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04-29-20, 07:51 AM | |
Join Date: Dec 2011
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I love Cathe as well - and her Greatest Hits DVD is really awesome and pretty underrated as well, IMHO. Her earlier routines had such great music and you really get the best of them on this DVD. The premixes are great on her as well.
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04-28-20, 10:01 AM | |
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Join Date: Apr 2003
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I wholeheartedly agree with Stephanie's comments on everything. Amy Bento's ASC2 - yes! Seasun - yes!
Here are some others, but before leaving the more beaten Cathe path, I'd recommend her classic Rhythmic Step. Kristin Kagen (Step This Way and Step This Way 2) and Franny Benedetto (from CIA series) are instructors from days of yore, but if you can find their workouts, they are solid, fun and well-cued. I think people either love or hate KCM's Step-Boxing videos (she has four of them). I love the aspect of getting a good upper body workout while stepping and she comes up with interesting, doable combinations. Steven SanSoucie is a relative newcomer who does a nice job of cueing while providing an intermediate cardio challenge. I'll usually pick up some handweights for step routines like his where I enjoy the choreography but need a little extra cardio boost beyond what the workout provides. 4. What has been your top 3 step workouts over the years? Looking at my workout log (started in July 2003), I am unsurprised to see that Gilad's Step and Tone is my most used step workout. Nothing fancy, nothing dancy, but the efficiency of his step plus upper body weight routine keeps me pulling this one out even though I am generally a choreography fiend when it comes to step. Tracey Staehle High Intensity Step Mix Christi Taylor Solid Gold Step 5. Do you still do step? I still do step a couple times a week. I had a hip replacement last summer and, in trying to kinda sorta adhere to my doctor's advice to avoid impact, I find that step routines often require the least amount of modifying to keep things low-impact. 6. Who is the most underrated instructor out there? Shout-out to Kari Anderson for her grace and cueing. |
04-29-20, 07:49 AM | |
Join Date: Dec 2011
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bergame, I love all of the KCMs step-boxing videos! I agree, definitely a love/hate relationship here. These are a lot of fun. I do consider them on the fringe of the step genre when I categorize them in my mind. I also love her step bonus on Strength and Stamina - so much fun!
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04-29-20, 08:43 AM | ||
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chicago burb
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I am kind of a klutz when it comes to the step so I don't do any step too complicated. I love Christi Taylor's step from Mission Possible and her Ultimate Cardio Core workout. Jenny Ford has great intermediate step workouts that aren't too complicated. Gin Miller cues well and has more athletic than dancey step workouts. That's all I can think of right now. If a workout has a lot of pivots and twirls around the step I'm out...I don't want to injure myself tripping over the step!
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04-29-20, 09:24 AM | |
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Never Never Land
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1. Who do you think is the best cuer out there?
Christie Taylor, Gay Gasper, 2. Who has the most interesting routines? Patrick Goudeau, Seasun Zieger 3. Who has the most athletic workouts? Cathe, Amy Bento 4. What has been your top 3 step workouts over the years? Gay Gasper- All Out Infused Step, Deidre Morris- Tap less, Step More, Amy Bentos ASC 2 5. Do you still do step? Yes, a few times per month 6. Who is the most underrated instructor out there? Gay Gasper I also love KCM's Step Boxing routines. |
04-28-20, 10:06 AM | |
Join Date: Dec 2005
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I love step; it is my favorite cardio although I have to keep it low impact. Right now I am not able to do it as I am recovering from a knee replacement but I hope to return to it. I consider Kari Anderson to be excellent at cueing and I consider her workouts to be the most fun and interesting. She makes me feel like I am dancing. I think Kathy Smith, Charlene Prickett and Karen Voight have more athletic workouts. I don't really have 3 favorites but Hot Steps, Bench Works and Energy Sprint make me feel like I have really accomplished something.
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