The Samba Reggae Workout
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Movie Reviews of The Samba Reggae Workout
Movie Review: Wow! Wow! Wow!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to say right at the top that this is a great dance workout. It is energetic; the music is hot and you will sweat. You can see a clip of the dvd at the worlddancenewyork web site. What you can expect:
Setting: Quenia and 2 dancers with 5 drummers behind her. She has to talk quite loudly because the drummers are right behind her and any one who has been in a live drumming samba class knows that the drums are pretty loud. The video quality is good. The sound could have been louder. I had to turn my tv up quite loud to get the pounding beat of samba reggae.
Choreography: There is a really nice warm-up before the workouts. In workout 1, she goes over each step many times and does add on and goes from the top. The 1st workout goes over the entire routine once at the end; however by that time you have gone over the routine many many times from the top. I was sweating and had to stop and drink some water.
Workout 2 is just the choreography at a much faster pace with no instruction. She does it 2x through. The last section of the dvd is the bateria playing as it would do in a real class where the students dance in front of the bateria. By that time I was so tired all I could do was wiggle from side to side. My only complaint is that it would have been nice if the 2 background dancers had started free style dancing, like in a regular class. There is no cool down.
One caveat, don't skip the welcome section. It starts with the bateria and then Quenia dances on stage doing part of the choreography and free style. In my opinion, this litte section should have been at the end of dvd when the bateria is playing. So if you have the energy, after the bateria section, you may want to play part of the welcome section again and dance with Quenia.
Overall: I loved, loved this dvd. Will do it again! It is a great aerobic workout. Will probably add a cool down next time. Get this dvd. You will love it!
Movie Review: Great latin dance routine & perfect instruction/pace
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great dance workout w/Quenia Ribeiro, the two great female backup dancers & the live percussion band which plays the entire time. Quenia is a great fluid, graceful dancer w/body awareness & has a great, fun, friendly, patient personality, great cues & teaching & the two backup dancers also have fun dancing which is important.
You learn 1 type of samba step & many other traditional Latin dance moves that are fun to do.
Intro: 2 min
Basic Dance Step/Learn the beat: 3 min
Warm-up: 12 min - Some great stretching, lunges, ab work, neck stretching, rib, hip stretching & circles, etc.
Workout 1/Teaching Segment: 37 min - Quenia w/2 backup dancers teaches you a move in 1/4 time, even turning her body so you can see it from the side when necessary, making sure you move out your body, and even though there are 2 dancers behind her, she calls out YOUR left/right. Once she's done with instruction, she shows it in 1/2 time, then has you practice a few times, then at slightly slower then normal latin tempo, but a good speed for beginners since this is new to you. Once you learn another move, she has you practice that, then the move before-hand so you can feel the link, then from the top to build a routine. It's a great pace to keep you moving so you're never bored.
Workout 2/Very Fast/More Jump/Hoping: 5 min - Here you do the routine several times w/everyone jumping higher, adding more hops, and moving at breakneck speed like most Latin dances do.
There is no cool down, she introduces the band/dancers after.
This routine involves a good amount of hopping, but you can always make it more low-impact & still do it easily like in the workout 1 section. This is not ballroom style.
Trailer (shows almost all the dances in the routine you learn) at youtube under "The Samba Reggae Workout :: Quenia Ribeiro ::" or also at the website: worlddancenewyork com
Movie Review: Quenia is Dynamite!
Summary: 5 Stars
The samba Quenia Ribeiro teaches us in this sensational DVD was birthed in Salvador, Bahia, and has deep African roots. It has found the perfect interpreter in Quenia, who dances with dazzling speed, strength and control. What Baryshnikov is to ballet, Quenia is to samba. Watch her and be amazed!
After Quenia and her Grupo Ribeiro give us a "Welcome," Quenia shows us some "Basic Steps," and then we get a terrific "Warm-up," which is slow and powerful. We next move to the "Workouts:"
In "Workout #1" Quenia shows us a set of steps, repeats them and then adds on the next set of steps, until we have a lengthy combination that gives new meaning to the word aerobic. Quenia says it's "a great way to exercise and burn calories," and have lots of fun too! If you don't have the necessary natural abilities (sense of rhythm, agility, etc.), muscular strength and tip top aerobic conditioning you may have trouble keeping up, but do what you can, and enjoy it.
In "Workout #2" the pace is picked up, and it's continuous, with the kind of energy that would leave some of our million dollar athletes panting in the dust. After the "Workouts," we meet the fabulous 5 man Grupo Ribeiro led by Nick Birmelin and dancers Ana and Nao.
Quenia is one of the most dynamic performers you'll ever see, and she will motivate you to try this fire-in-the-soul/fire-in-the-soles-of-the-feet dancing, expand your horizons, and learn from the best. Challenge yourself and the rewards will be worth it!
Movie Review: I loved it!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Dance Today! Samba - Active Lifestyle Makeover
I decided to purchase this DVD ( Samba Reggae) after I purchased Quenias first DVD ( Samba from Rio De Janeiro) and I gotta say really enjoyed this DVD. I am a dancer and personal trainer and I believe this has to be one of the the most thorough workouts on a DVD that I have experienced . There is a good warmup before the routine ( something that a lot of my excercise and dance DVD's lack) and then there are 2 versions of the same choreography ( the slower instructional section and the full throttle routine). It's best to do the 2 routines back to back. There is live drumming by 5 drummers in the DVD and the instructor is accompanied by 2 dancers. Their enthusiasm and energy is contagious. Having been to Salvador Bahia Brasil I can also tell you that the music and dance is both creative and authentic ... Good job !!! and 2 thumbs up for this one
Axe
Movie Review: Wow!
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this based on other reviews of its amazingness and I must say...I agree. Exercise wise: I started sweating during the warm up (lol) I made it completely through workout 1 and I'm dripping wet. I'm not new to fitness either. Instructional wise: She's great. I've done other dance fitness videos and I had to rewind a lot to master the moves (ahem DWTS), but not this video. I own a large collection of exercise dvds and I've attended live Zumba at the YMCA, but this is the best cuing I've ever seen. Additionally, the music and choreography are amazing-I feel like I'm at Carnaval. The moves are very Capoeira-like (not surprising) with a combination of African dance and martial arts, with Latin flavor. I feel very feminine and sexy while doing this. Word of warning: this is not ballroom Samba, it's not Zumba, and don't expect Reggae music with steel drums. If you are still unsure look up Quenia Ribeiro on youtube for a preview.