Advanced Step (aka Great Step)

Andre Houle
Year Released: 2001

Categories: Step Aerobics


I am probably in the minority but these workouts were not for me and I traded them away after trying them only once. These were my first Andres videos but I had recently attended his live step class at Cardio Classic in SF. The choreography was tough but I made it through. Andre's great personality and enthusiasm were very motivating for me and his music was great.

This one I did all the way through but again it just didn't appeal to me. The music was good and Andre was charming. The choreo was innovative but there were too many turns and it just didn't seem to flow. I like complex choreo a la Christi and Franny but in this case I felt like the choreo took precedence over the workout. Christi's Step Heaven and Franny's 9905 make you sweat while challenging you mentally with the complicated moves.

Overall I don't think these workouts are bad but they're just not for me. I thought the step video was better than the hi-lo.

Caroline Kim

05/12/2001