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Tone, Tighten and Burn Fat with the Many Flavors of Dance
Two different low impact firming and toning dance based workouts to release the dancer in you.
Achieve the body lines, strength and flexibility of a dancer without years of training. Strengthen and lengthen your body s major muscles without weights or exercise machines.
These easy-to-follow workouts integrate firming and toning techniques by teachers of jazz, modern dance, yoga and aerobic fitness classes.
Dance to Fitness features Jennifer Kries from The Method® s Precision Training and Precision Sculpting videos and Lisa Wheeler, internationally known fitness specialist and choreographer.
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The Method® is known for its quality, technique, and unique style. Our instructors are certified with extensive training and teaching experience to deliver challenging yet easy-to-follow workout routines that are rooted in mind, body fitness. The Method® workouts are a great way to work out your total body upper, lower, abs and core!
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Includes 2 Body Slimming Workouts | | | Features: | |
• Tone, Tighten and Burn Fat with the Many Flavors of Dance Two different low impact firming and toning dance based workouts to release the dancer in you. Achieve the body lines, strength and flexibility of a dancer without years of training. Strengthen and lengthen your body s major muscles without weights or exercise machines. These easy-to-follow workouts integrate firming and toning tec
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Jennifer Kries, Lisa Wheeler | | Director:
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| Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Gaiam - Fitness | | Run Time:
| 75 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| December 02, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 49 reviews |
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74 of 76 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent, well thought out video that mere mortals can do!Sep 16, 1999
By deranged but cute
As disappointed as I was with Step Up To Dance, that's how happy I am with Dance To Fitness. The moves are done slowly, with posture, balance and strength being emphasized. The first segment is about 35 minutes long and is considered the "warm-up". I, for one, was dripping sweat by the end of that segment. The second segment is done with Lisa Wheeler who I really like. Then there is a wonderful stretch. As a 44 year old former aerobics instructor/belly dancer with osteoarthritis in my back and neck and with another disability that is a daily challenge, this is a workout that I can do, enjoy and feel that I'm getting alot out of. I highly recommend this tape.
48 of 52 found the following review helpful:
great dancing to the rhythm of drums!Jun 07, 2000
By Sima Uyar
The execises in this video is made up of two parts led by two instructors who are great, both as dancers and instructors. I have several other fitness videos but I cannot help but reach out for this one whenever I put on my tights to start exercising. It is addictive :-) Seriously, I think that it helps if you have some dancing background but even if you don't, don't worry! The instructors are very good and you will learn the steps and get to enjoy them more with every exercise. One more word though. I used to dance classical and modern ballet as a hobby but had to give it up due to personal reasons. I restarted my fitness program with an easier dance workout video and then moved on to this. It may be a bit hard for a first time exerciser. The only thing that I criticise about this video is that the camera focuses on the drummer a couple of times and this causes problems for the continuity of the dance, especially if you are a beginner. But on the whole, I greatly recommend this video for everyone.
27 of 28 found the following review helpful:
 For Advanced/Knowledgeable Dancers Only...NO BACK PROBLEMS!Jan 08, 2000
By Debi Klees
The routines in this video are for those who have an intermediate knowledge of dance terminology, so if you have never taken lessons before, you may not understand what the narrator is talking about. It does NOT take into account that all the bending-while-stretching excercises may NOT be good for those with any type of back problems. In other words, if you've had back problems in the past, as I have, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO ALL OF THE ROUTINES! I appreciated the lack of techno-irritating type music a lot of these videos contain. But if you don't like bongo or drums, you will not like the background beat. The first routine made me feel very stretched-out, strong and relaxed without feeling too over-excercised. But after the first routine, I could not possibly have done the second and third right away. All in all, pretty advanced.
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Nice change, but needs practiceOct 04, 2001
To the point, I am very happy to discover Lisa Wheeler as an instructor, not as one of Kries's dancers (J. Kries says she is the teacher of teachers and I think she is right). Even though I was very familiar with the Method tapes, J. Kries's section was at first very difficult to follow. All I could think of was exchange bin. But then Lisa's section started, which was easier to follow and so much more fun. She does a short warmup and then does really fun dance routine. Lisa teaches the moves very slow so you get the moves down and then she speeds it up. Lots of stretch moves makes you feel that you really elongate muscles. Her cueing is excellent too. She made me change my mind about the tape. The last segment is cool down with Lisa and this is very relaxing and soothing. If you have the New Method tapes (3 tapes by J. Kries), you will see most of the movements used in New Method in this one tape. I am glad that I gave all 3 New Method tapes away. This one is a keeper.
19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Not What I Hoped For, But....Oct 19, 2004
By K. McGuire
I cannot stress enough what others have said: this DVD is not really for beginners. I was looking for an energetic workout that didnt have the same cheesie music and overly eager instructors, and that would help me build muscle, burn fat, and at the same time, teach me balance and poise. The set, music and instructors are perfect for what I was looking for, and yet I found myself flailing around my living room trying to keep up with the steps.
As a general rule, I have liked everything Jennifer Kries has put out. She has a excellent voice, she doesnt have that faux high energy attitude, is enjoyable to watch and to listen to, but I found myself very frustrated with her Body Rythyms section of the video. She moved quickly into steps that I found somewhat complicated, and it will certainly require some practice before I will get comfortable with that section. The sheer dance skirt she wears also makes it a touch difficult to see exactly what she is doing with her legs and feet sometimes.
Lisa Wheeler is the instructor for the second part, called Body Lines, and I had hopes that this would be the more fun, higher cardio workout. I actually found this part to be even more difficult. Ms. Wheeler takes you through the steps more slowly, but there was some very complex steps that she did not really explain how to do, and added them into the workout (like the Jazz box step). I became extremely frustrated because if you dont get one part of the series of steps down, its difficult to move to the next part.
I believe with practice and repeated viewings, or if you already have some basic dance knowledge, this tape will be a fun workout, but for someone new to working out, new to dance, or just plain uncoordinated, this tape is a test of patience.
I give it 4 out of 5 because I love the music, the set, and I like Jennifer Kries, and I believe with some patience and work, I will personally get better at this workout, but I only reccomend it to people who have never done any kind of pilates or dance with the caveat that it will take practice and patience to become proficient at these dances.
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