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a pretty good workout
I like this video quite a bit, but I have had a lot of issues with the DVD, which I admit could be the fault of my roommate's cheap player. Namely (and I have this problem with the first ballet workout also), if I try to skip through the chapters, it doesn't skip in a linear fashion, as with a normal movie dvd. So for example, there is a long intro that talks about the core, posture, etc. but naturally I don't want to see that every single time. But clicking next chapter doesn't skip the intro, it skips me into some weird shorter workout that cuts out the first couple of warmup exercises, and part of the workout routine at the end. Sometimes, I think this is useful, but there's actually no way for me to do the whole workout without letting the whole long intro play (fastforward can cause the same problem.) <
>anyway, that's a very strange thing, and hopefully not going to be the case once I get my own dvd player, but figured I should warn people. Other than that, the workout is pretty great. not sure how much I like the routine at the end, but it is a good change up, and more aerobic.

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Very Fun
I'm in many dance classes and on a dance team. I was looking for a way to condition on my own outside of class and this is the best thing i have found. At the end of the workout my muscles feel like i've just been in class for an hour. There are great excercises for everything. It will be harder to learn if you have never danced before, but it's a good workout for anybody. It deffinately makes you sweat. <
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>If you're trying to decide between one and two there are only a few differences because i have both <
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>-the first one is better organized and has more "workout" sections, but really they are just the overall workout broken up. <
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>-the second one includes a choreographed dance like excercise that is very fun and challenging and broken into sections to make it easily learned <
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>-the second one has a handy dandy glossary for people who aren't enrolled in ballet class <
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>Other than that their the same mostly except for the actual excercises which vary. But their both a great workout

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This is good if you want something different.
This is good if you want something different. I enjoy this DVD though I find it more of a taxing than a challenging workout- it's more strength than cardio. The music, setting, and dancers are all great. One of the female ballet dancers is so incredibly flexible that it's motivating. <
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>It isn't an intimidating routine either. I have no real knowledge of ballet- I didn't buy Volume 1 because the reviews for Volume 2 seemed better, and I haven't done ballet since I was about 5 years old. I'm also not particularly coorinated but this didn't seem to be too much of a problem. There are moments where detailed instruction wouldn't have hurt and I definitely rewind it to try to figure out some movements. However, that just goes with the territory of ballet- it takes practice. Granted, the elegance of ballet comes with time so mostly I started out quite clumsily but it's coming together. Overall, a very good DVD. I would particularly recommend this to pilates/yoga types who want something new.