Product Details

• Actors: Gloria Araya-Quinlan
• Directors: Gloria Araya-Quinlan
• Format: Color, Dubbed, 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: Peter Pan
• DVD Release Date: July 15, 2003
• Run Time: 35 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009ZYAU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,969 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Inspired Distribution Llc Release Date: 06/01/2004

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Simply terrible, February 28, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Latin Grooves: Workout (DVD)

Instructions were unclear at times. Videographer often focused on close up shots of feet which made it more difficult to follow. There are better latin workouts on the market. Crunch has one with the same instructor that is better.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyable, March 1, 2006

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Techno hippie "Techno hippie" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Latin Grooves: Workout (DVD)

I relaly like this workout. Though it is hard to follow at first, at least it gives you something to aim for, unlike many other exercise videos I've tried. After a few workouts you really get the hang of most of the moves, while still finding something to challenge you throughout the video. Her style is upbeat and fun (unlike so many boring instructors I've seen in videos), which I find motivational. I'd recommend this video if you like to have fun while working out, and learn some Latin style moves at the same time.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Old style latin dance, March 19, 2005

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Touch Remedy "TouchRemedy" (Nassau, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Latin Grooves: Workout (DVD)

I didn't like this one as much as her Urban Heat, the music was pretty good, better then most workout dance dvds, but the moves didn't keep me as inspired as her hip hop one.
This is 34 min with 7 min warm up & 7 min cool down. The chapters are warm fiesta (warm up), tribal, flamenco, espiritu, carnival, eclectic sounds & cool sensation (cool down).
It's set on the same stage as her Urban Heat, has the same 4 other female dancers, 2 along side her which look like they have had years of professional dance training (great to see the fluid look the moves are suppose to have) & 2 young background girls who show the modified versions in the back.
The camera moves WAY too much zooming on women's faces or torsos & it's hard at times to see the feet which can kill the inspiration.
Gloria reminds you to keep your abs in, head up, chest out, etc., like a real dance instructor. She does what most don't do: She starts a new move in half time & counting in it's most simple form, then adds to it slowly to it's complex finished look. Too many fitness-dance or reg dance workouts only do normal time, barely counting & not explaining anything such as Madonna Grimes's African Beat, Crunch's Dance Party or Crunch's Hip Hop workout.
I reviewed this 2 years ago before I tried out Prevention's dance workouts, Self, Kathy Smith, Denise Austin, etc. who aren't fluid in their movements, very little body awareness for dance, boring dance moves & the feel is "let's sweat" not "let's learn to dance & let go into the moment/your body". Compared to them, this blows them away.

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