The Brazilian Carnival Dance Workout - Samba Reggae, with Quenia Ribeiro: Samba fitness classes, Brazilian samba instruction

This DVD is great. I wanted a workout that would be enjoyable enough for me to do everyday because if it wasn't, I wouldn't do it. When I was younger all I did was dance but since going to college, I didn't have any time to do it anymore so I love a good dance workout. She starts out with a warm-up that lasts a little while, so if your not used to dancing or have ever been in a dance class it might seem a little long. But it gets you ready for the dance part later. And if you don't have a dancer's background,it's OK because she breaks down each step. And she even tells you to do everything at your own level.There is the break-down part, then she does the whole sequence of all the dances at a medium pace, and then at a fast pace so...pace yourself. You can even stop and watch her do them until you get the hang of it...that's the beauty of not being at a gym or going to a class with a whole bunch of people! I also love that she incorporates core exercises before you get stared dancing. In my opinion, this is a great workout that is fun enough for me to stick to. And since I'm not big on going to the gym,it's just perfect for me. Unlike most dance workouts, the Brazilian dance moves she teaches are really fun, and they really are dance moves you can use while going out. I can't wait to get her other DVDs, and I recommend this one.

I'm over 60 and out of shape and was just looking for something - ANYTHING - that would make me want to stand up for longer than 10 minutes and MOVE. I purchased this DVD as well as her other DVD called Samba Reggae Workout in the hopes that it was something different and would at least get me off the couch. And I hit the Mother Lode. Both of these DVDs are wonderful. I'm not a dancer. The reviews stating it's too hard to follow or she doesn't spend time teaching - who cares? I'm not dancing in front of judges on Dancing With the Stars. I'm not trying for perfect 10 scores. I just want to move a bit. What I do love more than anything is that there is no "music" to get bored with, no annoying backup dancer saying "Whoo" every two seconds. It's strictly percussion/drums and her voice is soothing and not something you just want to mute instead of listen to. I could put the sound track on "repeat" and leave it on all day and it would be fine. So anyone looking for something a little different, I'd say go for it. At any age, any level of dance (or not) and any fitness level. I discovered I was winded quickly - and I should have been. But I was having fun and that is what is inspiring. Great products, great lady.

Would not play... says its not in dvd format... cant return comfortably because of covid

Great and fun way to exercise. She is fun and enthusiastic. I just wish she would explain the different dance sets a little more clearly.

I love this workout video. The warm up has a lot of yoga moves, which I love doing since I'm am trying to keep my 58 year old self as limber as I can be. Then the dance steps are great. I just wish it had music instead of drum beats, but I guess I can just turn my volume down and turn on some music to solve that problem. :) I would love a second edition of this video with different moves.

I love Quenia Ribeiro and her beautiful backup dancers. The first DVD is my favorite workout DVD, I do it 3-4 times a week.Unfortunately this second one is nothing like the first one. Differences:1) Where's the band? It was so fun to watch the drummers while dancing.2) No more 'From the top! *pats top of head*'. You learn a couple moves, link them together, then never go back to them.3) In the first DVD, there was a 'From the top!' after every new step. Not only did this make it better for learning, but seemed like better exercise to me.4) Probably related to #3, this one seemed more advanced. I was lost a whole lot more than I was in the first DVD.In my opinion, the music was a lot worse in this one. And, without the men there drumming, there was nothing at all to see, just the three dancers and a blue drape behind them. Compare that to something like Island Girl Dance Fitness Workout: Tahitian Cardio & Hip Hop (which I bought at the same time as this one) and the difference is amazing. Plain blue drape vs beautiful Hawaii background.I'll probably use this DVD again, but not too often. With the first one, time flew and I never checked my watch. This one I was glancing at it every couple minutes, seeing if I had done enough to be able to stop.And as a minor point: The DVD cover is horribly photoshopped. She looks nothing like that. She's a normal-sized, wonderful looking woman! No need to make her appear twig-thin!

I bought this because I was burned out on Zumba. This DVD has refreshed my exercise routine. It's great for beginners. After having my second child 5 months ago, my hips would lock up. I couldn't sit down for long periods because of them. This DVD has helped with that problem. It has a great warm-up routine that works the abs really well. I sweated buckets during this workout. I plan on buying more from this artist.

I wanted to try her before joining her Ailey class - I have never sweated so much and had such a rush of fun and so easily felt like a real samba dancer. This is AMAZING cardio. WOW (best video on my collection for cardio!!) but not for those out of shape.

Me gustó muchisimo este Dvd. El warm up desde mi punto de vista es muy largo, relajaba demasiado mis musculos, lo cual hacía que me costara trabajo terminar todo el workout. En sí me encantó la rutina de baile, va de lo simple a lo complejo, de un ritmo lento a un ritmo rápido. Quemas bastantes calorias y es garantia que terminarás empapado en sudor de manera divertida. Recomiendo ampliamente este workout, ademas por la musica super vigorizante del Samba Reggae!! En cuanto a la entrega del producto, Amazon se saca un 10, llegó antes de lo previsto y sin ningun contratiempo.

Les explications sont très détaillées, le pas à pas permet de bien comprendre les pas. Même s'il n'y a qu'une seule chorégraphie c'est un très bon cours de découverte.

this is great if you like the carnival style ! If you are not really in shape, it will certainly make you sweat and if you ARE in shape, it will at leat make you workout a little, or more. It might seems cheesy at first sight, but the music and the dance are what I was looking for (the essential part)

I purchased this DVD to increase my fitness levels, tone a little and in hope of improving my somewhat terrible coordination with this and a few other activites. This DVD in particular I have really been very impressed by. The warm-up is long and thorough, but even alone, provides a brilliant workout and as an added bonus, is slowly stretching my little hamstrings! At first I struggled to keep up and some things I simply couldn't do, but over a short space of time (where I had fun learning, and quickly achieving my goals!) I am now managing the DVD at the slower pace just fine and practicing until I can do them all together at the faster speeds. Quenia is a wonderful instructor, and provides a well explained, rewarding and most of all, fun workout. I shall definately be purchasing more of her DVD's once I have mastered this one! :)

This was a Christmas present I bought for my daughter and it arrived as new wrapped in cellophane so I wasn't able to try it out in advance. When she opened it the disc was really old with multiple scratches and when inserted into the DVD player (having given it a jolly good clean first) it said 'unsupportable'. The information given when I ordered it was that it was 'all regions' and 'NTSC' compatible which always work on my machine so this is very disappointing as other reviewers have said this is a really fun program.