Shannon Anderson and Alison Anderson Boyd start off with low-impact (that can easily be done high). FUN! But it's not long enough. It's only 22 minutes, and I'm not ready to quit at the end. These ladies are fabulous! They work so well together. I think they may be sisters; they look a little alike. Then they co-teach a 22 minute step segment. More fun! I'm not ready for that one to end, either. I simply love their workouts! Both are extremely easy to follow, and they have great moves. They even add some funky-type attitude movements here and there, that you can leave out if you want. I think both low-impacters and high- impacters would get a kick out of this workout.

Next is Paul McKean with 30 minutes of step. Snooze city. Boring, boring, boring. It gets more interesting at times, but overall, the only word for it is BORING. I will not be doing this part again.

Finally, there is Katarina Wester-O'Rourke with high/low and the cooldown. The two together are 30 minutes. Her high/low routine is fun, but she seems odd. The expression on her face throughout most of the workout makes you think she's not really "here" if you know what I mean. Then also, she is a dancer, and she acts like she's performing on a Broadway stage. I liked her choreography, but I didn't like the way SHE did it! So, for example, when she's doing lunges in her squirrely-dancer-type way, I just do plain ol' lunges like a real person. I may do her routine again from time to time, but only in conjunction with Shannon and Alison. In other words, I don't like it enough to do it as a stand-alone routine.

I give this tape *overall* a C, but I give Shannon and Alison an A+. I got it at the sale price of $6, so I'm very pleased. But I don't recommend paying $19.95 for it!

Instructor Comments:
I've nicknamed Shannon and Alison "The Dynamic Duo." What fun! And what a great team! Very charismatic, friendly, and creative. Paul is rather unremarkable. Katarina is, uh, well, somewhat strange.

Annie S.