Hot Steps

Kari Anderson
Year Released: 2002

Categories: Step Aerobics


I decided to get Hot Steps DVD after seeing clips and hearing the music. I was looking for something that was close to Cathe and Christi. Before Cathe and Christi, I only did the FIRM. This was definately everything I imagined and more. The music was fantastic. The moves were an excellent mix of athletic+dancy moves. Not too many pivots but complex enough for me to work at it. It had a few moves where you go around the step or choreo with back to the TV. But they were not difficult. The choreo was very well matched to the music and flowed well. It reminded me of how fun Still Steppin' is. Kari shows you a basic preview of new moves just like Christi does and then she keeps dressing it up. This was great for me since it was my first experience with her. Kari's Hot Steps combos are shorter and less complex than Christi's. She teaches combo 1, then 2 and does combos 1&2 combined. Then she teaches 3 then 4 and combines them. At the end she combines all 4 combos. So the finished product is like int./adv. Cathe intensity with the dancy lower impact fun feel of Christi. She has premixes of 1&2 which is 35 min. including the w/u and c/d. The same for 3&4. Then she has another premix for all 4. I have not tried the all 4 premix. But I did combos 1&2 premix, then 3&4 premix while I was learning the w/o. The learning curve was really low for me, probably b/c I've done both Cathe and Christi for a while. This is a perfect bridge from Cathe to Christi, IMO. And did I say the music was slamming although familiar--heard some of it on FIRM Cardio Sculpt, Kickbox Strikezone and maybe some others I don't remember. But they sounded so great together. They were all hits in my book. There was a nice 5 min. stretch at the end. Great after a long w/o. This DVD is so well chaptered too. This makes it pretty versitile for mish/mosh workouts. This workout is HOT! HOT! HOT! (Corny, but true.)

Instructor Comments:
Kari was very engaging and relaxed. She cued very well, which made it easier to follow the workout once I started to grasp what the name of the moves were. Her style reminded me of Christi in a way. She was energetic and playful. She even sang along with the music every now and then.

Jessicavi

12/01/2006