CIA 9806: A Step Workout

Shannon Anderson, Alison Boyd
Year Released: 1998

Categories: Step Aerobics


Fun, fun and more fun!! From the warmup, this workout is a blast. Great music (heard in other tapes but this one soundtrack seemed to be made for this workout!), great moves and lots of energy.

The other reviewers have broken this workout down well so I'll just comment on the fun factor. Shannon and Alison share teaching jobs and while the two styles are slightly different (Shannon's athletic while Alison's semi-dancy), the two mix well together. The workout moves pretty fast and halfway through the workout, I was really sweating. There's just no time to be bored. The sisters do not spend a lot of time breaking things down, but they show you and then you join in.

I usually like just one instructor but this tape is different because both leads are great. The movesare shown face forward and then ONCE you learn them, they "mix it up" a bit to where you're doing the moves on all sides of the bench.

I especially like it when we run through (near the end) the 5 combos 2 times and then Shannon and Alison splice it down the middle. This means that you do all the moves to one side then to the other side. This makes the moves seem so fresh even though you've worked on them the whole time.

Great video and I hope CIA will do more with this sisters. The workout is balanced and has *very* few flaws.

This is a keeper!

Instructor Comments:
Work great together as a team. Shannon's moves were more athletic while Alison's were more dancy. Whole workout blended well together. Both cued great. Since I tend to like athletic stepping more than dancy stepping, I followed Shannon a little easier than Alison.

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03/11/2000