Product Details

• Actors: Jennifer Galardi
• Directors: Andrea Ambandos
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, 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
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Good Times Video
• DVD Release Date: December 13, 2005
• Run Time: 52 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000B7QCOK
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,614 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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77 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and motivating ;-), December 24, 2005

By	Little Miss Cutey (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

This is one good workout. I love it and do it 2-3 times a week and have noticed already (in two weeks) a small change in my shape. There are 4 10-minute segments; Ballet for toning up, Latin, Hip Hop and Jazz for the cardio parts. The instruction is very easy to follow. She cues very well and to the beat. All up, it's about 73 minutes or so, but it's fun and enjoyable and you'll get results I bet. I have.

57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So much fun!, January 12, 2006

By	C. Martin (Georgia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This workout is so much fun! I have always done only yoga and am very partial to the Gaiam videos, but my New Year's Resolution was to add some cardio work. In the last month I have branched out and purchased several new dvds and this one is great. I was intrigued because of the ballet exercise segment, which is wonderful, but I found that I enjoy all the dance segments. The moves are not difficult and the instructor is very easy to understand. One of the best parts of this video is the bonus section on energy. The thing I like about this whole dvd is that the instructor makes you really feel that you can do it, and you find yourself believing it too! I would be interested in another of Jennifer's workouts or another Prevention workout as well, since I have been so impressed with this one.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my Favorite Workouts!, May 16, 2006

By	Miss Cheung (Toronto, CANADA) - See all my reviews

This is one of my favorite Cardio Dance workouts. Not only do I get a good sweat out of it, but I really do have fun while dancing to it. I also have the Crunch Cardio dance with the same instructor (Jennifer) but I like this one better.

However, this workout may still not be for everyone. I have dance experience and have tried many types of classes and dvds out there (dance, step classes, boxing, pilates, yoga, etc.) but it still took me two/three times to be able to follow up to speed with everything. But once I picked it up, I really do enjoy it!

My suggestion is that if you are pretty active or you have a good sense of rhythm, then you will have no trouble with this one and soon be having fun!

However, if you are not too active, needs moves to be taught repetitiously and break down slowly, then you may have trouble following along; and consequently feel tempted to quit or give up on it early.

My suggestion of doing this (and other cardio dance dvds): watch it thorough once; you'll get a sense which part is tough for you and which part the foot work seems tricky.

ALWAYS Resist the temptation to put in the hands movements until you really know your foot works. I know it looks good with the hand movements, but trust me, after they add the hand movements they will often change the footwork and you might get thrown off. This is why some people feel a particular DVD is too hard or they lose interest.

The good thing about this DVD is that it is divided into different categories of Dance.
- The Hip-Hop section is more funky and rap style; with moves that bop up and down a lot.

- The Latin dance is really fun with cha cha moves. It may look complicated to beginners only because the instructor is swaying more; by turning and twisting her hips a lot. For beginners, don't worry about having to move the hips too much. Just follow along and once you have more experience and feel more comfortable, you'll be able to add the sway of your hips to it too.

- For the Jazz section, it is like a choreographed MTV session of sort. This section is a trickier one; but so much fun once you can get it. If you just avoid the temptation to add in hands movements too soon, it's easier.

- And for the Ballet, it is mainly stretches with kicks and more of a balancing thing. I see this part as more of a cool-down rather than a cardio segment.

Like most dvds, this one lacks a good warmup. My suggestion; I always play the Cool-Down segment first before doing the warm up segment. There are more stretching moves in the Cool-Down section and I feel more properly warmed up.

This is a Fun dvd to do; if you want to get a good sweat out of it, really get into dancing it out; twisting and moving your hips in the latin section, and getting low with doing the hip-hop....you'll be sweating and having fun all at the same time!