CIA 9906: LA training

Patrick Goudeau
Year Released: 1999

Categories: Floor Aerobics/Hi-Lo/Dance , Step Aerobics


This review is only for the step section of Patrick's new CIA tape. The first time I previewed the tape and saw that "on, on, off, off..." moves, I literally ROFL. I knew immediately that it would be an infamous moment in workout tapes and turn many people off from Patrick. I also imagine you Cathe's and Christi's fans looked wide-eyed at this move and ask, "Is he really an instructor?!" Yes, compare to Cathe and Christi, this guy can't meet their excellent standard. But there's something in his choreography that always grab me, which Cathe and Christi can't (except with her 9801).

When previewed, the step section is like the day after God destroyed the Tower of Babel. Everything was confused and inarticulate. But once I started learning it, it was like a jigsaw puzzle that fit to its part. And the second time through was like night and day. I have done it 4 times by now. Patrick starts with the warmup with some boxing flavour moves, step touch around the step, hamstring curls, mambo, chasse and a pas de bourre (?) into reverse turn which is very similar to StepWorks cooldown. He then does some dynamic stretches. His choreography consists of 3 combos. The first combination is the hardest for me. It starts with the "wind up, wind down" the step, shuffle the step to the front, then to that "on, on, of, off..." which you kinda straddle forward and do a reverse turn. Then you do quick lunges, hop on your step and do a box step off. I find that I always can't stay on the beat with him here. The second combo is the easiest to learn. You do Tarzan moves which are two power knees, Fred Sanford (Who is he?) which is similar to Walk the Bench in 9901, pivot, chasse, spin, 2 knees, turn to the other end of the step, 2 heels, mambo and go over the top, turn and "walk the plank", now you get to the front of the step again and also your back to the T.V., you have to pony to the back of the step and pivot to face the T.V. again. Now comes my favourite combos, (in fact I love them all!), we do L step with knee and turn to get off the step on the front again, then mambo, turn, shuffle the step (He calls it cha,cha), pendulum, then kick ball change over to the back of your step. The moves here fits to the music perfectly and I just wish I could move like him. Now comes 3 count steps, turn inside, cross over to the front, 2 knees and jog over the step back. That's all it is. I hope my description makes some sense. You can see that his chreography is well thought out. Every combo will make you go to the front of the step, then you have to do association moves (on, on, off, off; pony; kick ball change) to come back behind your step again.

The intensity in this tape is strictly intermediate and lower than his step section in 9001. (I am an intermediate exerciser). He also does the step tap, march in place more than his previous tape. As discussed in the forum, one of the background exercisers can't follow up with him. The tape was edited much to conceal this and you will see mostly Patrick's feet at the end of the tape. Another flaw is the volume of the music. It is too low and I can't hear it, and in MY situation I can't turn on my volume too much. So I have to put up with only hearing Patrick's cue.

Instructor's comment: What can I say about Patrick that I haven't said about him? He is my favourite instructor to the end of the world. His choreography is complex without being too dancy and he never bothers me with difficult arm movements. He can move gracefully and just plain fun to watch. His personality prevails.

pakavadi

09/07/1999