Quickfix - Cardio Hip-Hop Workout
by Andrea Ambandos
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Actor: Juliane Arney, Julianne ArneyDirector: Andrea Ambandos
Brand: INSPIRED DISTRIBUTION LLC
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 45 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-06-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Peter Pan
Movie Reviews of Quickfix - Cardio Hip-Hop Workout
Movie Review: Not your ordinary cardio workout!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I LOVE THIS DVD!!!! At this price, it's a particularly phenomenal value. And even more so when you discover that in addition to the 3 10-minute routines it promises, there's a 4th "bonus" routine - totalling 4 10-minute routines. Here's what you need to know:
This is not an "aerobics routine" in the conventional sense, but dance coreography. It takes - or, as in my case, forces you to develop (if you stick it out!!!) - a whole different set of "dance" and/or coordination skills than are needed for your average aerobics w/o. I.e., it's not "even" between right and left sides. While many "steps" are in fact repeated evenly between sides, there are many that only one side gets. Additionally, once you start putting the moves together, often the step beginning one move is also the last step of the previous move...unlike other dance and/or aerobics routine where you finish this move then start the next one, basically putting them next to each other...here, they flow into one another. Hard to explain, but you'll know what I mean once you see it!!!
I found that in spite of the fact that I generally tend to catch on to even sometimes tricky aerobics routines, and have always been a good "improv" dancer, this style and coregraphy was really challenging - okay, frustrating - for me at first. But I was stubborn, and I would use the "slow" button on my DVD player and repeat moves in slow motion endlessly til I got it. By the end of 2 weeks, working on it daily (and even in my sleep!!), I pretty much was beyond the frustration/challenge of the style and moves, and knew the coreography. I find the more I do it, the more I "groove" it. I discover new and more subtle nuances to the moves, get into the music more, really dance it.
Rather than getting more boring the more I do it (like most routines), it actually becomes more and more enjoyable...so much so that I can do it for an hour and still want to do more!!! (so much for quick!!! :-)
Another thing - when I played the intro, and heard Julienne's voice, I thought "oh, no way, her voice will drive me nuts!" But much to my pleasant surprise, once I started the routines, I found her to be throroughly enjoyable and a terrific "teacher" - her voice didn't bother me in the least. She's not over the top like some, and she's clear - and keeps up with reminder "keywords" as the routine works from "learning" the moves to "dancing" them.
I also enjoyed the 2 women who danced behind her, and the camera work was great, allowing full view of the moves (rather than focusing only on a face when you need to see legs and feet!) and not being "all over the place".
THE MUSIC is FANTASTIC - better than any DVD routine I've experienced thus far, really professional sounding, without a "canned" "aerobics" sound.
All in all, a really well done, fun, polished production that provides a heart pumping, sweat producing workout. I wish there were more versions of this!!!
HAVE FUN!!!
Summary of Quickfix - Cardio Hip-Hop Workout
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