The Bollywood Dance Workout With Hemalayaa (2007)
Posted on | August 6, 2009 |
Yogi Times, March 2007
Hemalayaa’s teachings are infused with her training and passion for Indian dance, and this release embodies this passion most purely.
For ALL fitness and experience levels. Inspired by the Indian film tradition of infectiously expressive music and dance comes a sexy, saucy, calorie-burning, full-body workout. Fitness star Hemalayaa leads you in traditional moves that will tone you head to toe while unleashing waves of energy and joy. The movements are (more…)
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August 7th, 2009 @ 2:08 am
1.0 out of 5 stars
Had better workouts!
After buying this workout dvd based on such high reviews i was very disappointed! I was hoping for a little more “bollywood” action in the moves, as I have taken many bollywood…
August 7th, 2009 @ 2:11 am
I know it is a workout dvd, how can it be fun!? But really, Hemalyaa (and please dont ask me how to pronounce that name. I have no idea, sadly.) approaches the workout as playtime and makes the individual segments very enjoyable. The time just seems to fly by which is especially weird for an exercise dvd!
The dance “playtime” is exactly what you would expect to see in a Bollywood film. It combines hip-hop, basic belly dance, and just plain fun body movement to form a style that looks execptionally easy and fun- when Hemalyaa does it, not me. I probably look like a floundering chicken. But I dont care! I still had fun and it was a definite workout particulary in the upper thighs.
The choreography goes fast but is pretty well explained and they always redo all of the movements, so even when you feel like you have no idea what you are supposed to be doing the dancers will suddenly go back to moves that you have already mastered. Sometimes it is just fun to watch them dance for a minute- and I say that not just because I was slacking for that minute!
August 7th, 2009 @ 7:46 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
A lot of bang for your workout effort
I tried this workout video to get some variety into my workout.
In the warming up section, I thought I wasn’t going to get much of a workout.
August 7th, 2009 @ 8:16 am
I had a lot of fun with this workout. It’s challenging and time flies, and so does the sweat! It has its warm up and a number of segments — some basic moves (for the workout) and then a couple routines, ending with some yoga-infused cooldowns, and a few minutes of floor work in between. The workouts are more challenging, and if you’re not in the best of shape you may want to pace yourself: some of the moves involve a lot of knee bends and squatting deep down and there’s hopping around (high impact, definitely), so if you don’t have strong knees or have a lot of weight to carry, modify until you’re stronger — you’ll still get a good workout — especially with the dance steps and kicking your knees up high — and Hemalayaa makes you use your arms a lot, which is good for total body. It’s a lot of fun to dance around, the music is nice (you don’t have to have voiceover while working out, either), the setting is beautiful, and Hemalayaa is cool, along with her 2 dancers (by the way, she emphasizes a lot of “sass” as part of the workout — which some might find annoying). If you love bellydance or think the Bollywood numbers are a blast you should really enjoy this. Some of the moves are definitely different from what you see in other videos and DVDs (the names of some of the moves, such as “Feed the Chickens” are fun, too), in a good way. One word, besides the potential hard work on the knees, if you aren’t familiar with a lot of these types of dance moves, a bellydance dvd or class might help a lot, since a lot of these steps are bellydance inspired, only with more oomph. It’s great fun!
August 7th, 2009 @ 8:38 am
I am always looking for ways to make working out fun and this workout definitely does that. It is about 50 minutes long but you’re having so much fun, you don’t even notice it. It just feels like you’re dancing in your living room with your girlfriends. I am not very familiar with Bollywood but I had no trouble following the moves. A couple of them were a bit tricky at first but Hemalayaa is always reassuring that you don’t have to do exactly what they are doing, and I liked that feeling of freedom. If, after doing the workout a few times, you didn’t feel like following their moves, it would be perfectly comfortable to just dance along with the music. I recommend this DVD to those who like different kinds of workouts, especially dance workouts. This will provide great variety and definitely keep you from getting bored. I have only one warning: you might want to make sure you can be alone to do this workout so you can really get into it and enjoy it without feeling self-conscious. But that all depends on you! I also recommend Elsa Leandro’s World Dance Workout, which also has a Bollywood segment, along with other dance forms.
August 7th, 2009 @ 9:10 am
2.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible teaching
This video was very disappointing. The instructor is a great dancer, but cannot teach at all. She goes way too fast and the sections change too fast as well.
August 7th, 2009 @ 1:23 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a fun workout!
Wait until you try “Feeding the Chickens” and the “Gorilla Walk”! I laughed a lot during this workout.
August 7th, 2009 @ 4:26 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
So Much Fun!
I just want to add my voice to the others who are raving about this cool fitness routine. This DVD is so much fun that I actually look forward to working out — and I’m a girl…
August 7th, 2009 @ 6:25 pm
2.0 out of 5 stars
Christians Beware - Fun Workout Marred by Idolatrous Backdrop
After having used this Bollywood video workout several times and enjoying the moves on their own, I must say that I find the focus on the idolatrous Hindi deities in the…
August 7th, 2009 @ 8:46 pm
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not fun, pointless
I thought I would check this out from the library before buying it and am glad I did. It was boring and silly, nothing like what I was expecting based on the raving reviews.
August 8th, 2009 @ 1:58 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good workout
I’ve only done this work out once. I really enjoyed some parts of it, mainly trying to make my body do some of the unique bollywood moves, like shaking my head around.
August 8th, 2009 @ 3:59 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
a fun workout…
The best thing about the Bollywood Dance Workout is that overall it’s pretty fun and it also has many moves that you don’t encounter in other exercise DVD’s so you get some…
August 8th, 2009 @ 7:59 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bollywood
This is a great product. It gets the blood pumping. Some of the steps are difficult at first, but you get used to them.