Dancing With The Stars: Latin Cardio Dance [DVD]

I attempted 2 of the 4 dances and had a fairly easy time following along although I am not a dancer. It is fast and the major problem was with the turns, I was always going the wrong way or on the wrong foot. I think the problem is you are watching them like looking in a mirror. It would be easier if I was in line with them, but I will get the hang of it. Each dance segment is 10 minutes long and I would recommend doing the 5 min warmup before starting. I love that you can program what you want to do. The dancer's toning session is tough for me but I am a senior with a heart defect and pacemaker. There are a lot of lunges and pushups which are really challenging because they increase the heart rate above my capacity, but I did most of it. Not too sore today. I can see why the stars shape up and lose weight if they are doing this several hours/day for weeks...... It was a fun way to exercise a little differently. Most of my other dvds are Leslie Sansone. I will definitely purchase others like this once I master these four routines............

No dull routine here! Dance yourself into great holistic shape and have an uplifting attitude adjustment while moving your body to lively rhythms! These are classic dances that never go out of style. Enjoy to the best of your ability!

While the cover says "Latin Cardio Dance" , I believe that this is more of a toning video. While some of the dances do raise your heatbeat up , I would say that this is more of a light cardio workout. However while this dvd may lack in some hardcore cardio , I still gave it 4 stars because of the toning in this video. With all these dances you felt your abs,buns, thighs,calfs, and arms working out. That is if you were passionate in your dancing.Now I would conisder myself an intermidate level when it comes to excersizing, however I will admit that their are still some days where I feel lazy and don't want to work out too hard. With this particular dvd , if you work lazily with it then yeah , your not going to sweat, or if your just doing small steps, not working to your full potiental then yeah this workout is going to dissapoint you. However today I did this workout today and I was sweating up a storm for the first time to this dvd. That's because I really got into the moves , instead of making my moves small , I started making them bigger such as twisting my hips more and taking bigger steps when doing front/back breaks. I have done this Dvd about 5 or 6 times and the first few times I wasn't sweating to any of it except on the toning section of this dvd. Today I was sweating up a storm though from beginning to end, because I was really giving it my all when doing the moves. I know this sounds like common sense, but is seems like a lot of reviewers are giving this a bad rep ,and I believe it's because they didn't give it thier all when doing the workout. Which is understandable, because the instructing in this video can be confusing or hard to understand at times (it is easier though then the other dancing with stars dvds )Anyways I wrote this so that the reviewers who gave a bad rating to this would maybe give it another chance, and for those of you who are thinking about getting this , but are getting nervous with all the negitive reviews on here, would be willing to give it a chance still.This dvd includes a customize option which is really nice if your short on time and want to fit in a bit of quickie. It includes a warm up , merangue , cha cha, samba ( which really got my heart rate up the most), mambo , and then a 15 minute routine of toning and sculpting , which really kicks your butt!I hope this review was helpful for those in doubt! have fun!

Dancing with the Stars: Latin Cardio DanceThis excellent DVD allows you to follow easily every dance step even if you have no dance training. Each workout routine features great dance moves gradually built from low to high intensity levels. In addition, the catchy music selections will keep your body burning calories at all times. I highly recommend this product to any one interested in losing weight while having fun and learning fundamental Latin ballroom moves.

For someone that does not have salsa experience but love the salsa moves, I enjoy the work out from both dancers. Both are very direct in what steps to take and how you should do it. It starts off as low then high intensity. Both have their own segment when teaching the class and you have the option to move with or without the instructions. To get the full affect I suggest investing in dance shoes. I purchased my pair from Erotic Salsa Shoes. Or if it may be easier for others to use "jazz shoes" which moves easier on carpet. I purchased mine from payless shoe source. I use the shoes for other workouts depending on the intensity and if I need the ankle support, which is also important. The dvd is put together well by both partners.

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For me this was a good exercise video - just my speed. I managed to go through most of the beginning dances and felt I got a good cardio workout. In fact, I had my 12 year old grandson "dancing" with me as well and he begged me not to play the last song as he did not want to exercise anymore, as he was beat!! Max & Cheryl really kept us moving!