CIA 2304: Rock Steady Step
Seasun ZiegerYear Released: 2003
Categories: Step Aerobics
My favorite type of cardio workout is
step, and I love complex
choreography. I must say that this one
was an instant favorite for me. Having
taken a few live step classes with
Seasun, I can tell you that this workout
is very much like a live class. The
choreography is complex, but it flows
together very well and Seasun's
cueing is excellent, so it's very much
learnable except maybe if you're a
total choreo klutz. There's just enough
TIFTing so you can get the moves
down, but not so much that you get
bored after you've learned the workout.
I wouldn't necessarily call this one
dancy (like a Christi Taylor step
workout) but it is just as complex. I'd
say the complexity is about the same
level as Step This Way, Step Works, or
Amazing Step Styles. Seasun's
choreography is somewhat similar to
Cathe Friedrich, Kristin Kagen or Rob
Glick, but her style is definitely her
own. She has a knack for taking many
of the standard steps and putting her
own spin on them -- and putting them
together in unique ways.
This workout has a great ab routine at
the end. It starts off with plank work
and moves into traditional crunches.
Very thorough.
The step workout is about an hour and
the ab work adds another 10 minutes
or so. I frequently need to shorten my
workouts to 30-40 minutes, so I usually
end up doing only the first half. But it's
still a great workout even if you don't
do the whole thing. The choreography
in the second half seems a bit trickier
to me, so if you're just learning it you
may want to stick with just the first half
at first and then move on to the second
half once you've mastered that. It's very
fun, though, so it's worth learning!
The warmup does have some hops
over the step -- it doesn't bother me,
but it may bother some. You may want
to modify if you have twingy knees
(although modifications are not shown
for that). There are some modifications
shown for faster or higher-impact
moves later on in the workout; one of
the background exercisers does the
modified versions.
Overall, this is a great advanced step
workout with fun, complex
choreography.
Instructor Comments:
Seasun is an excellent cuer and a very
natural instructor on video. Her
friendly, motivating personality and
enthusiasm for fitness shine through.