PREVENTION FITNESS SYSTEMS-EXPRESS WORKOUT-DANCE IT OFF (DVD)

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• Actors: Jennifer Galardi
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Language (Original Language): English
• Region Code: 1
• Release Date: 2005-12-13
• Running Time: 52 minutes
• Theatrical Release Date: 2005

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Reviewed on 2008-07-08 A good healthy mix This DVD is great for those "in-between" workouts. If you need something different (while also low-impact and medium cardio) this is great. Jennifer Galardi is a fantastic instructor. She is fun and perky and pushes you to keep going. I tend to use the hip-hop and latin segments for a quick 20-minute cardio. The steps are quick and relatively tough to catch on. It took a few views to get the steps, so patience is key! This is not a DVD I would use everyday. It is not high cardio enough for me.

Reviewed on 2008-01-17 Upbeat and fun! This was one of the first I bought when getting into the whole exercise video phenomenon. The first time I ran through it, I felt like an idiot trying the dance moves, but honestly, who would want a dance video to be easy the first time through? It gives you no challenge! After a few times though, I had it down, and I bring out this video often to get some cardio into my pilates/yoga-centric exercising. There are several segments--hip hop, jazz, salsa, and ballet. Hands down, my favorite is the hip hop. I don't have much rhythm, but I feel really cool doing this segment! The ballet is great, too--it is wonderful for toning your legs and core. Once you feel comfortable with each segment, you can add on and put your own spin on the moves to get some extra cardio benefits. Jennifer Galiardi is a great instructor. She's not overly perky, she cues well, and she explains each move well before doing it. I like her so much that I've bought her 10-minute solution and Crunch dance videos.

Reviewed on 2007-12-30 Jammed packed choreography! Prevention Dance It Off is approximately 51 minutes with warmup and cooldown. Jennifer Galardi instructs and does a good job of cueing, considering how much choreography there is! There's 4 segments beyond the warmup/cooldown: Hip Hop, Latin, Jazz (my favorite), and Ballet. I'm not a fan of the ballet segment, as Jennifer does not work to the beat of the music and I felt that the movements were a little too fast to be effective. So I just skip the ballet section and go directly to the cooldown for 41 minutes total. People with carpet will have a Heck of a time doing some of the movements...especially the latin box moves! There's lots of twisting movements to prepare to modify (or buy some non-treaded dance shoes, which work like a charm on my low-pile carpet). There's also a bit of impact that is easy to modify. As I said earlier, there's lots and lots of dance moves in this one...I wasn't able to pick it all up the 1st time around, so this will be one to grow with. And unlike a lot of dance workouts out there, my heartrate got going pretty good! Recommend to intermediates with some dance workout experience.

Reviewed on 2007-12-17 Fast and Challenging This workout was very fast paced and also very challenging. Jennifer Galardi is very upbeat, and does the moves usually just once before incorporating them into a longer piece of choreography. I treat it mostly as a workout tape, so I'm not too concerned if I don't get all the moves down 100% the first few times. I think with more time and practice, I would be able to get all the moves down. For those who are very concerned with doing the moves perfectly, perhaps some rewinding would be needed. But otherwise, this is a moderately intensive cardio dance workout, featuring jazz and pop, latin, and some ballet.

Reviewed on 2007-12-16 a funky workout with lots of challenge, but poor cuing The choreography in this DVD is both interesting and challenging. That is why I gave it 4 stars, despite my frustration with the poor cuing. I find myself having a great time and wanting to do more of the workout each time I use the DVD. I am a dancer and have been doing dance, aerobics, pilates and yoga videos for many years. Nevertheless, it took me a while to get comfortable with this DVD. The fast pace of the workout makes good cuing essential. Unfortunately, Jennifer's cues are often late or unclear. As a result, you have to rely more on your memory from the last time you did the workout, on the rhythm, or on your intuition as a dancer, to help you figure out what comes next. I would not recommend this video for a beginner. I WOULD recommend that intermediate and advanced dancers be prepared to do shorter segments of the video the first few times in order to avoid frustration, or to "fudge it" a bit in order to keep pace and stay with the rhythm. Despite this problem, I found myself loving every segment of the DVD-- including the hip hop, which I have never been interested in before. The blend of hip hop, Latin, jazz and ballet means that you are never bored. I also think the ballet segment is a great addition at the end of the DVD because it allows you to elongate your muscles after tightening them up. If you love to dance and have plenty of experience following an instructor, you will find that your patience with this DVD pays off in the end.

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