Product Details

• Actors: Kym Johnson, Lacey Schwimmer, Dmitry Chaplin
• Directors: Cal Pozo
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: December 1, 2009
• Run Time: 51 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002P8LKB8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,868 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

On ABC’s DANCING WITH THE STARS™, contestants shed countless pounds and inches, and now you can too! With three fun routines – a sizzling Latin combo, a tantalizing Tango, and a jazzy-funk Freestyle – pro dancers Kym, Dmitry and Lacey will teach you to dance like a star as you shrink your waistline and sculpt lean muscle. Transform your body with this body-sculpting routine and achieve a stronger, sexier you!

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Toning? Not really., December 8, 2009

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This review is from: Dancing with the Stars: Dance Body Tone (DVD)

This dancing workout is different from all of the other DWTS workouts. I was expecting it to be like "DWTS: Dance Off the Pounds" but it was totally different. While in "Dance Off the Pounds" each of the three dances was a full routine, some of these dances were not full routines. Yet, they weren't just moves taught to you. Let me explain. . .

There is no warm-up so you go directly to the first workout.

Latin-This 15 minute workout is divided into three 5 minute workouts. The first one is Rumba, the second Cha-Cha, and the third was a Cha-Cha/Merengue mix. The back of the box said to expect Mambo, but I didn't really see any Mambo steps except for maybe one. Maybe. The Rumba is easy and beginners could probably do it. Cha-Cha is a bit quicker and it slightly resembles the Cha-Cha routine on the "Cardio Dance" DVD. The Cha-Cha Merengue was nice, but it features some moves that are more ab toning and less dance. Kym Johnson leads this, and she is a better instructor than in the other video. However, this section just seemed too feminine. There were no male backups and the moves were a little slinky. Focuses on toning abs.

Tango-I LOVED this section! Led by Dmitry Chaplin, it had the same format as the Latin with three 5 minute workouts. The moves were SO fun. The music was GREAT! You really felt like you were really dancing! Unfortunately, this routine has no real purpose except for teaching some really fun steps. It is not cardio at all, and while it tries to tone legs, it fails. At least it does for me.

Freestyle-This routine, led by Lacey Schwimmer IS a full routine. It has NO toning whatsoever, but it takes Jive, Latin, and other steps and adds a hip-hop style to them. This was a lot of fun, and it was the one routine on the DVD that really got my heart rate up. It is the only routine on the DVD that I could actually call a workout.

Cool Down-Once again, there are no male dancers-not even Dmitry. I dunno, I think Cal Pozo (the director/choreographer) was going for just women on this DVD. The stretching wasn't that great. It was more of just relaxing moves. You don't stretch ANY muscles except the glutes, and for a split second the hamstrings. Great choreography in this video. Unfortunately, it only has light cardio/toning benefits.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better workout than it appears!, December 21, 2009

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mcel (Salem, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dancing with the Stars: Dance Body Tone (DVD)

I purchased this with the other DWTS DVD. I definitely prefer "Dance off the Pounds" to the "Dance Body Tone" DVD.

However, it was hard to go into DVD with an open mind since I loved "Dance Off the POunds" so much, but if you do, you will find that it is actually a good workout, if you put the energy the instructors have for these moves into it.

The first section was Latin dance with Kym. It's called an "ab blast" but honestly, I didn't feel as though I was doing anything really strenuous. There is Rhumba, Cha Cha and Merengue here. The moves are pretty good, not fast paced and easy to get down on the first try. But that was the problem I had. It felt more like I was swaying my hips continuously for 15 mins and that's all. I was a little let down with this section and worried that they were reverting back to the older DWTS DVDs. But I was pleasantly surprised that the next day, my abs and hips did feel like they were worked, albeit not sore exactly, but "stretched out". So this section DID serve it's purpose.

Second up was the Tango/Argentine Tango section with Dmitry. This section was a lot of fun and I felt sexy doing it. I didn't work up a huge sweat since the tango is not a fast dance, and the moves are broken down slowly. But doing the leg flicks you see them do on the show was a lot of fun. Great little section but I really didn't think it was toning anything. Well here I am the day after and let me tell you, was I wrong! My legs and butt are a little sore and I am really surprised. The thing with this section is, you are doing a lot of lunges and steps that you "sit in" so you are doing a lot of thigh and glute work! And you don't realize that. So it was a really pleasant surprise.

Last up was the Freestyle section with Lacey. Like a previous reviewer said, this was the only section that had a routine all the way through and broke down the moves as you go. This section was a lot of fun and had some cute moves. It got my heart rate up since it was pretty much straight on cardio. This was really the only section that made me tired.

Finally there is a 5-6 minutes cool down and stretch to top everything off.

Overall this is a good workout. As I was doing it, while it was fun, I wasn't extremely impressed. And I wasn't nearly as exhausted after doing this as I was after the "Dance off the Pounds" workout. But I did feel it the next day, so that was a plus. It's nice to know I didn't waste 50 minutes on a workout that did nothing. I think the key here is to REALLY get into the moves and execute them correctly, otherwise you will not get any benefit from this.

While I won't reach for this DVD nearly as much as I will the "Dance Off the Pounds" workout, this is good for those lighter days when you don't want to workout but really want to do SOMETHING.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hard to follow, January 3, 2010

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M. Razzante (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dancing with the Stars: Dance Body Tone (DVD)

I was quite disappointed with this video. I workout on a regular basis and was hoping to add dance into my routine to change things up. However, this was not the DVD to start with.

The other reviews did a good job of explaining the different sets on the DVD so I won't talk to much about those. i will say that I feel like I got the best workout from the first routine, the Latin routine, which was focused on abs. The other two didn't do much for me.

But the real issue I has was not being able to keep up with the steps. I am no a dancer at all, but my sister has been dancing all her life and is in a show choir now and she had a hard time keeping up with the steps. Often times you only see the steps once before you do them at tempo. I also felt like I needed a lot more space than would be available anywhere in my home.

If you want to learn the dances this may be a good DVD for you. If you are a beginner or are looking for a good workout I would suggest skipping this video.