Starring: Elise Gulan Directed By: n/a Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC Label: ANCHOR BAY Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: December 04, 2007 Running Time: 51 minutes
Product Description: Ballet Dancers always have slender bodies that are both strong and lean with lovely proportion and gorgeous body lines. One of the greatest secrets to a dancer's body is ballet conditioning which focuses on all muscle groups. In this unique program your muscles will work smoothly in unison to create a long streamlined silhouette with flat abs a lean lower body and beautifully defined curves. Moving gracefully and fluidly through this series of exercises you will strengthen and stretch your way to a dancer s body.Element is proud to support the Arbor Day Foundation. For every four Element DVDs purchased a tree will be planted (up to 20000 trees annually). In addition to generating oxygen trees provide air pollution control and decrease atmospheric carbon dioxide levels thereby reducing global warming. www.arborday.orgElise Gulan has over 18 years in dance education including Ballet Pointe Tap and Jazz. She was a principal soloist for the Virginia Ballet Company where she danced for seven years appearing in productions such as Copelia Swan Lake and Nutcracker Suite. She brought her love of expression through movement to her new career as a certified personal trainer and instructor of Yoga Core Fusion® and Core Energy Flow®. Elise enjoys helping her students to find their inner strength and to energize their joy of life through physical and mental fitness.System Requirements:Length: 51 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS/DANCE Rating: NR UPC: 013131535198 Manufacturer No: DV15351
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The instructor, Elise, was kind enough to answer some questions from Amazon.com about the Element line of DVDs.
Why do you think the recent trend for women is to seek the dancer’s silhouette?
Elise: A dancer’s silhouette is the ideal physique for a woman today. It provides strength through lean, elegant, streamlined muscles. The strengthening of the dance conditioning movements will help melt away fat while creating lean musculature that is still feminine and graceful. The stretching element of dance creates length, not only in the muscles, but in the spine as well. Training with ballet conditioning will give a woman a strong, tall slender body.
How did you manage to create a ballet conditioning program that doesn’t use a barre or any other equipment?
Elise: I created a workout that uses the strength of the core to create balance and stability in the body. The sequences on this dvd are both accessible and challenging for anyone! Many ballet conditioning exercises actually don’t use the barre as a weight-bearing tool—it’s only for balance. In this DVD a beginner can use a chair to aid in balance, as they build core strength. A more advanced practitioner can do much of the series without the aid of a chair, simply by bracing the body with the strength of the abdominals, and a lifted, elongated spine.
Who is this workout good for?
Elise: This workout is amazing for women and men of all shapes and sizes! Ballet Conditioning uses one’s own body weight as resistance, so it is safe to do every day, for women AND men… from the strongest athlete, to the ultimate newcomer to fitness. It works to build strong, lean muscle, raise the heart-rate, and speed up metabolism. Dance also helps create rhythm, grace, and balance while building a supple flexible spine. .
What do you think consumers will find different about Element DVDs from other workout programs?
Elise: I know that consumers will enjoy the pure elegance of these DVDs. This is what truly sets the ‘element’ series apart from other brands of DVDs. The Element DVD’s encourage a solid mind/body connection, which encourages practitioners to explore their physical edge, while being truly mentally & emotionally present in the moment. These programs are fluid and graceful in their movement, and provide a HUGE physical fitness element in a nurturing and encouraging environment. .
Tell us about the connection with this DVD and the efforts to reduce global warming.
Elise: Element DVDs support the harmony of mind and body, which encourages a social and global awareness. This harmony encourages us to do what we can to make a difference in the world. For every four Element DVDs sold, a tree will be planted in a national forest. Consumers are therefore doing their part to reduce their carbon footprint, and the dangerous effects of global warming. If we work together, we can spread health and happiness one deep breath at a time.
Loving how it makes me feel As a dance teacher I'm always looking for new ways to keep my kids in shape while also keeping myself in tip top shape. This video does the trick for sure! I got halfway into the exercises and my thighs were screaming at me. It does go a little fast for those that aren't already ballet trained but the way the narrator leads you through each exercise is nice. I highly recommend this dvd for anyone who wants to change up their routine.
Best Ballet Workout on DVD This is hands down the BEST ballet DVD I've ever tried. I've never taken a single ballet class in my life, so it was perfect for my status as a beginner. The next day I could really feel all of the muscles that I'd worked. When I started the DVD I didn't think I'd end up getting much of a work out/calorie burn, but within 10 minutes I was sweating. The great part is, you don't have to do the moves extremely fast or learn tricky combinations. I STRONGLY reccommend this DVD for persons of any age who have ever wanted to try ballet, and for those who are looking for a very unique workout.
Awesome, Challenging Workout This workout dvd is good for anyone wanting a challenge and wanting to streamline their figure.
You need a chair & an hour & the desire to be longer & leaner. Why isn't every woman doing this?! Way more difficult than I thought it would be. Definately works the whole body! Pro dancers don't just love dance, they WORK HARD for it. With these exercises, you build strength & length in the muscles by focusing on balance, control & positioning. I would recommend this to almost any woman. You must remember to go at your own pace. You WILL NOT be able to lift as high as the instructor at first, but don't over do because you will improve & see results FAST! There are no alternate movements demonstrated, don't worry, you don't need them, just only stretch or lift as much as you can. In my opinion, as you progress through this with practice, you will appreciate the pace of transitioning from exercise to exercise & be better able to maintain your focus without interruption. It also does not allow you to work in modified positions forever making excuses for yourself not to try harder. I absolutely want to work up to the level of flexibility & control she has. I feel great after doing this routine. Revitilized, refreshed, lengthened, & with much MORE energy. The price is a great value, so worth it. Buy it. You won't regret it. If you try this & love it like I do, you should also try , Callanetics 10 Years Younger in 10 Hours - Amazon.com Exclusive. Works as advertised, is ballet inspired & also focuses on control & positioning. I love the tiny extremely effective movements of Callanetics. Both of these videos do not terrorize your back & joints but really, let me stress really, work the hard to fix lower body. Both make doing lunges & 500 crunches seem unworthy of my time. This is a terrific way to spend an hour on yourself releasing stress at the end of the day or revving up in the morning. People will notice you are making changes. Don't bulk up, strengthen & lengthen. Good Luck!!! :)
I LOVED this video! I got a great lower body & abs workout! This was a great workout video. You don't need to have previous knowledge of ballet to do this video. You get a very good workout, and after doing this video, I felt it in my muscles! I'm not a hard-core exerciser and am still working on getting in shape, and have many different exercise videos. With some of the exercise videos that I own, after exercising with the video, I don't feel like I've done much. Not so with this video. There is a heavy emphasis on the lower body; most of the ballet workout concentrates on the legs and buns. The abs part of the workout is more like pilates; gentle, but challenging . There is also a portion of the video where you do ballet jumps to get the cardio going. The workout is challenging enough for more advanced exercisers, but also can be used by beginners. I know this is one exercise video that I'll be using over and over!
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