Customer Reviews

Jump Rope Dancing

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Yes! This has got to be one of the best and most innovative fitness routines ever. I have tried for 3 years now to get rid of my stubborn belly fat to no avail, until Annette Maria!! In just 3 short months my stomach is flatter and I have gone down 3 waist sizes! The routine is so fun and easy to follow, and Annette keeps you coming back for more! The music is driven and keeps the adrenaline pumping!! Thankyou Annette Maria!

I love this dvd. The video is well made. The dvd itself is well indexed and it is very easy to go to any part I want. The picture in picture is very helpful in learning the dance steps.

Jumping rope is one of the best exercises available. It is both an aerobic and strength training exercise. It works and it is a real timesaver.

The problem with jumping rope has always been that after a while it gets boring. Doing these dance steps while jumping rope gives all the benefits and is so much fun the time flies by.

Annette Maria has an excellent presence and does a great job as an instructor. It's a relief after listening to so many "over the top" screaming instructors.

I have read that in older versions of the dvd that the music was not in sync with the dancing. I can tell you that everything is in perfect sync on this dvd.

I liked the fact that the instruction and the dance routines use real songs rather than the monotonous electonic beat that accompanies most exercise dvd's. In general, this dvd is quite good to jump rope to and I actually enjoy some of the songs very much.

I'm new to jumping rope, so i'm glad that I purchased this DVD. The directions are easy to follow, espeically since the camera zooms in on the footwork. Ther is no doubt that jumping rope HAS to be one of the BEST ways to get very fit. I also like that the complete routine is a whole seperate segment! Sometimes, I just like to practice the steps with the instructional part. AND I can listen to my own music and it still works!!! That alone is a great workout!!!

I can't believe after decades of diets and never keeping my weight off I can honestly say that this video has changed my life. After only one month I've lost 15lbs. and I'm still eating whatever I want. This is the best workout imaginable and the routines and music are awesome. But above all this is the most fun I've had losing weight ever! Thanks Annette Maria.

Annette Maria introduces new steps to spice up jump rope routines, and that's great. Jumping rope is great for losing weight, and to be frank, it doesn't matter HOW you do it, as long as you do it. This is a video that I ran through once, picked up some favorite steps, then I just used those steps at the gym with only my iPod for company.

The sound quality for this DVD isn't great; the microphone sounds like it's floating somewhere above the instructor's head, and as a result, her voice sounds kind of echoey and hollow.

If I could do it all over again, I would rent this DVD rather than buy it. If you're a fast learner, you can just watch it once, and you'll do fine.

Did this video for the first time this morning. Jump roping is GREAT, a fabulous workout, no denying that, but skip the video. It's really just some basic steps that you need to get down (and I found some how tos on the web so don't need the video for the steps) and then you can just do this on your own. In fact in the video, she keeps saying to make it up as you go along... certainly don't need her video for that. The music is TERRIBLE and only about 60 secs of the routine is actually in sync with the music. Being a dancer my whole life, it's incredibly difficult to have the beat of the music and not be moving to it. So all the video is good for us a few basic steps which I'll just do while watching TV or listening to my own music and actually keeping time to it ;) Also, I found Annette (?? I think was her name) annoying (voice annoying too) and she talks WAY too much in between stretches, steps, cool down, etc. The info is fine the first time you do the video, but you certainly don't want to hear it every time. Save your $$$ and just do a web search for "how to jump rope", "jump rope steps", "jump rope dancing", etc. I will be selling mine...

I got the brand new version of the DVD. (I don't know what the old one was like, but this is GREAT!!)I really like the "Picture in Picture" because it helps me with the steps and shows me with a real close view that I don't have to jump so high to get a great workout. I'm beginning to build real stamina. I also like that it helps me to be able to improvise if I would like to, but right now I'm jumping in time with Annette and the great music that goes with the steps. I really like the "Twist" number with the old time rock music. It's easy to keep the beat. I have a book that teaches basic steps, but nowhere have I seen anyone do the Samba with a jumprope. It's FUN, FUN, FUN!!! and makes the time pass quickly. No wonder she looks so good.

honestly, i was skepticle at first. i was expecting to either not follow along or that it would be boring. but its really fun. thanks for making this uncomplicated. i can skip rope for 30 minutes now! the music is great and annette is very motivating. im getting back into great shape and my arms are looking good. definitely reccomend to anyone. what a great new idea. thanks for making exercising fun again :)

I am a natural wellness practioner and former amateur fighter. I was already a big fan of Annette Maria's rope dancing; however, recently I learned that a new version of the original DVD was available. Because I was satisfied with the lessons on the first video which I had been recommending my to my clients, I quickly ordered the new DVD for my girlfriend who has also expressed an interest in learning jump rope techniques. She would rather practice in private with the option to rewind if necessary. My girlfriend purchased her jump rope and began practicing the steps Annette teaches in the instructional part of her presentation. Now, we both can take advantage of the benefits of jumping rope. My girlfriend says that she plans on challenging me to a jump rope dual, I may just let her win because she looks so good!

Thanks, Annette Maria, for such a unique and fun spin on something that I loved to do as a child. This approach to exercise is not only FUN but it works!!!!!!!