This is a terrific hi/lo workout and one of the few low impact tapes that can get my heart rate into the target zone. It clocks in at about 49 minutes for the warm up and core workout, then a short cooldown before an extended ab section. (I admit I haven't been able to face the concept of 20 minutes of abs, so I won't be commenting on that part).

The choreography is pretty dancy/complex. I'm a complex choreography junkie and usually able to pick up most anything (even the second section of Step Heaven) in the first couple of tries. Harold cues it well, and it's pretty easy to pick up the moves.

And I can't say enough about Harold! This is his first tape, and he's a wonderful instructor. His cueing is excellent, and he has a terrific personality. Towards the end he adds some "flava" which is thankfully optional, because I can get my body to move *quite* like that. Fun to watch, though!

All that having been said, if you don't like a lot of "take it from the top", this is not the tape for you. The sequencing would have benefitted from starting from the second or third segment, and spending more time on the fourth, rather than always starting from the top. On the other hand, if you need a lot of practice with the complex choreography, this might work out well for you. However, I have the attention span of a gnat, so TIFT'ing is a real impediment for me. As a result, I probably will only reach for this if my knees hurt and I need a low impact workout (so far, thankfully, a rare occurrence).

The music is also very familiar - same as used in Andre's CIA 9901, Jennifer Mills-Palmer's CIA 9908 and, I'm told, Cathe's Interval Max. For me, that's actually a positive, because I particularly like the Carribean style section, but many people may be very tired of this by now.

Even still, I will be anxiously awaiting the next offering from this talented instructor. Hopefully, with less TIFT'ing, but more great personality.

Celia M