Prevention Fitness Systems - Express Workout: Dance it Off! by Gaiam - Fitness by Andrea Ambandos

I bought this exercise dvd for my daughter who loves to dance & exercises everyday. Thought it looked like fun. She likes it.

I checked this out from the library first to see if it was for me. I'll admit that the first time I tried it (with my 19 year old daughter watching-bad idea)I felt a bit dumb and klutzy.I have done Jazzercise in the past and hoped I'd catch on to the moves in this video quickly, but it has taken some persistance!I have mastered the hip-hop segment pretty well, and I like the ballet as well. Still working on the Latin and the Jazz, but I like a challenge and I am not the type to be too worried if I'm not doing it exactly right at first.I think this will stay interesting and fun for a while, which is a plus-I tend to get bored with repetitive workouts, but with this one I can change things up.I do sweat, and the cardio is pretty good!

I like this workout DVD. I took several workout classes at the YMCA and wanted something to use at home. My only complaint about this DVD is that some of the routines are a bit too quick and it was a bit hard for me to be able to learn them. The instructor shows you how to do something a couple of times and that's it. It's on to the routine. I had to keep starting, stopping and skipping back on the DVD until I got the hang of them. I'm not sure anything could have prevented that because I haven't used any other workout DVD's. I added ankle weights and hand weights to a few of the routines. All-in-all I feel the DVD was worth the cost.

I rented this through Netlix before I bought it and couldn't believe how fast I broke out in a sweat. It's perfect for anyone who doesn't have a lot of time to exercise, waiting to really get moving. I admit she says some pretty ridiculous things, like "it's like pulling through a window" in the hip hop section, but I laugh at this almost every time! I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who's seriously concerned about her workout appearance because you do look really cheesy, but I'm more than happy with my post-workout physique and the benefits to my heart.All in all, if you're up for some ridiculous fun, and one serious cardio session, you'll enjoy this.

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.

I have Jennifer's Crunch Salsa Dancing DVD, and it was my first dance exercise DVD. I loved it so much I've been ordering a lot of others and ran across this one by the same instructor. I find the moves too difficult and frustrating. By the time you are close to having one step down, she's moving onto the next one, and it doesn't seem like you get to benefit from the repetitous moves that I enjoy in her Crunch video. In that one she started out slow, repepated it several times, then did it real time, and then added another combination the same way. The end result was putting the two combinations together, so basically repeating four moves over and over, doing about six dance routines all together, which was good enough for me. When I do it now, I just go right to real time and ignore the slow start, so I haven't been bored at all. She looks great in this video, but I agree with another review that they do not focus on her feet at all. Basically I ended up watching her dance and kept marching in circles. But if I was a good dancer, this would probably be a lot of fun.

I love this workout. I have two other dance aerobic workouts and this one is becoming my favorite. What I like is that you get to do several types of dance routines, hiphop, latin, jazz, and ballet. I am 51 years old and have no problem keeping up with these gals (however, I have been working out and exercising for many years). Give yourself a few times through the dances before expecting to know the routines, but then you will find them fun and a nice workout and you will be amazed at how nice your body shapes up from dancing. If you don't have time to do the whole routine you can always just choose a dance or two. I like to do them just for fun and get rid of stress of the day.

Jennifer Galardi is a great instructor I have a few of her other DVDs and loved her as an instructor on exerciseTV, she is upbeat but not annoying and very likable with good cuing. However I did not like this DVD as much. Sure you get a good workout but I apparently have 2 left feet. I had trouble remembering and following the steps. I just didn't enjoy this one very much. I was hoping it would be easier to follow but I am not a dancer and now I know to stick to a more traditional workout instead of a dance based one. If you want to dance to lose weight, this would be a great DVD for you.

I absolutely love this one! The dance moves are so much fun and Jennifer Galardi explains them so well that they are easy to follow, each move building on the last. The calorie burn that I get doing this video is excellent! Something to look forward to time and time again!

It will take me awhile to get into the flow but it is a great workout.

It came in a reasonable amount of time and was in great condition! I love the workout!!