Billy Blanks Jr. - Dance With Me Groove & Burn [DVD]

I bought this DVD because I like to exercise, and I'm a person with NO dance ability or coordination AT ALL, who yearns to be able to dance. I also have difficulty memorizing sequences (for dance). Predictably, I had trouble mastering the moves due to my lack of dance ability. However, I feel that if I practiced this DVD on a regular basis, I would be able to master the moves. The sequences and moves are NOT complicated, and can be learned with practice. The instructors are fun and energetic, and seem to love what they are doing. Their energy is infectious, and I feel in a great mood afterwards too! There is an interesting segment on breathing and developing your lung capacity, but I'm not quite clear on how you can apply it to dance (since you breathe quickly with exertion - not slow and long like in their demonstration). It almost seems kind of meditative, but I found it very interesting. The only time I generally have to exercise during the week is in the morning before work, so the short mix and match segments that you can set to your desired time frame is very convenient! If you have 15, 30 or 45 minutes to exercise - you can set your time length accordingly by the number of dance segments you choose. I would recommend this DVD for the novice dancer. I already have 2 DVD's of Billy Blanks Jr. and his wife (this and one other) And if they happen to release other dance/exercise DVDs, I would certainly buy them. I do not regret the purchase!

First off I am almost 59 years old and have knees that can't handle high impact. A lot of the moves are high impact but Billy Jr. gives low impact options. I love to dance, but am not the greatest dancer. His instruction is excellent so I got most of the moves the first time. I own several dance type videos which I hardly ever do because I can barely hear the music. The music in this dvd is fun.There is also an option to play the music only. Him and his wife are enthusiastic, encouraging and seem like they are having a lot of fun. As for him calling her Wife, I thought it was affectionate teasing, Billy seems proud to have her for a Wife. I have dvds that are very popular right now, but the founder seems very full of himself, and the woman instructor goes on and on about his abs. I love the workout, but found it refreshing that Billy does not seem full of himself. If I could give this workout 10 stars I would.ITS FUN!

I exercise with a group of little old ladies and we tried this for aerobics. Some of the choreography is a little challenging for the oldest members of the group, but the rest of us dance along, even when we are a little "off" on the steps. It is a pretty good workout if you apply yourself. (Get a little enthusiastic, come on!)As with most exercise videos, you can't skip all the parts you'd like to skip. (You know what I mean: why do I have to see the intro before getting to the menu the 2nd time I view it?)Still, we have done the video through all sections now at least 3 times and the group has not yet put it on the pile of never-use-again.

I bought this for when our internet streaming doesn't work and I cant do my You Tube workouts. The music and moves are pretty hoakie and 80's like but it gets the job done. It has a warm up and 4 different segments about 15 min. each At the end of each workout, there's a power burst that gives you some toning exercises. They're good! I used to do Billy Blanks workouts so now, I'm groovin with the second generation.

Getting back into exercise is more difficult when you are 63 and have severe arthritis plus an total knee replacement. After participating in the dance exercises, my blood pressure, cholesterol and pre-diabetic conditions all improved to the point that my medication for hypertension has been lowered and I have been kept off of medication for cholesterol and diabetes! This video delivers in so many ways and being critical of people enjoying life is missing the point. It still seems to be the case that those who criticize people dancing are the ones who don't have the courage to get up and dance themselves. It's not about competition, it's about fun!

I saw Billy Blanks Jr on Shark Tank and bought the dvd's that night. I think he and his wife are great and they seem to really love what they do. My only problem is no matter how coordinated I want to be I just can't keep up. I love to try, but I just can't dance. I can do all the moves as he instructs them but at the end when it all gets put together I am not so great. I hope that practice will improve that and look forward to continuing to use these videos.

I must admit that I have 2 left feet, so any exercise video takes me a while to get into before I get the rhythm. I am enjoying it and I have only tried the disco set. There is also African and Latin. People complained that they got tired of listening to Billy, but I have not reached that point yet. But I noticed that once you have it down you have the option for music only. I think it was a good investment.

This is a positive based workout. I saw Billy Blanks Jr. on Shark tank and liked him right away. It may not be the hardest or give me as much dancy stuff as I'd like but I do get to sweat and the distraction of his method has the workout done in no time. It is very satisfying to me that I can choose the order of the workout. A GREAT idea to give me some control.Buy this one if for no other reason than to mix up your exercise routine a little.

Great workout but a little easy.

You can play it with talking or without which is a good feature.It uses all your muscles so a good workout.