The Ballet Workout
starring: Melissa Lowe
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Studio: KulturRelease Date: 10/26/2004Run time: 83 minutesRating: Nr
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The title is somewhat a misnomer: this 83-minute video isn't a "workout" so much as a ballet class. If you've taken ballet in the past--or if you've always wanted to--pull on your tights and leg warmers and enjoy this video. Melissa Lowe, a former soloist and principal dancer with several ballet companies, leads two levels of workout. Level 1 is for those with little or no ballet training; ballet experience is helpful for level 2. Each level has three segments: floor work (stretches to warm up the muscles), barre work (standing exercises and positions done holding onto a barre or chair), and center work (more intense conditioning with balance, traveling, and some jumping). If you're not already flexible, you'll find the stretches daunting, even at level 1. This is a 1984 video and doesn't have the production quality you find in more current videos, but ballet is timeless. The music is solo piano--just like in ballet class. The lithe, willowy instructor doesn't smile or try to engage the audience, but she sure knows ballet, and her flexibility and grace are awe inspiring. --Joan Price
Studio: KulturRelease Date: 10/26/2004Run time: 83 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
The title is somewhat a misnomer: this 83-minute video isn't a "workout" so much as a ballet class. If you've taken ballet in the past--or if you've always wanted to--pull on your tights and leg warmers and enjoy this video. Melissa Lowe, a former soloist and principal dancer with several ballet companies, leads two levels of workout. Level 1 is for those with little or no ballet training; ballet experience is helpful for level 2. Each level has three segments: floor work (stretches to warm up the muscles), barre work (standing exercises and positions done holding onto a barre or chair), and center work (more intense conditioning with balance, traveling, and some jumping). If you're not already flexible, you'll find the stretches daunting, even at level 1. This is a 1984 video and doesn't have the production quality you find in more current videos, but ballet is timeless. The music is solo piano--just like in ballet class. The lithe, willowy instructor doesn't smile or try to engage the audience, but she sure knows ballet, and her flexibility and grace are awe inspiring. --Joan Price
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Rating: 
- It works!!!
The workout is great. I was going to start an adult ballet class in January and there weren't enough people registered. Since I had already bought my ballet shoes and was determined to start ballet again (hadn't done it since I was a child), I ordered both dvds of the ballet workout to do at home. My favorite is the 2nd level on the 1st dvd. It really tones your legs and bottom. I've gotten comments from girls half my age asking me if I'm a bodybuilder!!!
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-a video you may already have
I do like the Ballet Workout DVD, but after buying it on Amazon, I realized I already have it in video tape format. They've put a new cover on a very, very old recording. Whoever the woman is on the cover is not in the program!I was really looking forward to having a new program, and this is the same old one, complete with outfits and stretching programs from the 80s. Disappointing!
Rating: 
- Old, Old, Old...and time to be retired
I've done this tape/dvd about 120x from 1999-2006 -- only because there wasn't anything better at the time. It's what you'd call an 'old stand-by'. Nothing outstanding to recommend itself by todays standards in production or intellectual 'snap', but not the worst thing you will ever own as far as a ballet dvd goes.
It's stand-out points include: an overcrowded class, ancient hyper-extended stretches, ugly costumes, an akward piano score, uninspiring stressful undertones, and a forced ... Read More
Rating: - A good place to start.
I own all three of the Ballet Workout DVD's. This one is my second favorite out of the three, and the best place to start if you've never had ballet before. It's structured like a ballet class (floor work, barre work, and center work). You don't need a barre. I use a chair.
I took ballet for 10 years when I was younger, so I knew all of the terms used in this DVD. There is a lot of time spent demonstrating and explaining the terms, so people who don't know ballet should be able to stay ... Read More
Rating: - Best if you've had ballet
This DVD features two ballet classes.The first says it is for people with little or no ballet experience, but it is more geared toward the person who has a distant memory of ballet classes she took as a little girl.As a 36 year old who never took ballet as a child, I would have benefitted from a little more time devoted to the basic positions. Although I have watched hundreds of ballet classes, I have not participated before, and I found it difficult to maintain the positions during the simple combinations. ... Read More
- It works!!!The workout is great. I was going to start an adult ballet class in January and there weren't enough people registered. Since I had already bought my ballet shoes and was determined to start ballet again (hadn't done it since I was a child), I ordered both dvds of the ballet workout to do at home. My favorite is the 2nd level on the 1st dvd. It really tones your legs and bottom. I've gotten comments from girls half my age asking me if I'm a bodybuilder!!!
-a video you may already haveI do like the Ballet Workout DVD, but after buying it on Amazon, I realized I already have it in video tape format. They've put a new cover on a very, very old recording. Whoever the woman is on the cover is not in the program!I was really looking forward to having a new program, and this is the same old one, complete with outfits and stretching programs from the 80s. Disappointing!
- Old, Old, Old...and time to be retiredI've done this tape/dvd about 120x from 1999-2006 -- only because there wasn't anything better at the time. It's what you'd call an 'old stand-by'. Nothing outstanding to recommend itself by todays standards in production or intellectual 'snap', but not the worst thing you will ever own as far as a ballet dvd goes.
It's stand-out points include: an overcrowded class, ancient hyper-extended stretches, ugly costumes, an akward piano score, uninspiring stressful undertones, and a forced ... Read More
- A good place to start. I own all three of the Ballet Workout DVD's. This one is my second favorite out of the three, and the best place to start if you've never had ballet before. It's structured like a ballet class (floor work, barre work, and center work). You don't need a barre. I use a chair.
I took ballet for 10 years when I was younger, so I knew all of the terms used in this DVD. There is a lot of time spent demonstrating and explaining the terms, so people who don't know ballet should be able to stay ... Read More
- Best if you've had balletThis DVD features two ballet classes.The first says it is for people with little or no ballet experience, but it is more geared toward the person who has a distant memory of ballet classes she took as a little girl.As a 36 year old who never took ballet as a child, I would have benefitted from a little more time devoted to the basic positions. Although I have watched hundreds of ballet classes, I have not participated before, and I found it difficult to maintain the positions during the simple combinations. ... Read More
