Element: Ballet Conditioning
Starring: Elise GulanStudio: ANCHOR BAY
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Running Time: 51 minutes
DVD Release: December 4th 2007
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DVD Review
Ballet Dancers always have slender bodies that are both strong and lean with lovely proportion and gorgeous body lines. One of the greatest secrets to a dancer's body is ballet conditioning which focuses on all muscle groups. In this unique program your muscles will work smoothly in unison to create a long streamlined silhouette with flat abs a lean lower body and beautifully defined curves. Moving gracefully and fluidly through this series of exercises you will strengthen and stretch your way to a dancer s body.Element is proud to support the Arbor Day Foundation. For every four Element DVDs purchased a tree will be planted (up to 20000 trees annually). In addition to generating oxygen trees provide air pollution control and decrease atmospheric carbon dioxide levels thereby reducing global warming. www.arborday.orgElise Gulan has over 18 years in dance education including Ballet Pointe Tap and Jazz. She was a principal soloist for the Virginia Ballet Company where she danced for seven years appearing in productions such as Copelia Swan Lake and Nutcracker Suite. She brought her love of expression through movement to her new career as a certified personal trainer and instructor of Yoga Core Fusion® and Core Energy Flow®. Elise enjoys helping her students to find their inner strength and to energize their joy of life through physical and mental fitness.System Requirements:Length: 51 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS/DANCE Rating: NR UPC: 013131535198 Manufacturer No: DV15351
User Reviews
Perfect for me, a NON-dancer - Rating: 4/5
My last ballet class was over twenty years ago when I was a child. I am most definitely not a dancer (and am probably twice the size of the dancer in the video!). I can't speak to the technical aspects of it or which of the dancer's techniques are improper.
However, I enjoyed this DVD as a wonderful departure from the other high-impact exercise videos out there. When I finish, I am exhausted and sweaty, but feel a wonderful burn in my arms and legs. I recommend this for anyone who wants a ballet-type workout who is not so concerned with the technical aspects.
Great lower body workout - Rating: 5/5
It's a straightforward, relaxing, toning workout for your lower body. I have to take breaks to get through it, but I know it will give me leaner and stronger legs if I keep doing it. It makes your thighs burn if you aren't used to doing lots of toning or pilates. This is good if you want to get into your skinny jeans and are looking for a routine that's a little less typical gym routine and has a little more dancer/yoga flair.
So far, so good! - Rating: 4/5
I am a dance instructor with 30 years of dance under my belt. I decided to find a dance work-out that would keep me in shape during the summer when I'm away from the dance studio. After a few weeks of doing "nothing," I popped this DVD in and got right to it. I found it to be extremely beneficial in a conditioning sense, but it is not what you would want if you are training in ballet. I have a problem when technique isn't taught perfectly, or executed correctly. This DVD is considered a "conditioning" work-out---and that's exactly what it is. The price is right, the setting beautiful, and I am so sore I can hardly walk.
fantastic way to tone those "soft" muscles - Rating: 5/5
i haven't done any type of ballet or dance in years, and i purchased this after a recommendation in my shape magazine. i was not disappointed. it definitely uses all the muscles in your body to tone, AND actually gets the heart rate up! i was actually sore after my first workout!! the exercises build upon each other, so you can easily track your progress. i would recommend this to anyone who is looking to tone and build muscles!
A Waste of Money - Rating: 1/5
This is not a conditioning class; it's simply a beginning ballet class taught by a very average ballet dancer. I wouldn't even recommend it to a beginner ballet student because you're liable to pick up some bad habits like sticking out your thumbs, and not working through your feet, both of which the teacher does routinely. And she doesn't have any business talking about how to develop the long, lean look of a dancer -- which she does ad nauseum -- since that's not the type of body she has. She has a nice figure, but it's definitely not a ballet dancer's body. If she has primarily been using dance as her means of exercise (as she implies) then she's been using her quadriceps to lift her legs into developpe, which is a definite no-no. If she comes out with an actual conditioning DVD, that might be good, but this one has no redeeming value to me.
