I love Fitness Pros Alec Mazo
"Fitness with the Pros" is a three-level program that features Edyta Sliwinska, from Dancing with the Stars, as the instructor. Her husband (Alec Mazo) is on the DVD with her, but he says nothing the entire time. The workout is divided into three levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. There were four dance styles taught, but they were not necessarily on each level. I will be breaking down this DVD by dance style.
Waltz:
Beginner - This was a very easy, very slow-paced set of movements. There were only a few steps to learn in it, and Edyta explained them rather well. This isn't very good cardio, but it works the legs a lot due to the many lunges and calf raises that you do in the moves. Overall, the waltz is a very leisurely, beginner workout.
Cha-Cha:
Beginner - Although the moves in this section are very basic and easy to do, Edyta expects you to know them already and she will just call out the name of the step and expect you to follow. It shouldn't be too hard to pick up as the moves are basic, but maybe you should just watch the first time. Also note that there is a "break it down" option on each move that will allow you to watch the move in slow motion if you just can't get it.
Intermediate - This was a little bit faster-paced. There were some moves from the beginner section, but there are several new moves introduce. At the end of this section Edyta puts all the steps together for a short routine.
Samba:
Intermediate - The moves are basic Samba moves; however, once again, Edyta just calls out the moves and expects you to know them. This is a bit fast-paced, and it may be a but harder to pick up than the Cha-Cha, but once you get it, it is a great cardio workout. There is a lot of bouncing in the legs, so you may even get a bit of toning in this routine.
Advanced - The moves are much quicker in this level, and more arms are added. The moves get a bit more complex, but this is a great section for people who really want to get a good workout while doing REAL dance moves. Once again, if anything gets too tricky, the "break it down" option is still available.
Jive:
Beginner - The jive isn't too hard to pick up in the beginner level, for it consists mostly of basic jumps and kicks. However, it is a huge cardio segment as you jump or kick almost constantly. The moves are simple but high cardio. At the end there is a short "pelvis" exercise, which is basically an ab exercise.
Intermediate - A few new moves are added into this level, so a new dancer might be thrown off as Edyta, yet again, just calls out the moves. But the new moves are very simple, and most people will catch on. However, this moves a bit faster than the beginner jive, and it is just as (if not more) challenging cardio-wise.
Advanced - This is the most intense workout of them all. This routine is super fast will a lot of jumps, kicks, flicks, fast footwork, and more. It will be challenging, but like I said with another workout, this one will have you working out with REAL dance moves. Unlike the other workouts which all come in at about 10 minutes, this segment is a whopping 20 minutes.
Each style of dance has a music track that plays with it no matter what level you are on, so some might get sick of the music, but I rather like it. And there are cool-downs after each section, which can be annoying if you are doing multiple in a row, but you can use the fast-forward button. So, although it has a few flaws for non-dancers and easily frustrated people, this was the perfect workout for a dancer like me, and I find myself doing it at least once a week. It's great because you can start at beginner and eventually built up to a huge workout. As a final note, this DVD was a follow up to "Dancing Like the Pros" which was a teaching DVD. This might be the reason Edyta expects you to know the moves, but I don't own this teaching DVD, so I'm not sure. Once again, this was great DVD with multiple levels and styles that all should like!
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