Customer Reviews

Eirerobics : Irish Dance Based Aerobics

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
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I bought this DVD because I'm having a traditional Irish music band perform at my wedding. I'm not a natural dancer and needed to learn some basic steps. I was afraid the Jean Butler DVD would be too dificult for me. This DVD is perfect for my needs. The steps are very simple but will allow me to move to the music. It's also a good workout, with all the bouncing up and down. I gave it 4 stars because the production is a bit amateur. The editing is poorly done in places. If you already know Irish dancing, this DVD is way too simple for you. For the rest of us with an interest in Irish culture, it's great.

I give this dvd 5 stars because it is really fun. If I'm feeling lazy and can't get myself to workout, I can always convince myself to do this DVD for half an hour. When I do it, I always find that I have a big smile on my face, even while I'm working really hard and sweating profusely.

Still, this DVD has certain problems. Be aware, this is not an instructional DVD for Irish dance. This is more like Jazzersize with an Irish dance theme set to Irish music. Also, the cueing is often misleading, the dances are sometimes slightly off the beat of the music and the filming feels amateur.

However, I on the whole found this very fun and a very good workout if you incorporate all the bouncing on your toes and little jumps. Each of the movements that they do is explained very well in a separate section. I love it and I would buy it again and recommend it to anyone who likes the idea of working out to traditional Irish music.

I highly recommend this exercise tape(DVD) - Irish Dance Based Aerobics! i am of irish blood and have been enjoying learning more about "my roots" - including culture, which of course envelopes dance. But, even if you are not irish, and are just looking for a great way to stick to a good, fun exercise program - this is the one for you. enjoy!

My husband and I are in our 50's and want to keep in shape. This video is lots of fun because you learn some of the Irish dance steps and incorporate them into an aerobics workout accompanied by Irish music. It takes a while to learn the steps but once you do, you can go through the exercises consistently without making too many mistakes :)
With the lively music it is just fun and you do get a great workout!

What a fun CD!! My children and I have done the basic dance steps and it is so much fun! They break the steps down into patterns one at a time and it's very easy to put them together in the end to do a jig, a reel or the highland fling! It's marvelous excercise!

I am a dance teacher at an elementary school. I purchased this video tape because I had a substitute coming in during the week of St. Patrick's day. The video was great...for adults. Unfortunately the video goes very fast and I had to come up with an alternative video. However, when I was teaching Irish step dancing, it came in handy as a reference for myself.