Core Rhythms 4 DVD Dance Exercise Starter Package

i've been working out with core rhythms for about 2 weeks now. i'm not really much of a dancer to begin with, and i found the beginner disc helpful and engaging. as for the other workouts, i found them hard to follow. the instructors seem to forget that we are not all PROFESSIONAL dancers. the sequences went from fast to faster with little or no explanation. don't get me wrong, it's a fun workout and i work up a sweat too;i even managed to lose a couple of pounds. i just find it frustrating and end up getting lost.

The introduction DVD is quite simple and I certainly thought I was prepared for the beginner DVD. Wrong. It's very complicated. You have to be tremendously coordinated to follow the very fast steps with lots of body parts moving in different directions. Plus, the instructors are not very engaging or fun to watch. The basic moves, though, are great. I use those in other exercises. I say learn the basics from the web site and skip this purchase.

First note: I never buy direct as these kind of organizations are known to be slimy, and I recommend that you purchase from a third party as well (like Amazon).

I love dance workouts as they are fun and educational and therefore I will actually do them. These are the best. You MUST start with the starter kit "kick start" disc to learn the moves. It's a workout in itself! Then you can progress to the extremely challenging dance workouts. The girls do go very fast and don't give you a lot of verbal cues, but you have more visual assist (in the camera views) than you could ever need. You WILL feel a change in your body from doing these regularly! I can't say enough about them, BUY THEM ALL!

I've been a social dancer for the last 20 years; 10 years of ballroom and 10 years of Latin (salsa, merengue, bachata, etc). When I saw the infomercial for this, I was half asleep, so I fault myself on that part. I also fault myself for thinking that professional international Latin dancers where much like me. I haven't worked up to the full workout yet, but the steps are awkward and very "jazzercise" to me. I thought it would be more like "salsa-robics": More fluid and smooth. This is a tough workout - not that that's a bad thing. Just not what I thought it would be. I would recommend it for dancers and nondancers alike, but it's not as fun as it looks. Great cardio though!

Another star is taken off for the packaging. All four DVDs are in one case, and they can't be fastened securely, so they tend to scratch. The quality of the video is not the best, especially if you have an older DVD player like me. But the fact that you get multiple angles to view the video is a GREAT help for those of us who have a difficult time remember which side is our right and which side is our left. :)

So all in all, a decent workout, but it's like so many others. I'm keeping my eye out for something a little less dorky. Wish me luck!

I bought the product, I have to agree the other reviewers, i was impressed with their commercial however the customer service rep was a machine, the web site wasn't structured well, and the all videos are the same, they are just dressed differently.
i thought I was going to learn different dances, bwoy was I fooled!
The Bonus dvd, latin dance made simple are the same on all tapes.
The exercise dvd makes you sweat dont get me wrong, but dont buy all 7 as its a waste of money, If you buy 1 you are getting the same exercises as the person who bought all 7.