Dance Off the Inches: Dance It Off and Firm Up! (DVD), Starz / Anchor Bay, Sports & Fitness

This workout consists of 2 dances taught in the usual way of breaking down the moves and then adding them together, plus a toning section where the instructor just calls out the moves as she does them. The dances are great, lots of fun, and not difficult to learn. The instructor is young and pleasant. The toning section is not a dance. It intended to be dancer-inspired but is entirely too fast-paced (at least for me - I'm intermediate level). Since the moves are not repeated more than a couple reps each, it is virtually impossible to follow because by the time you figure out what you're supposed to be doing, she's three moves ahead, never to return. And the segment lasts to long to memorize the order of each and every move unless you do this dvd every single day for a long period of time. Usually I make an attempt at this section for a few minutes, get frustrated, and just turn the dvd off. If there were a third dance instead of the toning section, this dvd would get a 5 star review from me.

Found this DVD disappointing. Was expecting a found dance work out to fun music. It was not what I would call dance moves, very complicated moves, the tutorial on how to do the moves was not really helpful and the "music" was repetitive beat that never changed and didn't match the moves you are doing. I think that made the moves even more difficult to get. I have been doing Zumba for about 10 months and love that. I was hoping to mix up the morning routines with this tape, but it isn't fun at all.