Broadway Dance Center: Active Isolated Flexibility and Stretching For Dancers
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Actor: Broadway Dance CenterDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-05-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Bayview Films
Movie Reviews of Broadway Dance Center: Active Isolated Flexibility and Stretching For Dancers
Movie Review: Great Teacher - Better instructions required
Summary: 3 Stars
Let me begin this review by saying that just from watching the video, Mich?le Assaf is very qualified to be an instructor- she can do all the exercises smoothly as well as being extremely flexible. In my review, I am in no way undermining her as a instructor because I do believe that she is a great instructor.
However saying this I have to critique this from a home viewers perspective as most people I believe who would be considering buying this video either can't make classes or want to find a video that they can do comfortably from their own home without the assistance of an instructor.
Coming from a non dancing background but have watched/used several exercise videos, I did have expectations which included: The instructors skill, ease of understanding the exercise with different angles provided or demonstrated on another student and the exercise actually working.
Well from my first paragraph the instructor does have sufficient (if not top notch skills) however the ease of understanding the exercise is where this video starts to lose points. Also I have to add that I also bought Active-Isolated Strength Program also by Michele Assaf (which was a far superior "exercise video" compared to this") and I had feeling that this flexibility video was one her first exercise videos. Mostly because you can't see the angles correctly in order to do the stretch. Most of the time it's just a close up of her or her body part in a 2D format so you can't see the other side to gain a real understanding of the stretch. At the end as per kimberly Hahn's review below, there is a class at the end where there's a bunch of people doing the stretches and then you see the students being helped by other instructors - if they can't do it right then how can "at home viewers" get it right. Of course I don't expect that everyone will do it right the first time at home however I do have an expectation that the home viewers will "see" enough of the exercise to be able to do it properly without assistance. If you are a beginner to exercise videos- I don't think this will be the best first "instructional" exercise video for you - unless you want to persevere which I do think is possible!
As for the flexibility exercises - I can see this is a great set of exercises that increase flexibility safely - there is no tugging or trying to exert a stretch that is impossible. The technique is to hold the stretch for two exhale breaths and then release and then repeat 8-10 repetitions. Eventually the stretch's intensity is increased by a rope - and once again Michele does stress to use your muscle to stretch and not the rope to yank on your body part. I have been following the stretches daily and have seen an improvement. Coming from a non dancer background and this was for a dancer - I thought that they would show specific exercises - where they would say if you want to do the splits - do these exercises - if you want to be able to do a bend back (for example) then do these exercises rather than - this stretch will stretch your hamstring - which I know what my hamstring is but don't know what "flexibility move" it'll help me for. AND the last comment I have to say (and I know this sounds silly) but one of the added reasons as to why I bought this was because I thought this video would teach me how to be flexible in the back so I could do that move from the picture on the front of the DVD - which it doesn't! I was a bit disappointed.
Overall - great for dancers looking for another way to safely stretch they're already stretched limbs and KEEP their flexibility. As for beginners/non dancers looking to be as flexible as dancers - keep looking.
Summary of Broadway Dance Center: Active Isolated Flexibility and Stretching For Dancers
Active-Isolated Flexibility is a technique of stretching in which we pinpoint, isolate and stretch each individual muscle used to perform to your highest potential. Join internationally renowned Director, Choreographer and Master Teacher, Mich?le Assaf, as she takes you through a series of stretches that will reduce your workload by removing tightness so you can swing your limbs more freely. These stretches transport oxygen to sore muscles and quickly remove toxins from muscles, so recovery is faster. Jim Wharton, an exercise physiologist know as "the mechanic" for his ability to fine-tune athletes, and his son, Phil Wharton, a sports therapist and competitive long-distance runner, are president and vice-president of Wharton Performance, Inc. in New York City. The Wharton's have trained and rehabilitated athletic luminaries from professional football players to dancers on the Broadway stage, track and field stars, and Olympic gold medalists. Their revolutionary ! Active-Isolated Flexibility techniques are practiced in fitness centers all over the world.Educational DVD Video
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