Bob Rizzo: Hip Hop Fuzion with Gregg Russell
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Movie Reviews of Bob Rizzo: Hip Hop Fuzion with Gregg Russell
Movie Review: Gregg is witty, funny & uses great analogies & really breaks it down
Summary: 5 Stars
I was pleasantly surprised playing this. Gregg is very funny, silly & seems like a great guy to hang with.
The production values are decent, you can hear him clearly, the room? has the back wall? a covered light fabric & he doesn't move around much. It's a single camera & he mostly faces you sideways which is great.
He gets right to the point & the warm up is teaching you how to walk & basic bounces & hip hop body wave.
He goes straight to break dancing moves like the old 80s drop beat, 6 step (classic break dancing on the ground), Alpha, and the Glide (moonwalk style moving kinda in a square) that Usher used on his video.
Gregg uses great analogies.. such as for the body wave, you use your hands to guide the wave & says, "Be very afraid of your hands...." When he gets low on the ground he says "Keep your booty off the oor-tay" For the Alpha, you drop back on your hands & feet & reminds you to keep your elbows bent, "Because you look stiff & you'll be walking around like this *impression of Frankenstein* & everyone will ask you 'what happened?' & you'll have to say, 'nothing...'" I'm trying to capture his humor the best my memory will allow. You will not get bored & he doesn't force the jokes. Even teaching the 6 step, he first tells you to do the ballet padavouree? which is step back, step side step back... & shows you normal standing, then kinda in a circle, then has you drop down & do it slow on the floor then slowly speed it up. He's very patient, doesn't rush it, does everything slowly & slowly speeds it up to normal tempo.
There are so few dance instructors who have videos like him. They should all take a cue from him.
As one female reviewer said, as far as I could tell, yes, this is mostly male dancing steps, but sure some female dancers can put their own spin/style into some of the old school moves. Another said it was mostly break dancing & the beginning is, but not some of the end stuff. J. Arva's & Dancer 2's 2004 review is very accurate along with Fineliving style's 2006 review.
In the credits he's dancing & lotta old 90s stuff, I think even a Rerun "what's happening now" moves & some basic pop & locks w/ a hip hop sustained handstand thrown in.
Movie Review: This isn't hip hop--it's break dancing :(
Summary: 2 Stars
I was very disappointed with this video. I had hoped, based on other reviews and the factory blurb, that this would help me dance like good dancers in hip hop clubs. Well, that is not what is teaches.
If you want to learn to break dance and fling yourself on the floor and spin around, then buy this video--after all, he is a good instructor. But if you want true club or music video HIP HOP dancing, look elsewhere.
Additionally, women (like me) probably wouldn't find this video helpful because the moves are very butch.
Movie Review: Fancy yet simple.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great instructional DVD for beginners and for people who needs reliable moves to take to the dance floor.
The best thing I could say about this DVD is that Gregg teaches easy moves and make them look fancy so people would look like better dancers than they really are.
Save for the floor work( which people don't do on dance floors anyway unless you're a performer) and 1 cut move, coordination and athleticism is not require to do the dance moves.
Movie Review: This review is dedicated to my girlfriend . . .
Summary: 3 Stars
Honey, at last I've found the video for us. I have been trying very hard to learn to dance for you and I think now I can know how. You will not need to go dance with other guys any more. I can dance! I mean it! Just please watch me go sometime with the Fuzion video. I am ready to spice up our lives.Movie Review: as described by reviewers
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this for my teenaged sons. They haven't watched it yet, but I have, and found it to be well done. I think they will enjoy it. The reviews I read helped me to pick this product and I was pleased with the selection.
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