Obviously the precursor to Andre's Advanced Step, Step Sensation is nonetheless a worthy tape in its own right. You will recognize many of these moves -- the four knees up, over and around to a kick, the tap around the world etc -- from Advanced Step as Andre takes you through six combinations, but they are put together differently enough so that you won't feel like it's the same tape. The music is unremarkable (no "Don't Call Me Baby") but the routine is top-notch. The six combinations flow very smoothly but there is no excessive TIFTing. At the end, Andre takes them from the top twice, once regular and then split. I could have done them a third time because they're so much fun. The choreography is complex, but if you can do Advanced Step, you'll have no trouble with this. There are some fun moves including a pendulum hop-hop to a pivot, stomps and lots of shuffling.
I have few complaints about this tape. There's a little glitch where Andre says you're going to TIFT combos 1-5 after you get some water but when you come back, and you think you're done but then he introduces a sixth combo instead. That's something that would only be annoying the first time you do the tape. The music and the set, yuck. A shame, really, because in the hands of another producer, this would have easily been another Advanced Cardio. The intensity is just about the same; my hr averaged 135 during the 45 minutes of cardio. Priced at $10, this is a bargain and one of the few true Sara's City keepers.

Instructor Comments:
A delight, as always. Andre even teachers Japanese in this video.

Donna Kahwaty