I like this video; it was just what I was hoping it would be. I had liked Stephanie's portion of the Perfect Balance tape - the flowing and graceful ballet aerobic moves. I bought the tape Heartbeat Ballet (the expanded version of Perfect Balance) hoping to get more of those moves, but the rest of it turned out to be just ballet toning moves. Esprit De Danse is more of those wonderful aerobic ballet moves that I liked so much. I always wanted to take ballet when I was younger, but never did. I felt like I was much too ungraceful and I know when I do this tape, I probably don't look very graceful, but I FEEL graceful and it's such a nice feeling. I didn't pick up all the moves in this the first time, but I got most of them and I know I will have them all within the next time or two. She teaches about 4 or 5 moves in each section and we repeat them about 3 times before going to the next section. The time went pretty quickly (the tape is about 40 minutes) and I really enjoyed it. The tape is definitely at a beginner/intermediate level, but it was perfect for me today because I'm finally getting over a cold I've had for three weeks and I wanted to start back exercising with something light. I recommend this tape for a light aerobic day.

Instructor Comments:
I like the way Stephanie teaches. You can tell she's a great ballerina, but her teaching is very down-to-earth and she gives great pointers. She also uses simple ways of describing moves, like "stirring the soup" or "zipping the jeans".

Karen Walsh