Island Girl Dance Fitness Workout for Beginners: Tahitian Hip Hop [DVD]

I bought this because it had so many good reviews but this DVD is strange. The warmup starts abruptly. She doesn't indicate that we are doing a warm up, she just starts dancing. She tells you to do a plie, but if you aren't a dancer, what the hell is a plie? She expects that you already know how to do that move and doesn't instruct further upon it.The worst part is she never shows you the proper stance to be standing in. It's clear her knees are bent, but she doesn't expalin how far to bend, how far apart your feet should be, do you tuck in your bottom, push it out? I took belly dancing class and they were very specific about your stance because too much or too little can throw your back out. I can't tell from the DVD what is the correct stance because of the skirts they wear.The dancing was pretty and so was the scenery. I think once I pick up a different dvd that explains the stance and the moves better, I would go back to hers. I don't feel as though she gives enough information. I also get really irritated with her showing you a move and then saying "this is blah blah blah, this is what it looks like." Yeah thanks. I'd really appreciate it if you told me how to do it. Maybe I'm just dumb, but I don't learn by being shown, I need verbal instructions. My boyfriend and I both found this DVD confusing and not terribly educational. The dance is beautiful and once I have some understanding of proper posture and such, I'll go back to this one.

Please understand this a workout. So if you are looking for a dance instruction DVD this is not it. Kili take you through a really fast warm up. So plan ahead if you need a longer warm up. She takes you gracefully through a 20 minute Hula workout. It covers five basic moves in Hula along with some low-impact cardio. I say low because it really is for beginners. If you do not have a work out routine I take it easy while working out with the DVD there is a lot of thighs and calf working. It closes with a short cool down so you might have to continue to cool down during the credits. I really enjoy the DVD and I add on her Tahitian Cardio to get a longer work out by skipping the warm up section on that one. Then cooling down. Kili is a great teacher and I agree with others sometimes the dancers move out of sync with the music so if you aren't giving your undivided attention to the DVD you might be behind. Over all it's a great low impact cardio workout. My only complaint is it isn't long enough!

I have been doing this DVD for a little while now and I find it very enjoyable.True that it is not a workout for hard core power exercisers, but it is fun and gets you moving. You are finished with it and onto cool down before you even realize that you have worked your heart rate up. I also like the fact that this workout was a bit gentler on my joints than some of the other's I have tried.The music is good, the cues are good, the instructions are clear and understandable, the scenery is lovely. Great beginner workout or it would be a great workout for days when you want something a little bit more mellow than a pounding FIRM workout.Even my teenaged daughter does this workout with me and enjoys it.After you know the routine, there is an option in the special features that allows you to turn off the cues and just do the workout to music... nice!

So after trying Kili's Abs and Hips Hula DVD, I decided to give this one a whirl. It's a damn fine workout.It took me two tries to get through this workout. For me, that's a good thing. I am not a dancer, so I had to work through this DVD. It is a bit harder than the Hula Abs and Hips DVD, so it was good to have the challenge. This workout really made me sweat, and it was a lot of fun for me to do. If anyone has done Kili's Hula Abs and Hips DVD, you'll recognize a lot of the moves like the kaholo, hela and kao. There are a couple of new ones, which is what I think made me have to try it a couple times to get through it.There are very few things I didn't like about this workout. For one thing, Kili mentions "first position." I know some dance terminology, but if you don't know what that means, she doesn't explain it. Also, she does not explain what a plie is at all. I only knew what it was because I know some dance terminology. Some of the camera angles are a little silly, but at least the camera man was shooting up Kili's skirt!All in all, it's a good workout. It's certainly help get some variety in my workouts!

I hate doing cardio so I bought this dvd. Plus I figured with all that dancing my abs may get worked too. Kili the instructor is in fantastic shape. She should make some strength training dvd's. You should see all if her muscle, I was impressed. It took a few times doing the dvd to get used to the moves which were all clearly demonstrated. After awhile my obliques were on fire. I did not sweat but this was definately fun. And Im sure the more I use this dvd over time it will slim the hips and abs. I have a feeling I was not sweating because Im not the best dancer and I was not going as fast as the girls. I think as time goes by using this dvd will help you be good at hula dancing. Overall this is a fun dvd and you will definatly see results in the waistine.

This is the next Big Craze!! Hula fitness!elf control in the movements. Still gets you hot even though its not as fast as Zumba. Its a really fun workout. Me and my friends had a right giggle doing it! After doing this workout for about 3 to 6 weeks you should have nicely shaped Hips and a good waist line plus nice firm thighs. I'm looking forward to my next Hula workout and even thinking of teaching it after I've mastered it!

Quick delivery! Great! Definitely recommend 😬

I don't think I'll be using this. I thought it would be great fun, however, I found little instruction at the beginning, and felt that the intro could have been done better. I bought some other exercise materials instead. I am not a natural and need more than what is there.

Leider war die Beschreibung des Inhaltes für mich nicht ausreichend.Es ist viel zu anstrengend und anspruchsvoll für mich und ich habe es meiner jüngeren Bekannten geschenkt.

動きが簡単であるのに、脂肪燃焼効果大の良心的な一本です。内容は、古典的な太鼓のリズムでエキゾチックなフラです。　　エアロビ入門クラス程度の簡単な動きなので、一回目から、付いていけます。それでも、ゆっくりした腰の動きなどは、ファットバーナー効果大で、終わる頃にはすっかり汗をかきます。　　なを、本格的にフラダンスを身につけることを目的としたものではありません。家で手軽に、効果的なエアロビファットバーナーをしたい人向けに、お勧めの一本です。