Ilyse Baker Dancinerate(TM) Burn With The Beat

LOVE THE VARIETY OF DANCE STYLES!!!
I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WITH THIS WORKOUT DVD. I WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH ILYSE BAKER. I LIKE THE CREATIVE WAY IN WHICH SHE COMBINES MANY DANCE STYLES IN THE 2 WORKOUTS. SHE IS NOT OVERBEARING LIKE OTHER INSTRUCTORS & THAT MAKES FOR A PLEASANT & FUN DANCE WORKOUT!!!

Let the dancer in you emerge!
This dance DVD's is like having a party in your living room instead of working out, yet know you're getting your cardio. Even though your heart is pumping, it is not as high impact a workout as are the Tracy Anderson dance videos which have jumping jacks and leaps. The choreography is really fun and Ilyse's attitude is infectious. The DVD is broken up into two dance workouts, a Jazzy one, then a Hip-hop one. It also includes a short and tough abdominal mat segment can be used to round off the workout. As far as the dances go, Ilyse doesn't waste a lot of time with slow and repetitive breakdowns. She demonstrates a block slowly three times, than proceeds to al tempo and continues adding blocks to the routine, again running through it slowly, then from the top, then al tempo till all the pieces run together. The last 5 minutes of each workout is spent just repeating the routine without stopping. I couldn't get it all on the first go-round, but by the 4th time, I'd picked it up and now...

I can't dance but this is just too much fun
I have no professional training, unless you count the one year I took ballet when I was four-years-old - I'm now 55, so it's been awhile. I can only tell you that if you've ever fantasized about being Beyonce's backup dancer but you know you that will never happen, you can definitely get that same experience from Ilyse Baker's DVD. She breaks down the steps and slowly adds more steps/moves until you are doing a dance routine. This isn't like dancing at a club or a party - this is a real workout and you will sweat but more importantly you will have fun. Don't be intimidated by some of the dance terminology Ilyse uses like Grapevine (which is a step) - I didn't know what that was until I watched her do it and then I did it. You will catch on and you will love, love, love it! The additional workouts on the DVD are tough and honestly I've done those twice, but I can't stop doing the dances and that's what I love the best.

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