African Beat - Latin Heat

MaDonna Grimes
Year Released: 2005

Categories: Floor Aerobics/Hi-Lo/Dance


Okay, first what I didn't like about this workout: I don't think MaDonna cues very well. Her cue for one new move is "okay, now hips"..Another time she wants you to do a left turn and she says "turn to the back" so I thought we were repeating the same movement facing the back of the room, but I was mistaken. Another thing that bothered me is in one segment after teaching a new step, MaDonna and the background exercisers stop to congratulate themselves after each time they perform the step. I don't understand the point - I want to keep moving, so I just marched in placed during those moments - and they did it several times.

What I did like about this workout: The music is pretty good and I thought the choreography was fun!

The workout is short - a total of 28 minutes including warm up and cool down. There is an additional 10-minute bonus segment that is less dancey than the main workout (there are lots of squats, some toe taps, knee lifts and hamstring curls and a very short ab section.)

The background exercisers are miked in this one and the DVD contains the option of widescreen or normal format - I don't think I've seen that before on other DVDs.

I am glad I bought this one - it's quick and fun. A good add on for lazy days.

Instructor Comments:

Tammy

01/08/2005