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Generation Xercise! Debra Minghi's Cardio DJ Club Workout [VHS]
enlarge	Actor: Debra Minghi Studio: Mpi Home Video Category: Video Buy New: $23.99 as of 3/19/2010 21:25 CDT details New (1) Used (9) from $5.88 Seller: blm-videos Rating: 1 reviews Sales Rank: 93385 Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language) Rating: NR (Not Rated) Media: VHS Tape Number Of Discs: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4 Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1 ISBN: 6305957800 UPC: 030306746630 EAN: 9786305957805 ASIN: 6305957800 Theatrical Release Date: 2000 Release Date: September 19, 2000 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Tell A Friend



Editorial Reviews: Amazon.com Billed as "Generation Xercise," this is a dance workout with complex, up-tempo moves that will appeal to the MTV generation. The moves are fast, stylized, bouncy, sometimes jerky. Perky instructor Debra Minghi teaches dance combinations with catchy names like "Build the Roof," "Bootie Shake," and "Wanna Give It Up." Unless you're extremely coordinated, you'll need to stop the video many times at first to get the moves, which are complex in themselves, then strung together into energetic, fast-paced combinations. The cool-down is the same choreography at a slightly slower (not slow, just less than lightning speed), followed by a standing stretch sequence. Debra Minghi is a well-known choreographer and dancer. She was trained by Bob Fosse, danced in the touring company of A Chorus Line, and choreographs for MTV. She teaches well and is motivating and fun to watch. However, there's no excuse for her not realizing that her right is our left, and vice versa. She miscues all the directions. This 58-minute video is best for young, coordinated, dance-oriented exercisers who like a frenetic pace and appreciate a choreography challenge. --Joan Price

Customer Reviews: Cardio real dance moves taught well w/REAL music December 26, 2007 Lena, LMT (Nassau, NY) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I'm surprised this never took off. I found this in my library recently. Instructor Debra Minghi is called an "alternative" fitness professional on the cover of this vhs. Minghi's background is modern dance (she studied with Bob Fosse, toured with A Chorus Line, and choreographed routines for MTV) & she uses this experience in her 53-minute workout. I love her, she's fun, vivacious, enthusiastic, really reminds you to let go "shake your booty" & is a great teacher. She breaks down all the moves, going 1/2-3/4 speed lower body only, then upper body only then both, then full tempo (her normal is 50% faster then when you see those moves done on tv. This makes it easy to pick up even the first time almost, some moves more complex & take a few viewings to get it perfect, but it will be fun. She even gives great body cues & even tells you which muscles are being used. Even though you go half speed, your heart rate never has a chance to go back to normal, she keeps you moving. The set is a club, with lights everywhere, a live dj in the back & always playing REAL songs w/real singing WOW!. There are 4 girls & 2 guys in great shape behind Debra, "I can't hear you!!!" all dancing. The camera moves well, is professional & with effects to make everything look even more stylish but overall keeps on Debra as good or better then most fitness dvds. Intro - 2 min - telling you to enjoy yourself, let go, etc. Warm-up - 9 min - This alone is wroth it.. it's fun, she gets all the good spots with the large arm movements, head turns, hip swivels, etc. Combo #1 - 10 min - She teaches as I said above & after doing the "routine" once after being taught, she goes through it again slow 1x & then fast for each move again. Combo #2 - 10 min - same thing, this one has 2 heart rate checks Combo #3 - 13 min - slow then fast practice of the # 1 & #2 combos you learned a couple of times Cool Down - 7 min - slower, relaxed pace stretching of hips, torso, arms, a lot of plies w/haunting female singing of a song playing that's beautiful She calls the slow speed downtown & fast uptown, but her uptown is like 50% faster then most dancers you see even on tv, so it's a little hard to keep up & doesn't feel right to go THAT fast but she's still a lot of fun. I hope other dance instructors take a cue from her lively, in the moment, letting go style, breakdown of moves & detailed cuing. Theres another review on videofitness com

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