have never cared for Michelle's workouts in the past. But, I love the For Dummies workouts so I decided I'd give this a chance. What a pleasant surprise! I love it! It is broken down into 2 sections. You can do one or both. Michelle is easy to follow and cues well. The music is good but not overbearing. I enjoy the tips presented in the dummies workouts. Michelle has just the right amount of enthusiasm and fun in this workout and it did get my heartrate up there. It will be a fun workout for a day when I want to move and do something but don't feel like killing myself. It's a keeper.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, easy dance instruction in a workout pace, February 19, 2008

By 

Touch Remedy "TouchRemedy" (Nassau, NY) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Dance Workout for Dummies (DVD)

I've loved Michelle Lemay's Jamaica Me S'wet dance workout from years ago, it really helped me to let go & feel the music. She is a great dancer with great body awareness, fluidity & love of dance. I didn't care for her Spirit Flow series which is an easy 30-60 min repetitive stretch workout, though sure help give body awareness to others. I am happy again with Michelle here. She's a great instructor, she really lets her enthusiasm shine through which keeps you from being bored & she has a great empowering personality. She's one of the best, if not the best at helping you feel the beat & your own rhythm flow & not be afraid.

Menu: Play, Into, Workout 1 (20 min), Workout 2 (20 min), Tutorial
Tutorial - 20 min - Michelle on set with no music teaching you the dance moves more slowly for those who need it. She gives a lot of details & moves even slower at first & only does full speed 1-2x.

Workouts:
Here she alone is on a simple stage with wood floors & simple wall behind. A simple beat plays for for each workout, a different beat for each workout. She does a 2-3 min warm-up & cool-down for each workout. The warm-up is as dancy as possible while still stretching. I have to admit, she knows how to stretch correctly & get the important muscles in the short time. She teaches 1 move, practice, teaches another, practice, practice both moves to develop a routine. Each move is taught from it's basic step touch basic core lower body to keep you moving & then adds the upper body, then the style to it's more complex finish. During the teaching, it's all done 1/2 speed so you can feel it first, but never slower to keep you moving. Michelle cues YOUR left/right, not hers. During the practice you do move full speed. With this style of teaching, I did not need the tutorial at all. The moves are old school, but still used in clubs, & there was only 2 moves in workout 2 that she did walking around in a circle & 2 hops then a nice shoulder & hip bumps that I thought it was too silly to do & wasn't happy. All the others I enjoyed.

I hope she makes move with more different dance moves. Some of these are also in her old Jamaica Me S'wet & would love to see more variety, she's a great teacher. This is great for beginner exercisers or those who need help letting go & feeling the beat.

Trailer:
collagevideo com (shows move moves of both workouts & style of teaching) totalfitnessdvds uploaded to youtube com (this shows only part of the end routine that includes the walking in circle & hop move that I didn't like)

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointment, September 6, 2008

By 

Debbie Lampert at www.eluna.com (Raanana Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dance Workout for Dummies (DVD)

This DVD was a disappointment mostly because it was not what I expected. I was looking for an exercise DVD with good dance music and dance movements so that the workout would be more fun. This DVD does not fill that bill. This is an instructional DVD for dance steps. You would use this DVD to teach yourself some moves so that you look better on a disco floor. But it is not a workout program per se. Whereas dancing can be great exercise this is not interesting and the workout is not more fun.
The music is very dull. The dance steps are not really impressive. But if you follow the instructions you can look a lot better on the dance floor. I worked up a nice sweat but it was not what I was looking for.