The Industrial Strength Dance Workout, with Shakra: Dance fitness with an Industrial edge (REGIONLESS) (NTSC) [DVD]

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Product Description Created by Shakra, a DC-based cutting-edge fusion dance trio, the Industrial Strength Dance Workout is a vigorous blend of Afro-industrial fusion, hip-hop, modern dance, belly dance, bhangra, and other high-energy forms of dance. The moves are beautifully merged into Shakra's signature style, Transfusion Dance, and offer a superb systematic total body toning and strengthening workout with a powerful cardio component - and a massive fun factor. Assertive and futuristic in its spirit, the workout is propelled by the driving rhythms of Gothic/Industrial music featuring: Decoded Feedback, Terrorfakt, Maduro, The Last Dance, and Collide. * Workout 1 (45 min.): opens with a cardio section and proceeds through a series of dynamic stretches and isolations toward Transfusion Dance steps that get progressively bigger and faster. *Workout 2 (25 min.): jumps straight into hard-hitting moves of the pure Shakra transfusion style, building to a faster tempo through sequences of steps. Following the workouts, the program offers an instructional section where Na la, Bronwen, and Hilary of Shakra teach 2 Transfusion dance combinations and practice them at accelerating tempos. Shakra's dancers use the system of gears to cue switching between tempos in the workouts and combinations. 1st Gear is normal speed, on the beat of the music; 2nd gear is double time; 3rd gear is twice as fast as 2nd; and Overdrive doubles the 3rd gear. The gear system effectively manages the accelerating tempos of the dance, giving the program a great flow. In addition the Industrial Strength Dance Workout offers Safety Tips and a special Technique section breaking down Transfusion Dance techniques and isolations in depth. Review High energy outta my way; workout By Mala Bhargava Well now, how satisfyingly stompy! The Shakra girls that make up this tough lookin dancing trio take you through a workout that makes most other exercise programs look \like wet cotton candy. Whew! Where do they get their energy! But even if this looks like hard work - which it is - it's extremely infectious and empowering. Apart from taking your heart rate up and making you sweat good and proper. Believe me, you're working out. The Shakra style of dance, they call it Transfusion; is their own experimental blend of African, bhangra, bellydance tribal fusion, and whatever else catches their fancy. You'd think the moves stick out distinctly - but they don't. The whole thing is a smooth blend so that every movement belongs right where it is. I find that remarkable. As they dance, the girls (as I like to think of this powerful looking gang) create an interesting atmosphere. Like many dances, that aura isn't look at me but more like watch out, here I come. I'd get out of the way if I were me! This is possibly why it feels quite uniquely empowering and very different from doing the usual cardio and aerobics workouts you see around. Yep, the same ones you can't tell one from the other. The ones where a spandex-clad doll goes whee whoo and prances about with impossibly flat abs, leaving you wondering what just happened and why your abs still look the same. On this video, you learn the moves, along with the necessary safety tips, and do them along right from the start. The pacing is wonderful and natural. The girls then take the move from first gear (on-the-beat tempo) to second gear or double time. They move faster, sometimes going right into overdrive. There are stretches and counter movements in between sets of high-energy steps so that you don't overuse parts of your body or leave them open to injury. This is very expertly done, in my opinion. The moves are also put into combinations that you can learn and then use for little workouts - or do repeatedly for a good solid cardio session. The whole program focuses on strength and flexibility through powerful movements which will get you thoroughly exercised and increase your stamina. You may feel tired a few times but after a bit you'll feel exhilarated and get that well-known exercise-high. As an exercise form, this workout is most impressive. --.com (US)