Rating: - Worth it for the ending Demo!
This dvd is slow, slow, slow. The teacher gets a 5-star rating for being cute as a bug, compassionate, and adorable, but the snail's pace of it doesn't qualify it as a workout. Too repetitious. It's an instructional, for sure, but not a workout. And perfect for anyone starting out (really it IS perfect for beginners or shy people!) -- but it's just to slow for the average bear.
*The ending demo where she is silent and just dances to the beat of the slow song, is what makes buying the dvd actually worth while for me!*
It's a cute, cute routine I can do with no instruction at all from her because it's so slow and easy to catch on! Lady M., if you had an entire dvd of slow demo routines like the great one you did at the end of this dvd, I'd love to buy it! I just love how I can watch you and follow you and catch on to your demo with no previous instruction! Your moves and style are self-explanitory, because you're all about sensualism, not about break-neck, fast technique! Which I must say i just love about you, and is surprisingly, difficult to find in a dvd. Doing it 'slow' takes patience, you are a joy.
More routines from you like your demo, requested!
Rating: - Not exactly a workout
To call this DVD a 'workout' is a misnomer. It is more of an instructional video for learning a fairly short exotic-style dance routine. If you are new to exercising you might find it a little toning, but if you are already fit or regularly work out, you won't even break a sweat, just add a few sensual moves to your repetoire. Quite often the instructor has you turnng around and moving away from the TV; it's awfully hard to visually learn something when you have your back to it. There were some fun elements in doing this routine, but a workout it is not.
Rating: - dance
a little to advance for me. some dancing skill would probably make this tape a+..but i dance like a sloth..i found myself being clumsey and almost falling trying to follow the moves and i was barefoot the whole time!
Rating: - excellent
Very objective and easy to perform.
You learn easy and sensual movements without great effort.
Rating: - Exotic dance workout
This video gives clear easy to follow instructions and allows freedom for expression on this workout. Nice workout that is fun and you get out what you put into it. It is not a high impact aerobic workout.