Product Details

• Actors: Children's Dance Group, Didi the Dodo Bird, Joseph Mangine
• Format: Animated, Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, NTSC
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: December 1, 1996
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0963494708
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,152 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Editorial Reviews

Parents' Choice Approval Award

"Enthusiasm for exercise spills out of this well produced tape."

Product Description

When we began to think about producing a new video for children, we had two goals in mind; one was to inform children about endangered animals in the world and the other was to do something that helped children learn and enjoy exercise. The idea for "Hip Hop Animal Rock Workout" made both of these goals possible. The video is hosted by Didi The Dodo Bird, a great animated character (dodo birds are extinct) who takes our live cast (and your kids) into the magical rain forest where they learn how to do various exercises based on the movements of many of our endangered animals - they are really lovable and the kids have a great time learning the animal tunes and movements. One of our favorites is the Elephant Glide. A very interesting thing about producing this video was that at the end of the production, most of our crew (including ourselves) lost weight working out with the kids! We are most proud of the quality of "Hip Hop Animal Rock" and have been rewarded with recognition by our own industry as well as from the fitness and television industries. Our crew was made up of many of the top names in television and film. We also consulted with and relied on experts from the fitness industry to ensure that 'Hip Hop Animal Rock" was not only safe for kids, but would also meet the requirements of a well-rounded fitness program. We know your children (and you) will enjoy it as much as we do. It's a great program for children 5 and up.

Susan Zwerman, co-producer of "Hip Hop Animal Rock is also a member of the Directors Guild of America with over 50 major films, 100 television commercials, and 30 theatrical Broadway and Off-Broadway plays to her credit. She has also won a Grammy Award for 'Best Concept Music Video' for Weird Al Yankovic's "I'm Fat," which was a parody of Michael Jackson's video "I'm Bad." Sonny Flink, co-producer, writer and co-creator of "Hip Hop Animal Rock Workout" is a successful screenwriter, educator, and international motivational speaker.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, January 16, 2001

By A Customer

The sound quality of the videotape is pretty poor. The Dodo bird "host" is unintelligible. Contrary to the online reviews, the workout itself is too complex for most kids. Some of the moves are fun and easy, like the "Elephant" ear flapping, but neither my seven year old nephew nor I could handle the "Kangaroo" which looks like Elaine dancing on Seinfeld. We just walked through that part. I'm pretty experienced at aerobics tapes, and I thought most of the moves were intermediate to advanced level. At the beginning they keep changing from move to move way too quickly. OTOH, they do have a responsible warm up and cool down. I may return the video, but I'll wait a few days and ask my nephew again whether he likes it enough to keep it.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Physical Education teacher rates this 0, May 6, 2003

By	Sandy (Green Bay, Wi USA) - See all my reviews

I am an elementary physical education teacher with a dance background. I have taught adult aerobic classes and have choreographed aerobic dances for children. This video is too fast for children. It is hard for an adult. I saw the first dance and could not believe that this was for children 5 and up!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hip Hop really rocks!, January 22, 2000

By A Customer

What can I say? This is the first really enjoyable and exciting children's exercise video that I've seen. I can understand why it has won so many awards. My two children and I love dancing/excercising to Hip Hop Animal Rock - the music and actor/dancers are great! If you want your kids (and you) to get some exercise and have some fun too - this is the video.