Customer Reviews

Core Rhythms 4 DVD Dance Exercise Starter Package

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I bought the product, I have to agree the other reviewers, i was impressed with their commercial however the customer service rep was a machine, the web site wasn't structured well, and the all videos are the same, they are just dressed differently.
i thought I was going to learn different dances, bwoy was I fooled!
The Bonus dvd, latin dance made simple are the same on all tapes.
The exercise dvd makes you sweat dont get me wrong, but dont buy all 7 as its a waste of money, If you buy 1 you are getting the same exercises as the person who bought all 7.

I read up about this and read that many people were having problems with ordering from their website, so I ordered it from amazon. My kit came with 4 DVD. The interactive Kick Start, Latin Dancing Made Easy, Quick Workout, and Full. I have only tried the Kick Start. It's 3 ten minute sessions that really focus on showing you the 3 core moves. I broke a sweat! I really feel it in my abs so far! I haven't tried any of the other DVD's because I want to do the kick start a few more times to really get the moves down before starting the real workout! I'm so excited!

I have used this exercise package a few times and I really like it but it's not easy. To get the most of the program you must practice it frequently at least 5 days a week. I would recommend it to others who need a good exercise program to improve their core.

I've been dancing to Core Rhythms for 4 weeks now and love it! It isn't easy and I felt spastic at first but I am catching on and getting better every day. I have lost 4lbs and 1 inch around my waist. I started following the diet plan 1 week ago and found that I am eating more and losing more weight. I was eating so much I thought that I had gained but to my suprised I lost 3lbs in 1 week. I use the DVD at least 3x per week and wish I had time for more.

First note: I never buy direct as these kind of organizations are known to be slimy, and I recommend that you purchase from a third party as well (like Amazon).

I love dance workouts as they are fun and educational and therefore I will actually do them. These are the best. You MUST start with the starter kit "kick start" disc to learn the moves. It's a workout in itself! Then you can progress to the extremely challenging dance workouts. The girls do go very fast and don't give you a lot of verbal cues, but you have more visual assist (in the camera views) than you could ever need. You WILL feel a change in your body from doing these regularly! I can't say enough about them, BUY THEM ALL!

I've been a social dancer for the last 20 years; 10 years of ballroom and 10 years of Latin (salsa, merengue, bachata, etc). When I saw the infomercial for this, I was half asleep, so I fault myself on that part. I also fault myself for thinking that professional international Latin dancers where much like me. I haven't worked up to the full workout yet, but the steps are awkward and very "jazzercise" to me. I thought it would be more like "salsa-robics": More fluid and smooth. This is a tough workout - not that that's a bad thing. Just not what I thought it would be. I would recommend it for dancers and nondancers alike, but it's not as fun as it looks. Great cardio though!

Another star is taken off for the packaging. All four DVDs are in one case, and they can't be fastened securely, so they tend to scratch. The quality of the video is not the best, especially if you have an older DVD player like me. But the fact that you get multiple angles to view the video is a GREAT help for those of us who have a difficult time remember which side is our right and which side is our left. :)

So all in all, a decent workout, but it's like so many others. I'm keeping my eye out for something a little less dorky. Wish me luck!

The DVD skipped and was poor quality. It was distracting to watch the woman in the back dancing the entire time you are trying to learn the steps. And they do the exact moves just faster throughout all 4 DVD's. It was hard to order on their web site, which was poorly organized. I feel as though they put a DVD together, paid a lot for marketing on television and used celebrities to profit from.
I would not recommend this product.

If you want to sweat this product is for you (and if you love dance like me)! First I bought my core tapes at Target in the exercise accessories aisle(i.e. dumbells). I bought my mom the 4dvd set "Core Rhythms Club Mix Dance Exercise Program" 45.99 and I bought myself the "Core Rhythms Body Sculpting Dance Exercise Program" 39.99 (plus I got a 10 dollar gift card for buying it). This is the first time we both bought tapes and have been using them (I personally love them)! First, the club mix is a much better starter kit and each tape focuses on a different muscle group +cardio(I reccommend using the back view), Jaana is a better teacher than Julia though. After doing the tapes at least once you will get used to their teaching style because sometimes they teach as if you have had a little dance experience and understand counts go in sets of 8, 4, 2, 1. Now I have the Body Sculpting edition (Lower body (jaana), Abs (jaana), and two Cardios...one jaana, one julia). The merengue mania cd in my set is a sweat maker and lots of fun, the lower body is great and intense(don't push yourself...I was drugged up on motrin cause my leg muscle cramped up slowly!), and the abs is fun and still makes you sweat. Lastly, the one thing I like about these tapes, they don't stop encouraging you but they don't over do it, they never stop doing the workout, and they are sweating by the end to!

The introduction DVD is quite simple and I certainly thought I was prepared for the beginner DVD. Wrong. It's very complicated. You have to be tremendously coordinated to follow the very fast steps with lots of body parts moving in different directions. Plus, the instructors are not very engaging or fun to watch. The basic moves, though, are great. I use those in other exercises. I say learn the basics from the web site and skip this purchase.

I have had only a beginner's level of dance in my past. I have really enjoyed Core Rhythms workout. I do wish that there was also one step in-between the "Kick Start" video and to "Full and Quick Workouts." I like the intructions that you can go to on the workouts, but I don't like that I have to interupt my workout to get the instructions. It would have been nice if there was a type of "intermediate" video.

I had never heard of Core Rhythms before I bought it from Amazon. I was simply looking for "dance workouts" on Amazon and came across it that way. Amazon sells the starter package for $40 which I was pleased with. At the time I bought it, the website was advertising the starter package and 4 more DVDs for $120.00. Two weeks after I bought it, I came across the infomercial and they were selling all 8 DVDs for $60.00 and the website is now at that price as well. Also you cannot but the extra items separately so now the only way for me to get it is to sell what I have on E-Bay and buy it from the website or infomercial.