Ritmos Latinos

Hugo Diez
Year Released: 1999

Categories: Floor Aerobics/Hi-Lo/Dance


Addendum to Pilar's 1999 review:

After two and a half years, I did this tape again. I feel obligated to post an update to my earlier enthusiastic review. This is a good tape for a beginner/intermediate or athletic pregnant woman with a good sense of rhythm and dance. It is fun, but it is not even in its intensity. And in the two and a half years since it (and Step Salsation) were released, many better (and better-made) Latin tapes have been made. Viva and Kathy Smith’s Latin tape are much better Latin tapes to incorporate into a workout program. Compared to Kathy’s tape, in particular, Hugo’s tape seems improvised and the cuing, sporadic. The soundtrack music and the Latin moves are no longer uncommon on video tapes. There is a certain charm to Hugo and his tape, but my initial enthusiasm was due largely to the fact that this was the only Latin tape out there. That is no longer the case. And Hugo’s use of the right lead drove me to distraction yesterday. This tape has not aged well, and I wanted my temper my previous review.

Pilar

03/05/2002