Music: Modern country (Elvira, Saturday Night,
Boot Scootin' Boogie, etc. and the omnipresent
Achy Breaky Heart)
Length: 31 minutes. 3 minute motion warmup, 20
minute dance, 3 min cooldown dance and stretch. 5
minute abs (floor exercise) separate from the
aerobic section.
Energy Level: Moderate
Choreography: Some easy, some harder but section
at end does 4 dances in slow motion
Production: OK
Denise Austin is way too perky for me, but
she seems to have a knack for putting together a
"theme"workout. The country music she's
chosen is fun, the dances are reasonably easy to
learn and fit the music. At the end of the tape
is a special section in which each of the four
difficult dances is taught so you can practice
before you use the tape for a workout. It's
pretty easy to modify to your intensity level.
Austin cues well, although in one section she
starts doing her own thing and you can feel lost
for a minute or two. The ab workout is solid, if
brief, and completely separate from the main
program, so you don't have to do it to get to the
stretching.
Diane
Danielle
I happened upon this video while
rooting through a bargain bin at
Walmart. I like line-dancing and
country music to a certain degree, so i
thought this might be a fun workout -
even though Denise Austin has never
been my favorite instructor.
Turns out I should have left this one in
the bargain bin.
First of all, let me say that I am very
choreographically challenged. I have
three left feet and they all liked getting
tangled as i tried to learn this workout.
There is a short instructional segment
at the very end, where Denise teaches
all of the moves, but i found it very
confusing to follow, and perhaps a tad
fast paced.
I tried to do the workout a couple of
times, but just got so frustrated that I
gave up and traded it away.
Instructor comments:
As always - somebody took their
enthusiasm pill before starting to film
this workout. Denise is her usual
overly-perky self.
Cori (ziggy2306)
February 28, 2004