Product Description

It's no secret, dancers have fantastic bodies - now you can too! FAT-BURNING DANCE MIX blends the hottest body-slimming dance moves to help you lose weight and shape a smoldering, sexy body! With her infectious energy, Denise Austin will have you twisting, jumping and bumping your way to a leaner, more confident you. And with four exciting, fat-burning dance routines to choose from, you can mix and match for a fun and fresh workout every time! The DVD includes: WARM-UP: This 5-minute warm-up helps maximize your inch-trimming results by preparing your body for any of the four dance workouts. JAZZ & POP: Strike a pose! This 10-minute workout features fun Broadway-style jazz moves that will have you high-kicking those extra pounds away! LATIN GROOVE: This 10-minute session will get your heart pumping to the rhythm of a Latin beat, as you Mambo, Cha-Cha and Samba your body slim! CLUB FUNK: Crank up the volume, and your fat-burning furnace, as you get down and funky with this 10-minute session of hip-hop fun! BALLET SCULPT: Lunge, plie and sculpt your way to a longer, leaner, dancer's body with 15 minutes of total-body and core-conditioning ballet exercises! COOL DOWN: Lower your heart rate and increase your flexibility with this 5-minute cool down. You'll feel energized, toned and fit all day long!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8044 in DVD
• Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
• Released on: 2006-12-19
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 5.00 pounds
• Running time: 55 minutes

Customer Reviews

Actually pretty good :-o
I'm not always a fan of Denise Austin; - not because she's not a good instructor (because she's a pretty good instructor), but because she is way too over the top with extra cheesey enthusiasm and she can be too in your face. Not this time however. Sure she is still enthusiastic (I guess you need some personality), but this is better than usuall and it's a great and easy (yet effective) workout.
She also is an instructor that isn't always in sync with the beat of the music, which can be frustrating, but not so much this time. It's a great dvd with four different types of cardio work. You can do them in any order (the dvd lets you programm how you want to do it), and there is ballet toning, Latin, jazz and club funky aerobics. It's nice to have a variation going. In each segment, you start of simply and then slowly add on moves to make a longer combo. Then there is a toning segment that is easy to follow and uses usual kind of moves like crunches, planks and plies etc.
I like this. It's good for days when you want a bit of a lighter workout and if you are a beginner or intermediate. If you are advanced you won't find this enough, but like me, it's good for the days where you can't be bothered with a tough routine. I really enjoy it and if you are normally put off by Denise like I sometimes am, then don't worry, she is less overpowering here, but does an excellent job and you'll have fun with it I'm sure.

For the unmotivated and lethargic: there's good news
To put it simply, I have a hard time getting motivated to do...anything. I'm usually down in the dumps about something or other and that makes me lethargic. Most of the time, I don't want to get motivated to do anything. If you're like me, you will LOVE this workout. It is not difficult to follow. Denise Austin's dance moves are very well-explained and she is extremely understanding and compassionate. The dance moves are really fun. I was afraid that I wasn't going to be able to "dance," but they're more graceful moves than dance moves, which I really appreciate because I find that whole monotonous movement thing in exercise really....BORING. There is nothing monotonous or boring about these dance moves. She makes it really fun and exciting. The music pumps you up and makes you want to move. I'm actually excited to exercise which is a first for me. What I love about the dance programs is that they are short 10-minute bursts. Each 10 min. segment is a different theme--latin, club funk, jazz, ballet etc. I was also afraid that I wouldn't like certain genres, but I did! Becuase they are short and sweet, it keeps things interesting for you. Also, you can customize the order of the programs.
I would recommend this to anyone...it honestly does NOT matter what age you are. I'm a complete weakling when it comes to exercise and I found these exercises to be energizing and effective...and not difficult at all!
The only segment that is a little challenging is the ballet section because she has you doing push ups for a very short period of time. I can't do push ups. So, I just skip that part. :) But the rest of the ballet program is great.

Pretty Good!
I have worked out with Denise Austin's DVD's on and off for quite a while. I like Denise because I feel she is honest in wanting to help people get in shape and I believe she enjoys what she does. This DVD wasn't hard to do and it has variation which is nice and helps to keep your interest perked, especially for us 'older'ladies. Kind of a pick and chose type of thing. I liked the Latin dancing the best.Maybe this isn't everyone's cup of tea but I think it is pretty good.