I bought this video after getting several YBB Live DVDs and really enjoying them. I really enjoy this one, as well. It’s 60 minutes, so it’s noticeably longer than the Lives. The intention setting, warm-up, and cardio/dance section is about 30 minutes; a bit over 20 minutes of that is cardio work. The sculpting section lasts about 15 minutes, and the final yoga section is about 15 minutes.

The dance section is a lot of fun. There’s less TIFTing than in the Lives. You learn one block of choreography, with Gillian and Teigh alternating adding on the next move. Then you repeat that block twice. Then you learn a second block of choreography and repeat it once, and that’s the whole dance section. There’s a lot of hip movement and fun arm patterns in the choreography, and many of their moves have funny names. This section does make me warm, but it’s not very tough aerobically. I’ve been exercising for many years and usually do pretty intense cardio workouts, so this is a light workout for me. These workouts are so fun, though, that it makes me wish I was just starting out, so I could do them all the time! As it is, I use the dance section from this workout (or the Lives) as a short, lower intensity cardio section before doing weights or yoga. Sometimes I combine the dance section from several YBBs to make a longer, lower intensity cardio workout.

The sculpting section is all standing leg work. There are front, side, and back leg lifts with several variations, and some plies in between. I like this section because it makes me feel long and graceful, but it’s not particularly hard sculpting work compared to Kari Anderson’s Angles, Lines, and Curves or Reach, for instance.

The yoga section at the end is really nice and significantly longer than the ending stretches on the YBB Lives. They do pigeon on each side and then a seated twist and double pigeon on each side, so it’s a really nice section to stretch out the hips. There’s a good relaxation at the end.

Teigh and Gillian teach together really well and clearly enjoy themselves. The workout is very pretty to look at – nice colors and lovely scenery. It’s not brightly colored like the Lives, but it’s quite beautiful and well produced. Ravi is there on the drums with the usual YBB-style music. There are 4 or 5 background exercisers during the dance and yoga sections, but it’s just Teigh, Gillian, and one background exerciser during the sculpting section. Teigh and Gillian are alone at the beginning next to a Koi pond (with some *huge* fish in it!) for the intention setting. I’d say the atmosphere is a bit calmer or more subdued than the Lives, in terms of the colors of the set and clothing, the number of background exercisers, and the level of enthusiasm/noise from the background exercisers. So if those are things you love about the Lives, you may not like this one as well.

I really enjoy Advanced and the Lives, mostly because the dance sections are very fun in all of them. I also really like the longer section of yoga stretches at the end of this one. This workout leaves me feeling energized and happy. It’s probably not for you, though, if you (1) hate moving your hips, or (2) are looking for a high intensity cardio workout. [However, if you like the idea of moving your hips but don’t think you’re that good at it, give YBB a try – they make you feel like however you’re doing it is just fine, and they teach the dance section so that non-dancers can still catch on and have fun.]

Instructor Comments:
I like Gillian and Teigh a lot. I've seen mentions that Gillian is a bit out there in this one, but she seemed fine to me. They teach really well together and have a very positive outlook on exercise and taking care of yourself.

KathyW