I bought this from another site. You get 2 dvds or 1 mega dvd with the following classes:1. 10 core moves -30 minutes- beginner
2. fundation - 40 minutes- beginner
3. hottie body- 40 minutes-intermediate level 2
4. abs core - 30 minutes all levels
5. dance sculpt 40 minutes inermediate level 1
The times are as I remember them off the top of my head.This morning I did hottie body and abs core.ALL of the choreography consists of the 10 core moves.She teaches you a routine that revolves around 10 moves and frankly speaking it becomes repetitive.The routines are all basically the same.How many ways can we combine the 10 core moves. The warm up is the same. The cool down is basically the same. She teaches a routine of maybe five steps with a transition step in between and then you repeat the routine over and over again.The steps are very easy. The movement wasn't very fluid to me sort of staccato.Also, you will not need a lot of floor space.Probably 3 steps front and back and enough room right and left to chasse. I wanted more choreography.If you have taken modern dance classes before, you may be quite bored.
I got thru the hottie body with no trouble.The steps are lester horton based.If you have ever seen the Alvin Ailey dance company, you may recognize some of the moves in their elementary form.
I think this set of dvd's is best for people who are completely out of shape and need to start with the beginning class and work their way up to hottie body.I paid a lot of money for this set of classes and the only one that matches my fitness level is the Hottie body workout, the other ones are too easy.I am seriously considering returning the entire set.
I gave it 4 stars because the music is great.It is live percussion and jazz piano.The music matches the movement perfectly.The production quality is excellent. The dancers are regular women. By the way, this is meant for women only.
One more thing.Karen thanks Capezio for the outfits in each class (shameless plug)She introduces the danceres and drummers in every class.The set also comes with a audio cd that I suppose you can use and turn the DVD on mute as I am sure that after a while you will get sick of the teacher talking, which she does a lot of (giving instructions).
I also bought a bonus dvd called Percussive Jam, which I ust finished doing. It does not have a warm-up and clocks in at about 20 minutes for the cardio.It is the same core moves and basically the same choreography only faster andpercussion only. To get a longer cardio workout, this is what you have to do. combine classes.Do a warm-up from one class, say dance sculpt and do the cardio from that class combined with the cardio from another class and the cool down. That way you get about 40 minutes of cardio.20 minutes isn't enough if you are already fit.
If you want a lower body workout, there is another dvd for that.
The best class on the set is the abs core. It is tough especially the coccyx (sp) balance.Couldn't complete this.
Oh one more thing.The actual cardio time comes in at about 20 minutes.Of course I didn't know that but I should have figured that out as the infocommercial says "get in shape in only 20 minutes a day" So If you add the warm-up and cool down about 20 minutes, the abs which is 30 mintues,you get a full workout. Like I said add more cardio from the other classes for a deeper sweat. Too bad she didn't come up with a matrix like Shiva Rea so you could mix and match classes.
Jury is still out on this one.I sweated but didn't really enjoy it that much. I think you can get bored with this real fast. I have 30 days to decide whether or not to send it all back.I ordered the lower body to see if I like that one so that I can have a complete workout. UPDATE: I decided that the original set of dvds were not worth all the money I spent.I have sent them all back.Just not my cup of tea and I love dance classes.I bought the Lester Horton advanced beginner dance dvd and I like it a lot. This set of dvds were not challenging enough for me if I can get thru the work out the first time around with no trouble.
What I think happened with the choreography is that JB Berns, the man behind Karen Gayle, watered down the 'live' version of this dance class that Karen Gayle teaches in New York.I am willing to bet that if you took this class live , you would love it.But for me, it didn't translate well to dvd. He watered it down too much to suit the masses.What a shame! I know that New Yorkers,(being one myself) would not stand for such repetitive boring dance classes. Maybe she should come out with a 'live' dvd.I'd buy that!
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