Product Details

• Actors: Method, Beth Lane
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Parade Video
• VHS Release Date: February 15, 2000
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00003UC9X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #317,910 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ouch! Looks like lots of fun, but watch out., September 19, 2001

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A. North "Alix North" (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Method - Afro-Brazilian Cardio [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was excited to get this tape, looking forward to a fun and unique workout. Unfortunately, I found the video to be a disappointment, for the following reasons:
1. The moves are high-impact, but that's not how the video is marketed. Maybe if I was at a perfect weight and had younger knees, this wouldn't be an issue. But right now? Ouch.
2. The instructor often asks you to do the move demonstrated by the dancers behind her, while she demonstrates a new and different move. I thought my head was going to pop while I tried to learn a step completely different from what my feet were doing. 3. The cueing is *terrible*. The instructor even confuses the rest of the dancers on occasion. She uses different names (at times) for the same step. If you've done the video a number of times, it probably doesn't matter, but this made it that much harder to learn.
The good points of the video are:
1. Great drumming music.
2. Fun to watch.
3. Nice, colorful set.
For me, the cons outweighted the pros. Your mileage may vary.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good workout, a little bit steep on the learning curve, August 22, 2003

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Kaulika - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Method: Afro-Brazilian Cardio (DVD)

This DVD does not pretend to try to make you an expert at Afro-Brazilian dance, and that's a good thing, because it won't. But it is definitely inspired by that dance style, and takes moves directly from Afro-Brazilian dance and weaves them into a dance that you can do with a smile on your face.

Each of the three segments on this workout are short, which is good if you don't have a lot of time, and can be strung together, which is good if you do have a lot of time. I'm a fan of short, sweet workouts, and this has three good ones. Even in 15 minutes, it gets your heart going, but is gentle enough for a beginner.

The thing I love the most about this DVD is how it encourages you to use your whole body, to loosen up and feel the rhythm. There are moments, however, where a complicated move is not demonstrated very well (such as "The Watussi"), and so you might get a little frustrated until you've practiced it a bit. There are also places that have some jumping, which is a little high-impact for those of us with knee problems (or who live on the second floor of apartment complexes with hardwood floors), and there's no modification given for these. I get around this by doing my own modifications to the moves, and have just as much fun.

If you don't mind not being "perfect" at the moves and want to have a lot of fun with a good, generally easy (but still invigorating) aerobic workout, this is the DVD for you.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a fun workout!, June 18, 2001

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Jill Parsley (Northfield, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Method - Afro-Brazilian Cardio [VHS] (VHS Tape)

First, I must say that this workout is a lot of fun to do especially when you do it with friends who usually run for their workout and are not used to following an instructor. That said, this tape does not really feel like a workout, but by the end you are sweating quite a bit. You also don't need to have any background in dance to do this tape. You have the chance to learn all these cool Afro-Brazilian dance moves that come together to form a great aerobic workout. The tape is divided into three sections that get progressively harder, and it is fun to watch the back up dancers when they get a little too into the dance move. All in all, a great workout and a nice change of pace with the rest of all the other workout videos that are out there. My only complaint is that they don't have it on DVD yet. And remember, you're really cooking now!!!