Dancing With the Stars - Cardio Dance
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Movie Reviews of Dancing With the Stars - Cardio Dance
Movie Review: No mercy...not for beginners
Summary: 2 Stars
I have recently begun to watch DWTS re-runs on BBC America and I thought that it might be fun to try some of the dances they do. It wasn't fun for long! They move so fast with very little explanation! It starts out like your average exercise DVD with a "dancers warm-up" but then it seems to quickly become a really long dance-off between Ashly and Kym. Maks (who I think was the one to come up with the idea for this DVD) seemed to want to keep it slower and toned down, but it wasn't gonna happen. The concept of this DVD was *great* but perhaps Maks should have chosen different co-instructors. Ashly and Kym just seemed to want to show off how fast they can do all the moves. Not so great for your average at-home exerciser. Also, Ashly's overly sappy voice can grate the nerves after a while. I wish I could recommend this DVD, but I just can't. Movie Review: Gotta Dance!
Summary: 5 Stars
With all of my younger cousins and nieces and nephews playing "Dance Dance Revolution" (which I can't do to save my life) - it was so fun to put in a dance dvd that I could actually LEARN from as well as get a workout with. It's true that if all you're looking for is a straightforward workout that this dvd might not be your cup of tea... but if what you're looking for is a fun way to get moving AND maybe pick up a few dance moves I really don't think this dvd can be beat.
I own about a dozen or more dance workout dvds from hip-hop to salsa to world dances to mixed latin to well... just about anything they make and so far this is overwhelmingly my favorite disk. The dancers look like they're having fun and that makes you want to have fun, plus you aren't just learning random routines that don't make any sense in the "real dancing world" - you are learning the building blocks to actually be able to DANCE! True that if you wanted to dance with a partner and get out there and burn up the floor that this dvd won't fill the bill, but it would get you started enough that when you showed up to the first class at your local community center or whatnot that you'd be well ahead of the game.
** Please note that if you have NO experience with dance terms it may take you a while to catch on to what the steps and terms are - but if you really desire to learn you'll keep hitting the button on the remote and watch the sections you need over and over until you're dancing like a star...
Movie Review: Dance work out
Summary: 5 Stars
I was skeptical when buying this work out DVD and was not sure that a dance video would get my heart rate up enough. Oh but it did!! And it was really fun learning the dance steps. I work out to this video at the end of a hard week because it is so much fun...it's like a little reward with all of the benefits of a great cardio work out. An added bonus is getting to see the Dancing With The Stars professionals teach...they are really talented and have great personalities!!Movie Review: Fun
Summary: 4 Stars
After doing this a few times I have come to enjoy the workout. The downsides are not enough explanation of the moves. My favotite is the Jive. This gets your heart rate up and is fun. I dont even bother with the bonus mix like other reviewers advised. This is not well cued or explained. Movie Review: Disappointed with the dances
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm a big fan of variety and when I saw that this DVD offered 4 different routines (each 10 minutes), I thought it was a great deal. But, I ended up liking only 2 of the routines (jive and cha cha). Plus, the jive was really the only routine that got my heart rate up - I didn't feel like I got any type of workout with the other dances.
Some of the dances were repetitive and there were times towards the end of some of the routines when I felt like the instructors were just killing time and trying to figure out what do to until the 10 minutes were over.
Although none of the steps are explained, I picked them up after doing them a couple of times. But the 'challenge' at the end was WAY to challenging for me to actually follow along.
In a nutshell, I was a little disappointed that I didn't get quite the bang for my buck that I was hoping for.