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Summary: My closet ballerina DVD!
Review: What a great time I have with this DVD! I only bring it out when no one else is around to see how hilarious I must look! But that's the great part -- I just relax and have fun. Sure I can't do all the moves (not yet anyway), but who cares? I get a fantastic fluid motion workout. Most of the Pilates/Yoga tapes & DVDs are so slow, one exercise at a time. And the aerobic-type, high-impact bouncing is so "over." But this ballet workout DVD is just perfect. I get a fantastic workout and use lots of muscles. At first, while the dancers performed a series of movements multiple times, I would only get one series right. It moves right along! But gradually I caught on. The music is beautiful and you can select either a classical or a contemporary soundtrack for the background. There's so much material -- lots of workout segments, plus segments on ballet, dancers, NYC. You'll never get tired of this one. Truly a great DVD -- but you gotta relax and go with the flow, 'cause you won't be able to do it perfectly at first, and maybe you never will. I absolutely love this treasure -- think I'll sneak off and pop it in right now!
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Summary: Beautiful video
Review: This is fun if you always wanted be a ballerina but never had the chance. The set, the dancers and the music were beautiful. I am not sure why they decided to have Sarah Jessica Parker do the intro, it was pretty pointless. I recommend watching the video first and then trying the moves if you don't know ballet moves and lingo. This is fun if for a once in a while workout, I personally prefer Grace Lazenby's "All the Right Moves- Yoga, Pilates and Dance Conditioning" video for better results.
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Summary: Fantastic DVD
Review: I recently purchased the NYCB workout on DVD and was very impressed. The workout reminds me a lot of a ballet class I was taking 6 months ago that I couldn't continue because of conflicting schedules. Now I can continue the dance I so enjoyed at home. I really like that the program is designed for you to follow along with the dancers. That way the workout does become too slow once you master the moves. I'll admit it was a little tricky in some parts in the beginning, but the DVD allows you to repeat sections as often as you desire to perfect the moves. It also allows you to focus on certain body parts or shorten your workout if your pressed for time. All in all I highly recommend this video to anyone who has an interest in ballet.
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Summary: Update: New York Sports Club version
Review: UPDATE on 9/7/01 - NEW YORK SPORTS CLUB VERSION BETTER:
The quality of the NEW YORK CITY BALLET WORKOUT at NEW YORK SPORTS CLUBS in NYC has taken a nosedive. Only one of the instructors I mentioned is teaching and all the others I have taken with around the city are not worth a repeat visit. It was once such an incredible workout, but without the right instructors it is very lame! Bring back Rebecca Mesker and Stas Kmec(the best)and more quality instructors!
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Summary: I don't know how it is.
Review: The tape broke as soon as I put it in the VCR. So I didn't get much of a work-out. Other than trying to remove the tape.
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Summary: Makes me feel like I have some grace.
Review: This dvd is super! The basic workout is 51 minutes long, with a fun 6 minute warmup, a 38 minute toning section with basically 34 minutes of lower body work, 4 minutes of abs and some push ups, and a 7 minute cooldown. Also, there are special programs on the dvd to help you in your other sports of choice, such as skiing. The workout was sort of confusing for me when I first did it but after a few times I feel like a real dancer when I do it! And I have seen great results on my rear view (thank goodness) and in my balance (a true miracle). So give it a try and have some patience and you will see some results and have some fun too. It will certainly give you a fun new option for your daily workout.
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Summary: Not easy but well worth it
Review: As gracefull as ballet dancers seem, it's not easy. They work hard at their craft and it shows extremely well in this DVD. The excercises will challenge your resistance, strenght and coordination, but isn't that what you're working at? I owned the VHS but changed to the DVD mainly because of the alternative contemporary soundtract, not that there is anything bad about the classical, it's just that the contemporary soundtrack matches the excercises better in my opinion. Another bonus is that you get "the making of" and sport specific excercises with the DVD and a day in each dancer's life in both the VHS and the DVD. The only thing that I don't like about the workout is that the cueing is not always accurate, right or left get confussed and in some of the floor excercises you see some of the dancers move to the next excercise without being cued and some other dancers still on the same excercise. However, this is a workout that truly works, you WILL become more flexible, balanced and strong if you stick to it.
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Summary: Not for beginners
Review: I was intrigued by this video, since I have a dance background and have taken a couple ballet courses in college. However, I found the frequent ballet terms difficult to follow and the instructions lacking. Unlike "normal" exercise tapes, there was little introduction to movements and injury prevention (especially when working on back muscles). The tape was a nice change from my other tapes, and I did feel the workout, but I would only recommend this to seasoned dancers and exercise enthusiasts.
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Summary: Sore!
Review: Is anyone else extremely sore after doing this workout? Everything hurts except my face...
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Summary: Great for toning, strengthening, and sculpting!
Review: Quality DVD with class and style. Broken down usefully into different sections for different ballet moves, easy to follow for the aerobics classes workout regulars with a good sense of body coordination and internal motivation. Great for a slow cardio day when you want to focus on toning, sculpting, stretching and strenthening, especially for inner thighs workouts which most people ignore.
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