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DVD : Dance Today! Samba - Active Lifestyle Makeover |
- Real Bahia SambaThis is a great teacher for newcomers to Samba! I've taken her classes in NYC for years and her dvd is just like taking a live class.
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- A real instructional video, a type of master class for sambaI use this video as an adjunct to my workout at home. I DO have carpet, which sucks, and have purchased a portable tap floor for just this sort of thing, which I do barefoot.
About the DVD, Quenia is fantastic, she's a real dance teacher, and she has grace. I love that she has a woman's body and grace, because samba and Brasilian culture is about sensuality.
Although Quenia looks like she isn't even breaking a sweat, you might, and the previous reviewer was right, it can be hard on your knees. I got a charlie horse the first day after and I did a ballet stretching program after. It's a surprisingly complicated way to move your body simply. If that makes any sense.
This is a real treasure, nobody else in this town knows how to samba (everybody here does salsa)...and I feel privileged to get a real lesson. VERY glad I took the time to research this (and saw free video clips on a different site, so I could pick the right DVD).
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- Exactly what I was looking for!If you are looking for some lessions about most famour samba steps, this DVD is exactly what you need.
Really simple, easy to repeat.
Simply Great!
thank you!
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- Learn to Samba and Get in Shape Too!Quenia Ribeiro's method of teaching you the basic samba steps and slowly (but not too slowly) bringing up the tempo and increasing the patterns will get you dancing an authentic Rio de Janeiro style samba the first time you play this DVD. It is really incredibly simple, and anyone who has the desire to learn will have no trouble at all with the steps, but it can be a workout! If you're out of shape, you'll be feeling it in your legs and may be breathing a little faster too. The samba if done to full speed can be a terrific cardio workout, as well as being enormous fun. Quenia doesn't give you a "warm up" or any preliminary stretches, so some people may want to limber up a little...especially their calf muscles and feet, beforehand. Quenia demonstrates the lessons barefoot on a hardwood floor; I enjoy dancing barefoot and do so on a thick large rug, and find it very comfortable.
There are 2 combinations, the "Samba 2" being harder and a lot faster than "Samba 1." Each is demonstrated first, and then broken down step by step to learn. Quenia is a dynamo with a marvelous personality, and an excellent way of teaching; everything is clearly explained, but it keeps flowing, and is always enjoyable. The music consists of 3 drummers (Nick, Nick and Ze), and they produce a wonderful sound to dance to. The ambiance is good too, in a spacious, well lit studio, and it is simply but well produced, with excellent camerawork. The real treat comes in being able to watch Quenia in lavish Carnaval style costumes (one of them very skimpy but still lavish!) in 3 performances. The amazing platform shoes she wears will astound you and wonder how she can dance in them! This "Dance Today!" DVD is a great addition to a DVD "fitness collection," as well as teaching you how to samba like a native Brazilian.
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- Samba Samba!Overall I LOVE this DVD. It broke down the steps easily and I was able to grasp the steps moreso in carpet than hardwood. The lack of a mirror image is confusing at first but once you understand it becomes easier. It teaches how to do authentic Brazilian Samba and gives you a mild workout in the process. I love this DVD & now I'm happy because I can really SAMBA!
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