If you like Patrick's other dance workouts, you'll like this one too. It's chock full of Patrick's fun, complex choreography. He has a fabulous rapport with his background exercisers and genuinely seems to be having fun. I did not get everything the 1st time through, but I actually like the fact that it's an ongoing process. I was so thrilled when I FINALLY could do all of Dance Moves. I'm ready to take Patrick's next challenge! I had a blast!! It's not much of a space hog side to side, maybe 2 grapevines worth. Front to back felt like I needed more space, but that may have been because there are some moves where I'm moving backwards. When I objectively think over the actual choreography, I don't think it was more than 2 grapevines front to back either, maybe less. There are mambos, chasays, twists, and turns, everything we've come to expect from our Patrick. It's not very high impact at all. I'm actually considering doing this barefoot all the time, since I work out on carpet, and my bare feet made the turns easier. Because I was having such a great time, I really worked up a sweat. I wasn't wearing my HRM since it wasn't an official workout, but I would estimate that I was easily in my low to mid aerobic range, even without catching all of the choreography this time through. I think it will be amazing once I can do everything! It's because it's so much fun that you really put your all into it. The amount of TIFT felt about right to me. When we got farther into the workout, he didn't go back to the very beginning every time. Usually it was back to the beginning of the combo you're building, or maybe the combo that came before that one. At the end you go thought the WHOLE thing 3 times! YEAH!! The warmup is very dancy, while the cooldown gives your brain a break while retaining a dancy feel.

If you didn't like his dance workouts, you won't like this one either, because it's very similar in format. Moves are taught in complete 8 counts, a couple of times slow and then full speed. They did seem much easier for me to catch onto than some of the combos in Dance Moves. As you get farther into the workout Patrick sometimes neglects to cue, just as he did in Dance Moves. This is NOT for the choreography impaired!

There are a couple of bonus learning sections, one where you see them from behind doing the WHOLE routine at tempo ( no cues or anything, just the music and watching them from behind ), and one slower with Patrick counting out the moves as he goes through, but again, there aren't cues to go with the moves. In addition there is an inset on the bottom left of the screen each time he introduces a new sequence, showing it from the rear view. I found it confusing to switch my viewpoint back and forth, so I stuck with the front view.

The music was all instrumental, with a really good beat in the background. I didn't recognize any of it, and none of it is anything that I will be humming all day, but I enjoyed it during the wokrout. It fit very well.

The same set is used for all 3 workouts in this series. I found the set to be very tasteful and relaxing took at. There are no glaring lights or strange camera angles that we saw in BEST Step or the ABC Workout. There is a TV screen in the middle rear with Patrick's name on it. Curtains hang ceiling to floor in the back which are lit from behind in a soothing blue. Then there are a couple of large columns, lit in a soft white light. A couple of screen with white panels and cutouts that let the blue curtains show through arc around the sides. It has a geometric feel.

This one is a winner in my book! Patrick really knows how to bring out my inner dancer!

Instructor Comments:
Patrick is the best! He's fun and upbeat, and yes, even a little goofy sometimes. Working out with him always feels like you're working out with a buddy, who is having a great time and wants you to come along for the ride.

ErinF