Booty Barre Ballet

Tracey Mallett
Year Released: 2013

Categories: Ballet/Barre


Booty Barre Ballet it my favorite Booty Barre so far. Debbie did a good job with her breakdown, so I'll just list the reasons why I like this workout and compare it to Tracey's previous BB releases.

Erica does a good job at showing doable modifications (although there are a few exercises that could be modified and aren't).
Tracey offers tons of form pointers, no bikini, cellulite, or wobbly bits talk, just straightforward instruction.
The pettite allegro segments are so much more fun than the horizontal cardio in her first and second Booty Barre, and more effective cardio than the little bit in the Beginners and Beyond workout.
The variety is great, not too many repetitions of anything, you get that burn going, just not the excruciating I-can't-do-another-second-of-this kind of burn.
I love the floor work using the ball. Pretzel with a ball is fun!
There are no super deep plies and no booty shaking. The moves feel more controlled, like in the Beginners and Beyond workout.
The chapters are short but the workout was filmed as one long one, so it's not choppy.
There's a separate warm-up but I don't see a separate stretch. It is at the end of the floor work chapter.
The music is kind of meh and feels a bit loud at times, but it's tolerable.

I'm an intermediate exerciser that seems to be stuck in intermediate but is ok with it. I need versatile workouts that I can fit into whatever time I have in the morning or later in the day. This workout has short enough chapters that are pretty well rounded, so I feel like I've spent that half hour well if I do the warm-up, one segment, and the cool down.

I'm glad I bought this DVD!

Instructor Comments:
Tracey is enthusiastic but not annoyingly so. She seems to be having fun working out with Erica and Logan. She cues well- I found it fairly easy to follow the workout the first time- and sticks to form pointers and instruction.

topfitmama

07/19/2013