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Dance your way to the perfect body!
A unique way of keeping fit offering both yoga style stretching and elegant dance manoeuvres. Join Darren, Lydia and Katrina (all three professional contemporary and ballet dancers) as they take you through the conditioning and strength exercises they do to keep in shape!
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have been to dance workout sessions in the past with freinds, and we have found it difficult to keep up with the instuctor. We all agreed that Darren's clear instruction on this DVD was refreshingly easy to follow. Once I had grasped the begginer section it was a natural progression through the next two levels, which I liked. I did'nt feel out of my depth, which is something I experienced with other DVDs like Pump it Up and NYC Ballet which we also tried. Having been made to feel inadequate by poor instruction in the past, it was great to find a workout which really re-established my confidence. A real feel-good DVD!
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a fantastic way to keep fit. It's a workout that's very easy to follow, but certainly gets the blood pumping. And what's great about it is it caters for different levels of ability: when I first bought it I had two left feet, but now (after a couple of weeks) I have progressed onto the 'improvers' section.
Another thing I like is the ability to watch the whole thing, or dip into the sections I want to work on. (I can also skip the excercises that I don't fancy!)
There are other extras; Darren (the main dancer) takes us through his 'dancer's diet', the choreographer explains what contemporary dance is all about (so it expands the grey matter too), and there's some good excercise descriptions.
This is a refreshing change from all the 'celebrity' fronted exercise DVDs that have little real benefit. If you want a fun and funky workout, I certainly recommend this.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Although this DVD has been criticised for not being a 'dance' dvd, it is still excellent and should be bought by people with a different agenda to the weight-loss-through-sweating crew.
When you are too tired or uninspired to exercise, this great stretching and movement dvd is the thing for you. You can stretch out all the muscles you have used in your daily activities to keep your muscles supple and long, and the whole vibe is calm enough that you feel thoroughly relaxed and happy afterwards. Plus, it does offer progression: you can stretch further, you are more aware of your posture and relaxed deep breathing, and as mentioned before you stop your muscles from becoming tight through daily activity. If you do a physically demanding job this is especially useful. I have personally found that my legs need stretching since I cover so much ground during a working day, and even areas which you wouldn't expect to get stiff benefit, such as the sides of your waist and ribs.
Someone above mentioned the free 'Stretch and Tone' DVD. I would not agree with the notion that this is a better dvd. If all you want to do is sweat then it might work for you. But be warned. For a beginner it is too quick: not because it is physically impossible, but because it is at a pace which encourages bad posture, harsh stretches of delicate body parts (the neck stretches especially are far too fast), and if you aren't already very aware of your body then you will tense up whilst performing these quick movements. If, on the other hand, you ARE very aware of your body then this dvd is probably too easy for you. Basically, it isn't much use for anyone in my opinion. If you do just want to sweat off some pounds, then turn up some music and run, hop, and leap about, this will do you just as much good.
So, to conclude: the Dancer's Body DVD is great. And it is about achieving aspects of a dancer's body. You just have to take it that a dancer DANCES, amongst other things. No one DVD would give you a dancer's body unless you combined it with stretching and dancing for hours everyday, and other exercising too. It is absurd to judge this DVD on whether or not it gives you 'a dancer's body'. What you should judge it on is whether it gives you body awareness, a greater range of movement, a relaxed space to concentrate on your body, and a sense of satisfaction afterwards. On these points, I give it 5 stars. I can buy any quick DVD to make me sweat, but this one makes me think through my movements. That simple connectedness between body and mind is why this DVD can aptly be called 'Dancer's Body'.
When you are too tired or uninspired to exercise, this great stretching and movement dvd is the thing for you. You can stretch out all the muscles you have used in your daily activities to keep your muscles supple and long, and the whole vibe is calm enough that you feel thoroughly relaxed and happy afterwards. Plus, it does offer progression: you can stretch further, you are more aware of your posture and relaxed deep breathing, and as mentioned before you stop your muscles from becoming tight through daily activity. If you do a physically demanding job this is especially useful. I have personally found that my legs need stretching since I cover so much ground during a working day, and even areas which you wouldn't expect to get stiff benefit, such as the sides of your waist and ribs.
Someone above mentioned the free 'Stretch and Tone' DVD. I would not agree with the notion that this is a better dvd. If all you want to do is sweat then it might work for you. But be warned. For a beginner it is too quick: not because it is physically impossible, but because it is at a pace which encourages bad posture, harsh stretches of delicate body parts (the neck stretches especially are far too fast), and if you aren't already very aware of your body then you will tense up whilst performing these quick movements. If, on the other hand, you ARE very aware of your body then this dvd is probably too easy for you. Basically, it isn't much use for anyone in my opinion. If you do just want to sweat off some pounds, then turn up some music and run, hop, and leap about, this will do you just as much good.
So, to conclude: the Dancer's Body DVD is great. And it is about achieving aspects of a dancer's body. You just have to take it that a dancer DANCES, amongst other things. No one DVD would give you a dancer's body unless you combined it with stretching and dancing for hours everyday, and other exercising too. It is absurd to judge this DVD on whether or not it gives you 'a dancer's body'. What you should judge it on is whether it gives you body awareness, a greater range of movement, a relaxed space to concentrate on your body, and a sense of satisfaction afterwards. On these points, I give it 5 stars. I can buy any quick DVD to make me sweat, but this one makes me think through my movements. That simple connectedness between body and mind is why this DVD can aptly be called 'Dancer's Body'.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent
I found this an excellent dance/ stretching and body control workout. It has 3 levels and I am sure it wouldnt take long to reach intermediate. Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. E. Wright
Not very useful...
Not impressed by this DVD and it is beyond me how you are ever going to achieve a "Dancer's Body" with the programme they have devised. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2005
Misleading Title
If you are not interested in ballet, then this video/dvd is not for you. I bought it on the basis that I thought it was a 'dance' dvd/video, assuming that it actually would be... Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2005
A good, well rounded workout
I agree with the first review of this DVD that it is good at giving you a full body workout.
While it isn't as intensive as some of the other DVD's from last year (I bought Nell... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2005
Dance you way to the perfect body?
On the box it said dance your way to the perfect body so of course as i like dancing i bought the dvd. this dvd involves no dancing at all. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2005
A missed opportunity
I'm not sure how this got 5 stars in another review?
Pro's the visuals are bright and clear.
Exercises are easy for a beginner to do, (too) easy? Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2005 by Eve
This workout is like a warm-up!
I was very very disappointed with this dvd. I am not a dancer and I am not particularly fit but on my first attempt I found the first two levels of difficulty so unchallenging... Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2005
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