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Dance With Julianne: Just Dance DVD Review
Posted on Nov 12th 2010 2:00PM by Kristen SeymourFiled Under: Fitness, Reviews & Products
Thanks to her success on "Dancing With the Stars" and a chart-topping country music album, Julianne Hough has become one of the most well-known dancers in the country. Creating dance-based exercise videos seems like a very natural progression for Hough, given her fit dancer's body and outgoing personality.
Her latest workout DVD, "Dance With Julianne: Just Dance" is her second -- the first was "Cardio Ballroom," which, obviously, was based on ballroom dancing moves. "Just Dance" isn't ballroom based at all -- the moves have more of a hip-hop or jazz vibe to them, something that allows you (and Hough) to move a bit more freely and have a lot of fun with it.
The video is broken down into three dance routines -- Work It, Flaunt It and Pump It. There's also a brief warm-up, cooldown and seven-minute dance lesson to help you learn the moves, bringing the video's total time to 46 minutes.
Level of Difficulty
Beginner, in terms of fitness level, but in terms of the dance moves, perhaps intermediate.
Next-Day Soreness
Very little.
Who's It For?
Fans of Hough will enjoy working out with her, and anybody who wants to learn some sexy moves in the privacy of her own living room will certainly like these routines.
Likes
It would be hard not to like Hough -- she seems like someone who would be a lot of fun to go out dancing with. (You know, as long as you're totally secure and won't be intimidated by her completely perfect figure and amazing hair.) She has a super-perky personality, and that shines in this DVD -- I think because she's truly having a great time.
The dances themselves were fast paced and fun. They're formatted so that you learn a move and add it on to what you know, meaning you're never overwhelmed with learning too many things at once. Each of the sections got my heart rate up a decent amount, but at no point was I gasping for air.
Dislikes
My only complaint is that the music was quite low during some of the portions, making it unnecessarily difficult to stay on beat without staring at the screen. And while not a dislike, really, I want to point out that you do travel with some of the moves, so you'll get more out of it if you clear a fairly large space for your workout.
Bottom Line
This is a fun, upbeat workout that gets you shaking your hips and tossing your hair from side to side. I might not bust out any of the specific dances when I go out this weekend, but I've already caught myself doing some of the moves while listening to music. Like many dance videos, the workout is what you make of it -- you can get sweaty and out of breath or just focus on learning the moves.
More Workout DVD Reviews:
Personal Training With Jackie: Xtreme Timesaver Training
Core Fusion Yoga: Energy Flow
Jillian Michaels: Shred-It With Weights
Her latest workout DVD, "Dance With Julianne: Just Dance" is her second -- the first was "Cardio Ballroom," which, obviously, was based on ballroom dancing moves. "Just Dance" isn't ballroom based at all -- the moves have more of a hip-hop or jazz vibe to them, something that allows you (and Hough) to move a bit more freely and have a lot of fun with it.
The video is broken down into three dance routines -- Work It, Flaunt It and Pump It. There's also a brief warm-up, cooldown and seven-minute dance lesson to help you learn the moves, bringing the video's total time to 46 minutes.
Level of Difficulty
Beginner, in terms of fitness level, but in terms of the dance moves, perhaps intermediate.
Next-Day Soreness
Very little.
Who's It For?
Fans of Hough will enjoy working out with her, and anybody who wants to learn some sexy moves in the privacy of her own living room will certainly like these routines.
Likes
It would be hard not to like Hough -- she seems like someone who would be a lot of fun to go out dancing with. (You know, as long as you're totally secure and won't be intimidated by her completely perfect figure and amazing hair.) She has a super-perky personality, and that shines in this DVD -- I think because she's truly having a great time.
The dances themselves were fast paced and fun. They're formatted so that you learn a move and add it on to what you know, meaning you're never overwhelmed with learning too many things at once. Each of the sections got my heart rate up a decent amount, but at no point was I gasping for air.
Dislikes
My only complaint is that the music was quite low during some of the portions, making it unnecessarily difficult to stay on beat without staring at the screen. And while not a dislike, really, I want to point out that you do travel with some of the moves, so you'll get more out of it if you clear a fairly large space for your workout.
Bottom Line
This is a fun, upbeat workout that gets you shaking your hips and tossing your hair from side to side. I might not bust out any of the specific dances when I go out this weekend, but I've already caught myself doing some of the moves while listening to music. Like many dance videos, the workout is what you make of it -- you can get sweaty and out of breath or just focus on learning the moves.
More Workout DVD Reviews:
Personal Training With Jackie: Xtreme Timesaver Training
Core Fusion Yoga: Energy Flow
Jillian Michaels: Shred-It With Weights
