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Each era has its own defining exercise video--or in this age, DVD. Dancing With the Stars: Cardio Dance isn't going to go down as the 21st century's answer to Jane Fonda's exercise tapes, but it's not a bad way to learn a few basic steps, thanks to instructions from some of the professional dancers from the ABC hit series Dancing With the Stars. Ashly Costa (the brunette who danced up a storm with Harry Hamlin), Kym Johnson (the blonde who almost made a DWTS winner out of Joey Fatone), and Maksim Chmerkovsy (the dude who sparred with Laila Ali on and off the dance floor) make for nice eye candy as they teach viewers how to do the cha-cha, the jive, and the paso doble. Cardio Dance does a good job of showing viewers how to warm their bodies up before getting into the more aerobic dance exercises. Women will probably benefit most from Kym's instructional portion, which focuses on toning the hips and waistline. The patient Australian (who once taught Jerry Springer how to waltz) is relatively easy to follow as she teaches the Brazilian samba. This DVD isn't for the serious dancer. Its target audience is comprised of fans of the show who'd like to get in shape with Ashly, Kym, and Maks. If you already know the basics of dance, you won't have problems keeping up with their instructions. But if you have two left feet, some of the dance terms they toss around (but don't explain) will leave you scratching your head rather than hoofing it up. And while we're not expecting anyone like season-four winner Apolo Anton Ohno to make an appearance here, it would've been nice to include a segment or two with DWTS judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Len Goodman. --Jae-Ha Kim

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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 07, 2008 Type: User Review Great workout!!!

This was by far the BEST cardio dance workout I have ever done!!! It was energizing and I broke quite a sweat!!! Beware beginners though...it is fast paced and it could be difficult for you to keep up with the steps. I LOVE IT!!!!
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 30, 2008 Type: User Review Great for an experienced dancer

Most of the people who wrote that this video does not provide very much instruction and its not for the beginner are correct. For me, that was a good thing. I have studied modern, jazz, and middle eastern(belly dance). I think that anyone who has...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 29, 2008 Type: User Review dance moves

Video is good, but it goes through the moves very quickly so it takes a few watchings to figure it out...it takes lots of practice to be able to do a routine from begining to end!!
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 19, 2008 Type: User Review Don't waste your money!!

I was looking for a dance DVD that would be fun and interesting, and this is NOT it! The moves are very difficult to follow for a beginner, and the instructors spend hardly any time demonstrating them. This is exacerbated by the horrible camera...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 16, 2008 Type: User Review Absolutely fantastic dance workout DVD

This DVD contains workout and dance steps for 4 dances - cha cha, samba, paso doble, and jive. I've learned more cha cha moves from this DVD than from the dance classes that I was taking. Between working with this DVD and 2 - 3 hour dance...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 02, 2008 Type: User Review Not for the beginner

This dvd has a good warm-up section, but the rest of the exercises are very quick and for an advanced person.
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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 10, 2008 Type: User Review don't buy it if you want to have some good cardio workout

only in one dance which lasts only 15 minutes you get pretty a good workout, in others it's too slow, you even won't sweat, waste of money ... if you want to learn to dance, buy it, get some workout while dancing - no!!!
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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 25, 2008 Type: User Review exercise with dance

I love "Dancing with the Stars" and miss it when it isn't on so I ordered the dancing video. I am enjoying learning to improve my style with some of the stars. Thanks for the opportunity.
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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 20, 2008 Type: User Review Doesn't live up to my expectations...

I'm a huge fan of the show and really amazed at how great the pros look. I did the workouts but I didn't feel as though they were high impact enough to make me sweat or feel the burn. The moves were fun to do but no properly broken down, but the...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 05, 2008 Type: User Review Bad For Non Dancers

I actually hate giving bad reviews but in this case I am going to make an exception. This video is HORRIBLE for beginners. As dance instructors, they should have known to actually include a segment on the dance moves and have a practice section so...
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