Dancing With The Stars: Dance Body Tone [DVD]

This dancing workout is different from all of the other DWTS workouts. I was expecting it to be like "DWTS: Dance Off the Pounds" but it was totally different. While in "Dance Off the Pounds" each of the three dances was a full routine, some of these dances were not full routines. Yet, they weren't just moves taught to you. Let me explain. . .There is no warm-up so you go directly to the first workout.Latin-This 15 minute workout is divided into three 5 minute workouts. The first one is Rumba, the second Cha-Cha, and the third was a Cha-Cha/Merengue mix. The back of the box said to expect Mambo, but I didn't really see any Mambo steps except for maybe one. Maybe. The Rumba is easy and beginners could probably do it. Cha-Cha is a bit quicker and it slightly resembles the Cha-Cha routine on the "Cardio Dance" DVD. The Cha-Cha Merengue was nice, but it features some moves that are more ab toning and less dance. Kym Johnson leads this, and she is a better instructor than in the other video. However, this section just seemed too feminine. There were no male backups and the moves were a little slinky. Focuses on toning abs.Tango-I LOVED this section! Led by Dmitry Chaplin, it had the same format as the Latin with three 5 minute workouts. The moves were SO fun. The music was GREAT! You really felt like you were really dancing! Unfortunately, this routine has no real purpose except for teaching some really fun steps. It is not cardio at all, and while it tries to tone legs, it fails. At least it does for me.Freestyle-This routine, led by Lacey Schwimmer IS a full routine. It has NO toning whatsoever, but it takes Jive, Latin, and other steps and adds a hip-hop style to them. This was a lot of fun, and it was the one routine on the DVD that really got my heart rate up. It is the only routine on the DVD that I could actually call a workout.Cool Down-Once again, there are no male dancers-not even Dmitry. I dunno, I think Cal Pozo (the director/choreographer) was going for just women on this DVD. The stretching wasn't that great. It was more of just relaxing moves. You don't stretch ANY muscles except the glutes, and for a split second the hamstrings. Great choreography in this video. Unfortunately, it only has light cardio/toning benefits.

In reading the reviews I see that a lot of people are comparing this to the Dance Off the Pounds DWTS DVD. I don't think this DVD is designed to give you a hardcore workout but to maintain your weight and tone. I don't have Dance Off the Pounds so I can't compare but I love this DVD. It provides me with exactly what I am looking for in a workout. I don't want to lose weight but just maintain my weight and tone muscles. I like Dmitry's tango section but here is what I do. I don't have a lot of time to work out so the 15 minute sections are perfect. If I can do all of them great but if I can't then I do Lacey's freestyle routine first and then if I have time I do Kym's latin routine as a cool down. Lacey's freestyle works just about every muscle in your body but it doesn't exhaust you. I really like this DVD and would recommend it to anyone looking for a workout to maintain weight and tone muscles. You don't have to be any kind of a dancer to do these workouts which is good for me because I am not. I can't say enough good things about this DVD!

This video is great easy to dance too

It was too difficult for me to catch on to the first time so now I'm not interested. Maybe if you are really motivated and keep trying or if you have dance experience it would be fine.

I ordered this video with the Julianne Hough video and I thought this one was a lot harder. They go over the moves very quickly. If you have do dance experience it can be a little difficult.

Expected to just watch this video but was surprised at how easy it was to follow the steps. Great way to exercise. Fun and easy.

Good training

terrible dances

The poorest dance fitness DVD I bought so far. The instructors dance beautifully, but they do not take the time to teach the viewers the moves. They show them very fast, making impossible to follow up.

This DVD gives me what I am looking for: toning muscle, having fun while dancing with my favourite stars. Workout becomes easy with this DVD.

This is the second DWTS workout video I have and I love them both.It is a great workout!

I have not yet had a chance to try this DVD, but I love the ones I have purchased previously.