CIA 7004: All Star, All Step

Shannon Anderson, Paul McKean, Beverly Todd
Year Released: 1995

Categories: Step Aerobics


This is my all-time favorite video. Why? Because it taught me that I really can do "complex" choreography and have a great time. Shannon's segment is fun and dancy, but her cuing is so good that I had no trouble following along. As someone else had said, I'd have been happy with the whole tape being Shannon.

Even still, Paul McKean's segment is my favorite. There is a particular two-knee repeater then kick-ball-change move that I think is just a blast.

Beverly Todd's segment has some fun moves and though you have to put your step sideways (which I don't really have the room for), I've been able to modify and join in. v The bottom line is, all of the segments are fun and the time just flies by. The intensity gets me into my HR zone but not so much that I burn out after the first segment. This is the tape I do whenever I don't feel like working out to get my enthusiasm back. Grade: A++

Instructor Comments:
I love Shannon Anderson! She cues well and she is upbeat and bubbly without being annoying (it's a fine line that Denise Austin has never found the right side of!) I might agree that Paul McKean is a little stiff, but I like his voice and enthusiasm (and he's okay to look at, too). Beverly Todd does not seem overly burdened by personality, but she cues well and her choreography is good, and that's what I really care about.

Celia M.

05/07/1999