Customer Reviews

Sabrina Bryan: Byou - The Hot New Dance Workout

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

I bought this DVD so my daughter and I could dance along together and get some exercise -- however it is far too difficult for a young person to follow, and get this -- even with my many years of dance training, it was too difficult for ME to follow! The moves are NEVER broken down by count, and the instruction is incredibly poor. Virtually every dance class I've ever taken - including Master classes - broke down moves by count, so you can be on time, "on" the music. Not so here. It felt muddled and confusing. Additionally, in the "instruction" segment, the moves are shown just once, from one angle, so if you aren't already familiar with the move shown, the guidance is inadequate.

It gets the two stars only for its appeal to teens & tweens, an underserved group when it comes to mixing exercise and fun. I'd like to see more dance/exercise videos for this age group, but PRODUCED BETTER.

I totally love Byou! The music has a really energizing beat, and the dance moves are fun! It may take a little time to learn the moves, but if you keep practicing, you'll get them down, and it feels great when you can do the entire thing! I do think that the DVD should be used by girls who are around 11-13 (my age), because they are difficult at first. But all in all, Byou is a great workout with, as they say, "slamming dance moves and the hottest new music"!

I actually bought this for my niece who is 12. She loves it! It might be a little hard for some of the younger kids, but I don't think it was made for them. This seems to me to be more of a "tween" kind of product. Sabrina tells people in the beginning that they won't get the steps on the first try and to keep practicing. I know for me, I hate doing videos that are so easy you get everything on the first try and then you're bored after watching it a few times. There are three different workouts on the dvd so you can keep progressing as you get more skilled. Talk about value for the money. My niece will be able to use this dvd for years. My sister loves doing the Byou workout with her daughter and she says it's great that they get to spend quality time together and are getting healthy as well. Plus the lyrics are clean and the clothes Sabrina and the other girls wear are age-appropriate, no bare midriffs here. I think I'm going to buy one for myself. Good job Sabrina!

I don't like to exercise, but I do like dancing. I am out of the age range for this DVD, but I thought it looked like a fun way to learn dance steps. It is! As another reviewer mentioned, the steps are hard. The DVD obviously relies on viewers to pause and rewind, as it goes through many steps in a short period of time. That's ok -- it just means it will take longer for me to go through the DVD. Overall, I would definitely say it's worth the price and to just have a little patience learning the moves.

The special features are a bit unnecessary, as I'm not really a fan of Sabrina Bryan and don't really need to see her music video or any behind the scenes footage. The shoe shopping extra is also a bit lacking, as it never really mentions that there are special sneakers for dancing that the viewer may want to buy, and only really talks about regular sneakers.

Two minutes into the video and my daughter as already given up. The moves are way too fast for anyone, who isn't already a trained dancer, to mimic. There is absolutely no instruction, and like another reviewer said, the dancers face you which is also hard to copy. I feel like it was a waste of money. A dance video marketed for girls shouldn't be so complicated. My daughter has wanted this video for a while and I am sad that she is so disappointed with it.

I bought this dvd for my two daughters, aged 10 and 12. The order came very quickly, which was nice, the music is cool, but the dance moves are gone over very briefly and the moves are fast! My daughters got a little exasperated by them-and tired!

After seeing this DVD on TV, I thought it sounded really cool--a great way to work out and learn some dance moves. So, I bought it. It moves very fast--and the warm-up part seems like a full-blown work out in itself! I kept trying, though. Until I got to one move that involves twisting your legs to the side--your knees aren't supposed to go that way! I ended up seriously hurting my left knee from doing that move. Maybe I did it wrong--I don't know. But if I did, it was because I was trying to keep up with this high-speed work out, and didn't know what I was supposed to do. Buying this DVD is like spending $10 to sprain something.

I bought this for my niece who is 10 years old. She's so into the whole cheetah girls thing so I mainly bought it for that reason. Overall it is well-put together and very cute choreography. However, they do a *terrible* job breaking down the routine and actually teaching it. My niece was getting really, really frustrated, as they move lighting fast. I would expect with any of these type dvd's you would stop and start the dvd as needed to get the moves. However, I had to stop the dvd player, chunk the routine out myself and teach it to her just to keep her from crying, which is something I think a dvd targeted to kids should do on its own. If you have a dance background and plan to be around to help the kid learn the routine, I would recommend it. Otherwise don't buy it for a kid unless they have a good amount of dance/cheerleading experience.

My 11 year old daughter found this too hard to keep up with. I think it is best for those with a dance background. The music is good, though.

But it isn't. I was looking for a dance workout to do with my children around. They seem to think that getting on the floor to work out means it's time to play!? *smile* So I thought I'd take the dancing route. WEll not with this one! She doesn't take enough time to go through the dance moves before moving on to the next move. I had to stop and do the play slowly so I could try to learn, even that didn't work. It looks like fun though if you are already a dancer!