Bom Dia!!! Good Day!!!
Added 10/22/2009
This is so much fun! I have such a great time doing this workout. There are some cons however: it is a little hard to follow along to the first few times. Once you get used to it though, it will be worth it. The instructions are a little off time, but again, if you do this continously, it will be worth it. I have no problems keeping up now (I just bought it about 6 months ago).
It is a fast paced workout that will leave you sweating and help trim you down. Everyone noticed that when I started doing this workout (I also switched it up with Turbo Jam and Dancing With The Stars Latin Cardio workouts) that my waist was trimming and I got so many compliments. If you like dancing and fast movement, this is for you. It puts me in a great mood and really jump starts my day. My favorite one is the Samba Reggae. I haven't done the copeira though except for once. It was a lot of floor movement and that one is more difficult to follow. But the other two workouts on here are great!
I know that you will enjoy it too!
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great dance workout
Added 10/10/2009
I ordered this to supplement my regular cardio and strength training routine. It is so much fun it almost doesn't feel like exercise. The dances are intense/ high energy enough that you WILL work up a sweat to burn calories/fat. I liked this DVD so much that I ordered Dance and Be Fit: Lower Body Burn... I'm hoping its as much fun as this one !!!!
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Fun & kicks your butt dance workout
Added 9/24/2009
With the trailer & clips listed, I can save my & your time explaining the visuals & what to expect.
Warm-up: 6 min -
First half is all standing & fluid, very good choices of common stretches & ends with kneeling w/fluid torso stretches to the sides & forward.
Maculele: 12 min -
fun dancing w/a lot of arm use & stepping at a very energetic speed
Samba Reggae: 12 min -
same as above, she never seems to get tired!
Capoeira: 12 min -
starts with a lot of lower body stretching, lying down for ab work & more stretching. Goes into easy into to capoeira, just the weight shift/steping back & forth w/arms in front to defend. Doing yoga table/spider (hands/knees tummy to the sky) w/hint of the kicking & scooping w/the legs w/o the hard turning of the body. Stepping back & forth w/adding kicks & then ends w/very modified turn/kick that's a very easy cartwheel, which starts off more like a simple stepping & you can stay at that easier depth.
Cool Down: 6 min -
(Her w/guy only) a lot of sitting w/1 leg back & arm use w/torso bends, and then laying down & shifting the body to face one side then other. Yoga pigeon & sitting wide angle side & fwd stretch. Her stretches are almost like a modern interpretive dance, very lovely.
Even though she dis use voice over, the only thing that could use work was her cuing. But with her fluid dancing, contagious positive attitude, great body awareness, good pacing of teaching in 1/2 time several times before normal speed, it's my own complaint & the moves are simple enough to follow by watching. The moves may be simple to understand, but they demand a lot of muscle use & energy.
Bonus Dance: Samba de Roda w/Kimbery & guy only: 8 min -
more fun dancing w/Samba, moving hip circles, etc.
Also:
Liberation Dance from "Yoga Trance Dance": 6 min
Playtime Begins! from "Bollywood Dance Workout": 7 min
Video clips (each one is different, some clips, some longer clips of different portions of the workout):
collagevideo
acaciacatalog
totalfitnessdvds
youtube under:
"[...] Dance and Be Fit Brazilian Body Kimberly Mig"
"Dance and Be Fit: Samba!" & "Do the Maculelê" from acaciacatalog (not on their site)
"Brazilian Body" beYOUtv
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Fun in theory, too difficult in practice
Added 9/16/2009
I really couldn't follow this DVD. I'm a bit of a slow learner when it comes to dancing and other physical activities, and I just couldn't get the steps down for these workouts. I even tried them three different times and I inevitably gave up halfway through. Kimberly doesn't explain the steps well or give you time to figure them out before she's on to something else.
I ended up selling this DVD because it was too frustrating for me.
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Awesome Dance Workout
Added 7/31/2009
I bought this workout because I loved the dance in the trailer, even though I thought the narrator's voice was a little annoying to me. However, that peppy narration was needing during this workout. I'm in pretty good shape, and this gave my body a run for it's money. It was tough the first time, and I'm looking forward to learning the steps better and getting all I can out of this workout. If you stick with dvds, and are serious about a dance workout, this is a great addition to your video library, even if you're a beginner. But, since the cuing isn't great, if you're only looking to do this one or two times (and be honest with yourself) I don't think it's the workout for you. I imagine it would be pretty hard to perfect on the first try. To sum it up: Kimberly has a motivating narration, despite what I thought when watching the trailer and the workout is so much fun. I really recommend this dvd.
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