Block Party Step

Franny Benedetto
Year Released: 1997

Categories: Step Aerobics


On cardio work, I am an intermediate exerciser who enjoys with intermediate to advanced choreography. I also enjoy my “easier” workouts on those mornings I don’t feel like thinking that much.

This is my second time to try a Franny workout. The first one was a CIA workout that I started it, loved the warm up and then found myself staring at the screen as they moved into an ALL high-impact hi/lo routine. I immediately ejected it and traded it. But, I keep hearing raves at VF about Franny, so I ordered this Sara City workout since it was only $10. And, I really enjoy it.

Franny is by herself in an empty studio presenting a workout for other aerobic instructors to get ideas from. However, she usually cues the workout like a “regular” workout for the exerciser and only talks like she is speaking to other instructors periodically.

She cues well, except for once in awhile, when she is teaching a combo and there are extra temporary steps, she doesn’t cue the steps that will go away in a minute as well. She does a combination and then takes it from the top after each combination. She includes some really fun combinations and seems to be having a lot of fun herself. Her teaching style is so natural and free flowing. It’s fun and easy to follow. She does give options for lower impact on some of the moves, which is important to me.

The production values in this workout are not topnotch, but I didn’t think they were bad either. The music is okay. They use the picture in picture some, although I didn’t find it extremely effective. And, once in awhile, the camera focuses on her feet when I want to see her whole body, but, that doesn’t happen too often.

Instructor Comments:
She is such a natural teacher and has fun while doing it.

Laura S.

11/30/-0001