The Bollywood Dance Workout With Hemalayaa

Actor: Hemalayaa
Studio: Acacia
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 91 reviews
Sales Rank: 432

Format: Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 50 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: ACRDAMP8873D
UPC: 054961887392
EAN: 0054961887392
ASIN: B000JJ4DF0

Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: January 2, 2007
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5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Cardio Dance Workout    December 9, 2008
Madeline Arce (Homestead, FL)
I absolutely love Bollywood Dance. This is my favorite cardio activity. It gets my heart racing, my muscles burning, and my sweat running.

Pros:

* Customize it. They teach you the moves yes but Hemalayaa is constantly encouraging you to "do what feels right". If you're having a hard time keeping up, just stick to the basic and keep the rhythm. If you need to amp it up, put more "bounce" into it (Can you ever have too much bounce? I think not!) or try some of the more complicated steps (I still can't do the Bhangra Bounce without falling).

*Fast and Upbeat. Do not let that warm up fool you. Once you get started, it does NOT slow down until the cool down. Just when I'm dying in the Ground Play there's a whole other segment of really fun torture.

*No pressure. You aren't really freaking out about perfect "form" and stance and other formal things. You are playing and burning major calories while doing so.

*Silly as heck. I usually can't help but laugh at myself at least once during this DVD. And the first time I did it I couldn't stop laughing.

Cons:

*Silly as heck. I cannot, under any circumstances, do this while anyone's watching. I feel way too silly. But I shut the door to my room or do it in the morning before the rest of the family's up, and it's on! I think to really benefit from it you HAVE to get into it. And it is really hard, for me personally, to really get into this when someone's watching me.

I love the workout and I want the rest. This is probably one of my top 3 workout DVDs if not my #1.


4 out of 5 stars Great fun    December 8, 2008
ellyb
This is a great video. It's not about doing the choreography perfectly, but just having fun and dancing around in your living room. It doesn't feel like exercise at all!


3 out of 5 stars Fun but problems - Beware    December 6, 2008
A Maryland Reader (Frederick, Maryland)
This is fun and upbeat. A decent workout and loved the music. But they go from a slow pace to show you the move and then jump to a very fast pace. It's doable but will take some time to get up to speed. Beware however one very dangerous move!!! She does a "jump into deep plie" move that is down right dangerous and could easily and severely tear groin muscles - a very very bad injury. No one should even try this move unless they are so fit that they can do those "jump into a full split" moves like the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. Otherwise it's fun and has decent cardio potential. The music is fantastic "get you moving" music. If not for the dangerous move, I would have rated it higher.


4 out of 5 stars Tough Workout!    November 24, 2008
M. Belser
This is a tough workout! I Love It! Visuals are great, it's easy enough to follow and lots of fun!


1 out of 5 stars Worst dance workout    November 1, 2008
S K (Saint Petersburg, FL USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Absolutely no sweat and no fun. This video is not a good dance workout or even a good dance intructional video. I will never buy a dance workout again.