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DVD : World Dance Workout: Bellydance, Bollywood, Salsa, Samba, Flamenco |
- They Say That Those Who Can't, TeachI got this DVD because I had an interest in at least three of the styles presented. If nothing else, hey, the demonstrations would be worth the money, right?
It's my habit to always view the demonstrations first to get an idea of the instructor's style. In this case, it was a mistake. The demonstrations are set against a solid black background. In the Bollywood and flamenco portions, half of her body just blends right into the non-existent background! The remainder of her body appears (shallow as it seems) to be in a shape that is uninspiring in a fitness video. It's nice to see some change from hardbodies, but her costumes do not flatter her fitness level and in the case of Bollywood and samba in particular appear to have been designed for someone much younger with very poor taste. (Honestly. Yarn balls?) She doesn't seem engaged in most of the dances and doesn't have the fluidity that you'd expect to see in someone with her advertised experience.
In the warmup portion, she appears old and tired much of the time. She calls moves without having explained them, so it helps to watch the DVD at least once before attempting to follow it. The angle is set and kind of awkward for much of the warmup, somewhere between a full-front and front-left, and it makes it difficult to see the mechanics of some of the moves. Her assistants frequently lost her rhythm.
To be honest, by the end of the warmup, I was so disgusted that I just stopped the DVD and went on to something else. Perhaps everything improves in the workouts themselves, but I don't have enough interest left in it to find out.
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- World Dance Workout DVD TrailerWatch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RX60I3610WG0W Also by Elsa Leandros: Bellydance with Zils
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- DisappointingI got this dvd because I was interested in learning some very basic, but authentic, steps in different dance styles, and get a fun workout at the same time. If you are seeking the same things, don't waste your time with this dvd. I've studied flamenco dance for several years, and the "flamenco" she demonstrates is not only partially authentic at best, but her style is not good. I figured that the other styles were demonstrated in a similarly flawed fashion, so lost interest.
If your goal is simply to get a new and fun workout, the dvd is somewhat more successful. I had a problem however with her demonstration, because she does it facing the viewer - and anyone who's taken dance classes knows that the instructor faces the mirror, not the viewer. This way you can imitate the steps easily without have to transpose them in your mind first. Personally, I found it frustrating.
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- Its okayThe exercises and different dances were pretty cool....but honestly, its not on my top list of exercise dvds...I didnt get in the flow and motivation like I have with my other exercise dvds
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- Fun, but not a great workoutI purchased this DVD because it has a variety of dances in it and I really wanted a good workout that was fun. I like that this program is fun and especially like the Flamenco. I love the warm-up because it really stretches my back and hip area. I didn't need to do the tutorial to figure out the dance moves and have never watched Elsa's performance.
I thought some of the transitions between moves where they spliced together the DVD were not smooth, so I get messed up at those places. During Bollywood, she says "Your paradise to...(two names inaudible to me)" and in the cool down, she says something about touching the temple walls, so I wonder what she's getting to by saying those things. It didn't give me as good of a cardio workout as I had hoped and I also noticed that Elsa isn't as tone as I'd expect an instructor to be, so I added Jamie Brenkus's "8 Min. Abs" and "8 Min. Buns" from the "8 Minute Workouts" series to my routine (it's old, but good).
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