Review - Pilates for Dancers

Pilates for Dancers
Studio: SalsaCrazy.com
Release Date: March 31, 2006
Retail: $29.95
ASIN: B000ELJ3JE
Running Time: 104 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Buy Link: Amazon

Review:

Let's just say that I have never been coordinated enough to  attempt to dance in public. I know that I'm not alone in this as many people out there can't dance. I have always heard that a key to any dancer is a strong core and one way to a strong core is through pilates.

Pilates was started by German-born Joseph Pilates during the early 20th Century. There are now millions of people, including dancers, who practice pilates, which involves muscle control, breathing and concentration.

Pilates for Dancers was released by SalsaCrazy.com and was created for anyone, dancer or non-dancer, to learn the basics of pilates. You'll learn 24 step-by-step exercises that will help you lose weight, strengthen your core and get into shape.

The 24 exercises are:

The Roll Down

Chest Expansion

The Pelvic Tilt

The Bridge

Chest Lift

Chest Lift With Rotation

Preparation For The Hundred

Knee Folds

Double Knee Folds

Spine Supine Twist

Single and Double Leg Stretch

The Bridge More Advanced

The Cat Stretch

The Hundreds

The Hundreds Breathing Explained

Leg Circles

Leg Circle Practice

The Criss-Cross

Seated Spine Twist

Back Support

Side Leg Lifts

Gluteuls

Swimming

Swimming Advanced

While I have never tried a pilates workout before, I do occasionally toss in a yoga workout, even though I'm not flexible. That being said, I noticed that some of the pilates exercises resembles yoga exercises, though pilates is strictly for your core. Pilates for Dancers is an introduction to the pilates world, so each exercise only last a few minutes. The instructor does a great job explaining each exercise step-by-step. Overall, Pilates for Dancers is a simple pilates workout DVD for beginners and it great way to help strength your core.

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