Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0012236211624
Format: Closed-captioned
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-04-03
Running Time: 60
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: 2006

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Spotlight customer reviews:

Customer Rating:

Summary: exercise with dance
Comment: 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.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Doesn't live up to my expectations...
Comment: 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 pros just jump right in without proper instruction. The camera-angles don't help either. The freestyle at the end of the workout was more like a filler for the dvd to reach an hour, you just pretty much watch the pros dance around. I bought Edyta and Alec's Fitness With The Pros...TEN times better! I think DWTS-Cardio Dance is more of a franchise sale for the show. Not a lot of thought was put into it.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Bad For Non Dancers
Comment: 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 that beginners could work up to the moves. It's far too fast paced. Also, the blonde is really annoying, as though she is trying to push her sexuality on the viewers instead of sticking to the routine.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Dancing w/the Stars
Comment: Good instructional video. Even w/two left feet I am able to follow most of it. Good workout as well - makes exercise fun.

Customer Rating:

Summary: At least Maks is good eye candy....
Comment: I am pretty good shape and love to dance, but this was hard for even me to follow! Ashley and Kim are decent teachers, but the choreography was not the easiest to learn. I didn't feel like I got a good work out. Kind of a disappointment.

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Editorial Reviews:

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