Yoga Booty Ballet 2-Disc Set: Light & Easy / Latin Flavor
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Movie Reviews of Yoga Booty Ballet 2-Disc Set: Light & Easy / Latin Flavor
Movie Review: Wonderful workout!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was very pleased with how fast I received this product. The shipping was great. I love YBB so any DVD they put out I have to have. I don't do the tapes as often as I should but when I do them I definately notice a difference in my body. Movie Review: I hate working out . . . .
Summary: 5 Stars
but these DVDs are a lot of fun! There is enough variety to keep you interested, time seems to pass quickly, and toning seems to be immediate. What I like best about the dance sections on these DVD is that you can modify them as you like. Naturally, I couldn't follow ALL the steps the first couple of times I did them, but the routines are put together such that you can make the movements as big as you like, as small as you like, embelish if you're in the mood, you don't have to do them exactly the way the instructors are doing them, just keep moving, keep that heart pumping. Now, they do a lot "from the top" which I figured I would get really tired of, but it turns out starting from the top after adding one more new move at the end helped me retain the routine better in my mind. It's a great way of keeping the pace going as well, keeping that heart and rhythm going. Granted, the Latin workout is a little difficult for beginners, but who cares? If you can't follow the moves (like I still can't, just yet) just keep shaking it in your own style, your own way! You're in your own living room, who's going to see you? So there's no need to feel foolish if you can't keep up with them. Besides, they rehearsed that routine; we have not. I found this to be fun, uplifting, positive, and energetic. I feel better about myself physically and mentally when I'm done, and believe it or not, I can feel that my lungs are able to expand more now and I can get in more air, my heart feels stronger - these are pretty cool women. I no longer want that rail-thin body like I had when I was 16, like what's airbrushed on the cover of Vogue these days (those images aren't even real, so why do we aspire to look like them?); what I want now, what's more important is muscle tone, better posture, stronger heart and lungs, and a more positive attitude. Now most of that lies on your own shoulders to accomplish (like Gillian says YOU are accountable), but these women really help motivate you and get you started. I've also got the Goddess Booty workout, which really toned that area, and I plan to buy the Goddess Abs when it comes out in September. I highly recommend Yoga Booty Ballet!! Movie Review: Worth The Money
Summary: 4 Stars
I just received the YBB 2 disc set. I just finished the light and easy. I would recomend it for a beginner because the moves are pretty easy, but you're gonna have to do it more than once to get the hang of it. The instructors are very postitive and as long as you don't mind the "new age" approach, you'll probably like it too. Not everyone in the video is a size two either, which is nice.Movie Review: Yoga Booty Ballet
Summary: 4 Stars
This DVD is def different from other workouts...u will either really like it or hate it.Movie Review: Fun short workouts with a lot of variety
Summary: 4 Stars
This package includes two workouts, each about 40 minutes and incorporating an intro with new age / yoga style "intention setting", dancey cardio (about 15-20 minutes), approximately 10-15 minutes of toning and a short yoga cooldown. The workouts are taught in an indoor classroom setting with live druming but what seems like recorded music.
The Light & Easy workout is more appropriate for beginners, with a slower pace, more traditional aerobics moves, and less overall intensity. It finishes with some pretty traditional ab work incorporating a squishy ball (not included with DVD). The only thing I did not like about this workout is during the intention setting, when they usually have you put your hands in a "cria", the one for this particular workout was surprisingly strenuous--flapping your arms up and down for what seemed like forever. It was the most difficult part of the workout for me.
The Latin workout incorporates Latin music and a few familiar steps such as flamenco and mambo, and some totally original creations of Gillian & Teigh. I love the choreography in this workout, although it is a bit hard to follow at times and I know I look ridiculous doing it. True, there is not much instruction or technique, but I think the focus in this workout is not doing the steps exactly right but getting moving and having a good time. Even the dancers in the room are not all doing the exact same thing. I find I get really bogged down and frustrated in videos that focus too much on dance instruction and getting your hips moving exactly the right way and I don't get a good workout. Here I don't worry about it and just move.
What I like best:
I like that the choreography is different, fun, and not focused on being a perfect dancer. Although Teigh and Gillian can be corny at times, they are endearing and motivating. I enjoy the fact that they're focused more on being your best self than losing weight. I like that the workouts are short and include many different aspects - yoga, dance, toning - so I never get bored.
What I do not like:
There is way too much taking it from the top. You learn one new thing and then have to take it from the top...over and over. You end up only doing the very end of the dance once. On some YBB lives, they even stop in the middle of the routine, so you never get to do the complete routine in its entirety. This just seems really poorly planned. I would prefer either breaking it up into sections ~5 mins each or just learning more steps before starting at the beginning again, and then doing it from the top twice at the very end once you've learned the whole thing. Also they always start on the same leg and there is really not a whole lot of effort towards getting the same balance on both legs.
Despite these problems, these are workouts I continue to look forward to again and again.