Kili Kilihune
I am an intermediate exerciser, and I enjoy a wide variety of choreography from simple/athletic (think Leslie Sansone or Tamilee Webb) to dancy (think Christi Taylor or Marcus Irwin), but I am completely funk impaired.
I rented this video from Netflix, and while I enjoyed doing it a few times, I didn't enjoy it enough to buy it.
The setting is gorgeous: obviously Hawaii, with a volcanic island visible in the background. Kili is accompanied by two background exercisers who are also obviously familiar with hula. The music is pleasant sounding island (I assume) music. Kili et al do the workout in bare feet, and I did also. Except for a few small hops, this is completely low impact. The workout is about 35 minutes long, including warmup and cooldown. If your hips won't sway, this workout is not for you.
I found that this workout wasn't very intense. Ok, I wasn't really expecting very intense, but I could easily do this in my pj's. Occasionally my heart rate got up into the low end of my aerobic base building zone, but it didn't stay there.
Overall, pleasant but not exciting.
Instructor comments:
mel VF
4/03/2005
This is a Hula dance DVD. It is filmed outside so there is some wind noise during parts. Kili and two female background exercisers do the routine on a platform in a parklike setting with water and a mountain in the background. They are wearing a bikini top and shorts. There are specific warm up, dance, and cool down portions. The music has a traditional island sound to it.
This is a good video to work the hips. It's not very hard but I feel my hips get sore from trying to sway the hips as much as they do. I enjoy it as something different.
Instructor comments:
Kili cues well. She also starts with one step and layers on the rest (7 total) so when you're done you can do the dance she's teaching you.
J'Ann
1/9/06
