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Dance with Lisa: 5-Day Latin Dance |
  good workout |
| hard to follow. but great to get a good sweat in olny 30 min. - posted by flor on 8/30/2008 |
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| Challenging and effective |
| This is the first Lisa Nunziella video I have purchased and I plan to purchase more in the future. This is a video that does not stop, with lots of variety. I agree with other reviewers who said that the cha-cha and salsa are the most complicated. Personally, I like to do the salsa and the merengue in one workout. Don't freak out if you have a hard time following the video your first few times. Give it a week or two and you will find that you can do more than you thought. I look like a linebacker most of the time, but the more I use this video, the more competent I get. Excellent video, especially for people who are ready to do more challenging Latin dance moves. - posted by Melissa on 7/17/2008 |
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| Lots of fun |
| I really enjoy dancing to this workout video, and I like being able to choose which dance style to do on any particular day. However, I found that I had to dance to each segment several times before I felt as though I could follow the choreography well enough to get a good workout - I've never taken a dance class in my life and there wasn't enough instruction for me to easily follow the steps. I also wish that the warmup and cooldown were separate segments so that you can do more than one of the dance segments without having to fast forward through the warmup and cooldown. - posted by Susan on 6/3/2008 |
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| Fun, but requires practice |
| I love latin music and dancing, however have never had formal instruction. Lisa's music is good but I am disappointed by her instruction, which is really non instruction. It's tedious to have to watch the instructions over and over to get the steps right because she does a poor job of telling you what to do. Oh well, the music is good so you can just do your own thing. I do have a goal of continuing to work with it so I can learn the steps and keep up with her. Practice, practice, practice! - posted by Marti on 3/30/2008 |
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| Great but with qualifiers |
| Lisa is good because she uses real dance steps that can be taken out on the dance floor while still creating a good workout that does not get boring in a week. I am a Salsa dancer and it has taken be awhile to get the choreography down but even once I have it down I can do a workout and work on my styling at the same time. I would not reccommend this to beggingers because the steps are pretty complicated. I would suggest that a person start with her Red Hot Salsa and work up to this one. - posted by Bambi on 2/26/2008 |
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| love it |
| I am so glad to have a dance workout that flows through smoothly, without slowing down!! The segments keep my heart rate up and the warmup is no slouch either. I disagree with the previous reviewer, as I found the steps easy to learn. I love that I can choose to do 1 or more segments, and the bonus of all the dances is another great option. I am looking forward to more fast-paced dance dvds from Lisa! - posted by Ali on 2/22/2008 |
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| I liked how Lisa explains the steps |
| I don't agree at all with the other review. 5 Day Latin has a lot of Latin dance packed into it. I thought her overview on them was enough for me to get a feel and begin the workout. I think the music is great and like how the other dancers are in step. I am at the point that i can almost do the entire video, and it helped me loose weight. Right on Mama!! - posted by Dawn on 2/21/2008 |
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| Overview of steps is useless! |
| I was really looking forward to this DVD, but having tried it, I'm so disappointed. I'm an advanced exerciser and an intermediate dancer, but I don't have any latin dance experience. The overview of steps was completely useless! Lisa basically said "Here's how you do this step..." then did a SLIGHTLY slower version of the step. Then she said" Good. Now, moving on." WHAT, Lisa should take a look at the Crunch dance videos for an example of how to do the overviews. I would have liked to have seen a slow overview of the basic step, then a slightly faster version, then adding on, then up to speed. Just like in a class. - posted by Savannah on 2/18/2008 |
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| Good Workout |
| This is my first workout video. I am fairly active, but don't usually get enough exercise in the winter. I decided to try a workout video and purchased this one. It is a good workout. I have no dance experience and it is taking time for me to learn the steps and be able to keep up with Lisa, but I have only had it one week and I am getting better. The workouts are fun and not as annoying as some of the clips I have viewed. I would recommend buying this video to friends. - posted by Beth on 2/17/2008 |
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| Fantastic Buy! 5 short workouts |
| This is one of the best purchases I've made. The workouts are short and can be used on busy days, as add-ons or combined together for a longer workout. With the different styles, there is so much variety and the individual sections go very quickly. For the price you cannot go wrong if you like to dance! - posted by Judy on 1/9/2008 |
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