Reebok Aerobicaliente

Diana Maria Lara, Mauro Maschkvich
Year Released: 1996

Categories: Floor Aerobics/Hi-Lo/Dance


This half-hour tape is in the Get Up and Dance/The Grind category of just-for-fun workouts. It's no more than beginner-intermediate in intensity, but you will need a good knack for picking up dancy steps and coordinating your arms with your legs. The two instructors, who work out alone except for some shadowed dancers gyrating in the background, use the warmup to teach basic Latin steps like cha-chas, mambos, sambas and even the lambada. During the aerobic section, they put the moves together into several combos and add creative arm movements. They even show several "partner" variations, so you might be able to drag your significant other off the couch for this one :). The music is a little repetitive but not bad. I wouldn't really call this a beginner tape because of the complexity of the choreography. And if you're advanced, you won't work up much of a sweat. But if you like Latin dancing, this is a fun tape for when you only have half an hour and feel like you have to do "something", or as a warmup for strength training. Grade: A-

Instructor Comments:
Diana and Mauro cue adequately, have a good rapport together and seem to be having a good time. You even get a mini-Spanish lesson as they count down in both Spanish and English, and repeat some phrases and words in both languages.

Sue B

02/16/1998