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Product Description: Welcome to CRUNCH Fitness! Let s get this party started!Crunch major calories while you get down with this fun energetic workout. There are three easy-to-follow workouts that we think are more like parties. There s salsa party party funk and the retro party. Even if you re not a dancer don t worry. Jennifer breaks each combo down into basic steps so you can just jump right in with both feet (literally!).You ll start with some Latin attitude as Jennifer mambos and sambas you through a cardio fiesta. Next it s time to get funky you ll move and groove with some high energy combos that ll have you burnin fat as you burn up the dance floor! Last Jennifer finishes with a retro dance section that s loaded with flash-back choreography and is just plain fun.Exercise doesn t have to feel like work! So join the Fat Burning Dance Party and get your calorie-burning groove on.The CRUNCH Philosophy:The CRUNCH fitness program welcomes people from all walks of life regardless of shape size or ability. We created a workout environment that is not competitive or judgmental. Enjoy these favorite classes with imaginative instructors in an atmosphere that makes working out fun.Meet the instructor:Jennifer Galardi instructor at CRUNCH Los Angeles Certified (AFFA) dance instructor and performer for hip hop and jazz. Choreographer/ dancer for multiple music videos film and print ads. Fitness Philosophy: Be inspired and have fun. Favorite splurge food: Peanut M&M sSystem Requirements: Running Time 45 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS Rating: NR UPC: 013131280197 Manufacturer No: DV12801 Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-16
fat burning? dance video?
I didn't even sweat, I bought this dvd thinking I was going to burn some calories, but nothing. As an instrutional dance video it was ridiculous (basic steps from the 80's). There's a salsa section OMG, that's is not salsa, not cha cha, of beat totally!
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Date: 2008-07-09
Low intensity, silly moves
I have several Crunch videos and this is my least favorite.
The moves are simplistic, and frankly, silly. I saw one reviewer describe the choreography as "cheesy" and I would have to agree. I saw several reviewers say the moves were too "dancy" but the DVD is called "Fat Burning DANCE Party". I'm an intermediate excercisor, and I don't find the moves hard to follow, but I had to do the DVD a few times to nail all the moves. There are 2 dances for each themed segment: "Salsa Party", "Party Funk" and "Retro Dance Party". A big problem I have with the DVD is that in each dance segment, there is usually the same basic steps for the feet, with perhaps slight changes in the arm movements, or in the direction of the feet movement, which makes the dances boring. Each dance is short, and the DVD moves along quickly. The moves are just so inane that I dislike doing the dances. Additionally, I have bad knees, and some of the moves are hard on my knees. In several places, the instructor doesn't mirror correctly; she instructs you to lead with your right leg, but if you were to lead with your right leg, you wouldn't mirror the dancers. Cueing in the rest of the DVD is good. The instructor also keeps calling the first 2 dances "Fiestas" when the dances are titled "Salsa Party". Of course, this is just semantics, but it shows the attitude the instructor takes overall. I don't think it's a good cardio work out at all. As usual, I find the Crunch dancers annoying, but I give Crunch credit for picking dancers of various racial backgrounds. If you really like workouts that include lots of dance moves, and don't mind doing silly choreography, you might enjoy this DVD. Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-14
eh...
I didn't really like this one that much. They move to fast and I felt ridiculous doing it. Rating: 
Date: 2008-04-16
Definitely a workout!
It's kinda hard to keep up w/ the moves, especially if you're a beginner. But I definitely felt the burn! Even though I couldn't do all the things they were doing & at the right times, I still got quite a workout just trying to keep up w/ them. The front of my thighs were burning from the lunges they added into the dance routines. Definitely a keeper if you're trying to burn calories. Rating: 
Date: 2008-04-03
This is my FAVORITE workout!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this workout! This is my favorite workout to do after a long day at work. In the morning I do my "serious" workouts of pilates, weights, yoga, tae bo, etc., which usually last about 40 or 50 mins. In the evening, it's time to have some FUN, and for this, dancing is my favorite way to get some extra fat burned. Jennifer Galardi is such a great dancer, and her enthusiasm is infectious. She gives such thorough instruction in the "Crunch" tradition, where she first goes through each move slowly in half-time, and then once you have it down, she does it in real time. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves to dance, while getting a great cardio workout. It makes me sweat, while it makes me smile. I can't say that about too many other workouts! |
