I really enjoyed this whole video, despite a few glitches in the workout. The hi/lo combo and step combos are interesting, well-taught, well-cued and at the low end of advanced level as far as intensity goes. Because neither is super long -- just a little more than 30 minutes -- the "taking it from the top" (TIFTing) doesn't get tedious, as it so often can with CIAs. Done in its entirety, this is a full 90-minute workout, but you could break it up into 2 different workouts of about 45 minutes each. I like the versatility of that.

Good things: (1) I love the music in this video, which is Dynamix, but has more vocals and some songs I haven't heard on my other tapes.
(2) The hi/lo choreography is just the right level of complexity for me -- plenty of dancy moves like pivots, spins and mambos, but peppered with simple, intense moves such as jacks and boxer shuffles to keep your heart rate up and keep you on the beat.
(3) I enjoy the step choreography a LOT. It is more complex than the hi/lo, but I find step easier to learn, so again, it presented just the right mental challenge.
(4)I like the way that Franny starts out working the lower portion of the abs during her abdominal section at the end of the tape.

Bad things: (1)Franny repeats the right lead WAY too many times during the middle portion of the hi/lo.
(2) And the video ends abruptly right in the middle of Franny's ab workout! You're just starting to do crunches for the upper abs and .. fade to credits.

For your frame of reference, I'm an advanced level exerciser as far as intensity and getting better at complex choreography, but this has only come through practice, not inherent ability. My favorite hi/lo workouts are Christi Taylors Happy Hour Hi/Lo, Greg Twombly's 9003, Franny's 9905 and Cathe F's Maximum Intensity Cardio.

Instructor Comments:
Franny is very likable and at ease with the camera. Her style is at the athletic end of the dancy spectrum -- if that makes sense to you. For some reason, I can just picture Franny as a cheerleader. She's not perky or hyper, I think it's just her build and the way she moves. You can tell she LOVES sharing her workouts with us. And she makes me forget that she's in a video, I feel as if I'm taking a live class with her. (Complete with a boo-boo or two, but you can't help but like her for it.)

Daphne M