CIA 5001: Hi/Lo

Sherry Catlin, Junior Carvalho
Year Released: 1994

Categories: Step Aerobics


I only do the high/low part of this tape, so my comments don't apply to any of the rest of it.

The tape consists of 25 minutes of high/low, 12 minutes of funk (which can be used as a cool-down if you're not going on), 25 minutes of step, 25 minutes of body sculpting, and a long 23-minute stretch at the end.

The high/low is good, but I still like their CIA 7001 high/low much better. This one is good intensity (intermediate/advanced), but the choreography isn't as fun as 7001. Most of the moves are standard high/low moves (jacks, knee lifts, etc.), with some turns and "flavor" added in. Junior and Sherry like to use fancy arm patterns, and I usually just leave those out. Junior wears a really dorky outfit for the high/low (but he's still cute).

All in all, I'd say if you're a high/low enthusiast like me and you can get this on the exchange or through one of the CIA sales, it would be a good routine to do on short days or in combination with another tape. I wouldn't pay full price for it, though. Grade B.

Instructor Comments:
Sherry shows a little more "life" here than she does in her other videos. Junior is just TOO cute!

Annie S.

11/29/1998