Crunch - Fat Burning Dance Party

This has become one of my favorite exercise DVDs because of the instructor and the moves. It is true that when I first did this workout - and probably the second and thrid time - I was frustrated and decided to just go running instead because the moves were seemingly complicated. It's a DVD, though, so it's pretty easy to press rewind and replay a few times so that you can get the move down. By the fourth time doing it, I felt like I was getting the hang of it - and Now, I just plain enjoy it. After you have the moves down, you don't want the instructor to be going over the moves slowly every time.The instructor is not annoying to me. She was encouraging and fun.I have enough fitness that I find it to be a good workout. Perhaps the key is getting the moves down well and then executing them with energy.The music is fun too. I really enjoy the Crunch videos. I also have Crunch: Fat Burning Blast - but this one (Crunch - Fat Burning) is more fun to me. For Yoga & Pilates, I recommend Ellen Barrett DVDs.

I just bought this dvd and have done it 3 times, sweated up a storm, and had a lot of fun. The instructor is totally adorable to watch, has a great body, looks great doing everything, and does not insult me with irritating motivational hollering. She just gives some counts and acts enthusiastic. That's what I want in a video exercise instructor.I don't get all the moves perfectly. If it were so easy I could do it all the first time, I'd be bored with it too soon. I don't care what I look like in the privacy of my own home, so if some of the moves are goofy, who cares? That means, yes, there are some goofy parts.My experience with exercise dvds in the past has been that they all have pretty cheesy music and this one is no exception.Finally, I will say that a lot of these moves are standard aerobic class kind of moves - vstep and grapevine (well, that's a dance move, too) - so for some people I can see where they may not feel like it's all dancing. In other words, do not feel that you can hit a salsa club after doing this dvd because you will not be learning hot new moves that you can take out.From the reviews, I would say this dvd is great for beginners or people who haven't done a lot of cardio in a while. If you can't keep up with the arms and knee lifting and kick stepping, just improvise till you get it. Advanced cardio junkies probably will not find this challenging enough. For me, it's a great choice and I'm so glad I bought it.

I love this DVD. However, the first time I did it I got so frustrated, I kicked the couch. That is why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. I finally went and took a Saturday morning to take the time to learn all the moves by constantly rewinding. It paid off. I sweat a lot to this! The more YOU PUT INTO IT the MORE YOU GET OUT! Let it go a little, and you will feel the sweat! I would suggest actually watching this workout through before attempting. (That is something I NEVER do...but I wished I had with this one!) It does become mush easier as time goes on...give it time! Since doing this workout, I have added on another 2 dance workouts without much trouble. Once you master one, the others don't take as much time (with the exception of "Dance of the Inches"--still having trouble with that one!I love the choreography...love the instructor (just picked up her Prevention dance workout). Stick with it!! It gets me in such a good mood!

I found this DVD to be a lot of fun. Jennifer Galardi is cute as can be, friendly, and enthusiastic. She also has a good rapport with the dancers who help her demonstrate the dances/exercises. I appreciated having those other dancers, all of whom aren't a size 2 like Jennifer or impossibly perfect; they feature one man who's a fantastic stepper, a large blonde lady who can really shake it, and a girl with dark hair and eyes who is downright adorable (the one Jennifer hugs at the end of the DVD). Everyone moves well and seems to be having a great time.As a middle-aged man, I found it a bit difficult to exactly match the dance moves shown on my screen, but my "approximations" were fun and got my heart started in the morning.I noticed that Jennifer gets increasingly "animated" (goofy) as the workout proceeds; must be the endorphins kicking in. I found that delightful.And by the way, it's "dancy" because they DANCE.

This DVD is a blast. The dancing is enough of a challenge that I wanted to do it again - I am not bored. The moves are fun and the leader is terrific - young, hip, and gorgeous. I like the beat and the music styles. I do wish the music itself were a little more interesting. I don't think that doing this routine will rock me into shape by itself, but it is enough fun to make me want to get off the couch and do it again tomorrow.

Crunch Fat Burning Dance Party is about 41 minutes long with warmup and cooldown. It's led by Jennifer Galardi, who is Great in DOTI Hip Hop Party! In this Crunch workout, she seems a little nervous and not very comfortable in front of the camera. She cues well...however, I could have used a little less talk about my butt (ie - shake your butt, stick your booty out, etc)!There are three different dance styles in this one: Salsa, Party Funk, and Retro Party. The Party Funk segments were my favorite.There's quite a bit of twisting in this workout, which will make it tough for people with carpeted surfaces to do this workout. There's also some impact, which is pretty easy to modify down.I like this one enough to keep, but I will most likely favor doing Dance Off the Inches Hip Hop Party over Fat Burning Dance Party.Recommend to high beginners/low intermediates with some dance experience and hardwood floors!

This DVD made me sweat and it's very fun to, the dance moves are fun. It took a few tries but I got the hang of it, not that hard to learn, like some dance DVD's I have danced to. So if you want a work out, if your like me you will get one. The Dance moves are repeated, so it makes it easy to learn, except for the last part, she doesn't go over as much but it's not too hard to catch on.

I love this exercise dvd. The dance steps are fun. You probably couldn't do this if you have 2 left feet, but if you can dance and keep to a beat - I highly recommend this. The dance/aerobics vary from salsa, to funk, to disco.Highly recommened to people of an intermedate level - not for a beginner.The dvd last 35 mins. This is the only negative. I like doing at least an hours exercise and it's a shame the Crunch series dvd's arn't a bit longer.

Good

I liked it, takes a few times before your into it. I also have another one from Jennifer Galardi. I have lost 24lbs doing these DVD's almost everyday.However, it took a long time for it to arrive. It arrived passed the date it was supposed to :)

I would have liked for this video to be more of a workout. It gets you moving but as soon as you start feeling the heart rate increasing she stops to incorporate another step or move. Perhaps you are all more coordinated than I (probably) but I found the choreography to be quite challenging and too fast to follow. Definitely not a "bang for your buck" video. Choose something else if you want fast results, I did.

Great for a change! You work really hard and work up a good sweat. This video isn't really for beginners, I don't think because it would be hard to catch up at first. However, for intermediates it's great because she goes over the steps enough times for you to catch on quickly. I use this tape to break up my routine when i get bored and it's SO MUCH fun!