4/5 GREAT & FUN way to exercise !
  by Viablue (Austin, TX)
I LOVE this exercise DVD. The only reason I didn't give it a 5-star rating is because I feel it is too short. I love to dance but hate to exercise. This is perfect. Each dancer went through the steps very clearly and it was easy to follow. If I forgot or missed something, I just went back and repeated it. The cha-cha was the one that really burned my abs & my legs.
Again, I just wish there are more routines and even longer routines.
I have to caution that you have to like choreographed dancing to like this dvd, AND able to remember the steps. Otherwise, no matter how slow and how thorough the instructor goes through the steps, you're not going to be able to follow them and do the exercises effectively. I don't think the instructions can be any simpler.

5/5 SYTYCD tone and groove
  by Christine Miller
This DVD makes exercise fun. Challenging but not too hard. The instructions make it easy.

2/5 Not what I expected
  by Erin N. Nickless (Stockton, CA)
Between the generic music and the generic coreography, I was not impressed. I expected more of a video with such talented professional dancers. It was boring and I was hoping I could learn something from the video, but I didn't learn anything except that I wouldn't recommend it.

5/5 Love it!
  by E. Pessano
It's great for anyone who has danced. Even though the movement is simple, you still get a good workout and opportunity to improve your technique while learning fun little combos! It also includes a nice warm up and cool down. There are a lot of options to customize your workout depending on how much time you have or how advanced you are. Each combo is repeated a number of times which means if you don't get the steps right away, you'll still get a decent workout without having to start the while thing over again. I'd recommend it to dancers and people who are very interested in dance.

4/5 Great fun dancers & production, no music during instruction, etc.
  by Lena, LMT *DVD Renter* (Nassau, NY)
Ok, many others already wrote reviews on the content, including Lovehitzalot".
Menu:
Play All, Intro, Warm-up, Workouts, Cool Down, Bonus Interviews
Sub menu of Workouts:
1) Hip Hop 2)Jazz 3)Cha-Cha 4)Bonus dance
each gives you two choices: Instruction & Workout or Workout only

Overall, I love how the individual dancer's personalities shown through & use of jokes. w/o it this would have been really boring. Love the widescreen, lighting, etc. though the they seemed way too stingy on the use of lights in the background.
Stage -
stark white & large. Sometimes uses cool dance lights to create ambiance/motivation.
Warm-up -
13 min w/all 6 dancers & nice club music (not sure the type, house? techno? dance/ambient?) Easy to follow, good stretching of hips, torso, obliques, etc.
Overview on Instruction & Workout choice -
All 3 styles contain: instruction w/single dancer alone w/o music & almost no color lighting. They teach facing you, some call out YOUR left/right which is great, sometimes give great detailed instructions, sometimes a simple "do this." All teaching is done with building a routine. (dance move 1, repeat, dance move 2, dance move 1 & 2, dance move 3, dance move 1, 2 & 3, etc.) Even with my 6 years of hundreds of dance workouts/instruction dvd experience, I sometimes had a problem following & sometimes would have been totally lost without it. Sometimes they would stay too long on an easy move, but practically barely teach more complex ones, with Katee being the worst of this. Oh, the routines is literally about 20 seconds long for each of the styles & you will be REPEATING it A LOT. Learn the moves, repeat w/single dancer several times w/them sometimes calling out the moves STILL w/o music, practice again several times w/2 more dancers w/counting instead of calling out moves, practice MORE with ALL dancers and MUSIC finally several times.
Hip Hop -
24 min w/Twitch. I love his jokes/personality, fun to learn from. He taught well, though went a little too fast when there were directional changes though the actual moves overall were simple. The moves were a bit boring except some well-known old school moves & touch of popping. His teaching of that was well down, though telling you to contract by keeping his arm up was a bit overdone, would have been better just doing the move slower & reminding you to contract as you go which he did do. The moves were more easy physically, though after many repeat practices in a row....
Jazz -
20 min w/Katee. She didn't show as much personality, but seems nice & did seem to love to dance. The moves are old style & simple: grapevines, jazz square, jumping, pivot turn, leg/arm pointing, standing crunches, hip bumps & only one "sassy" move. Her instruction was good, though she would mention how much weright you'll lose or how you feel it almost as much as she instructed. The one cool sassy move she barely gives 3 words explanation, totally ignoring what makes it look good, such as raising the heels. Again, the moves are easy except the jumping.
Latin -
21 min w/Dmitry. He was the best in terms of even during instruction you feel the moves, and he was really detailed w/his instruction, but never boring. He only taught a few moves, but he taught you the cha-cha like a ballroom dancer, not just a workout. He taught how to really land on the balls of your feet and roll down to the hell, almost like a step master to give it that style & really ups the ante in needing concentration & physically harder. No other dance workout teaches w/such detail. He also teaches twisting, single leg fwd/back, side step, etc. Very nice moves to want to learn. The thing about Latin dancing is the real stuff is VERY fast, like super speed. Like the others he teaches very slowly, but in this case, when he goes normal speed for practice, it's jarring. But I am glad for the true authenticity, nothing watered down here & that's very refreshing. Don't be daunted, it is easy to learn, but you just really have to practice to keep your form right for the super speed.
Bonus -
14 min w/all dancers together taking turns instructing w/o music quick (since it contains portions of the three previous styles & adds a bit more style & flair which does look great) & the routine is about 25 seconds long.
Workout Only -
From the instructional part above, they separated end portion practice/workout that has w/all the dancers w/music. Hip Hop-9 min Jazz-7 min Cha-Cha-6 min Bonus-7 min
Cool Down -
7 min w/all the dancers w/semi-fast piano ambient music. Slower dancing, different stretching from warm-up.

Pros:
great camerawork, can see everything, production
dancers seem to be having fun, get along, interact/have fun with each other
dancers have talent & great personalities on their own
no annoying matched outfits, they wear their own style
Some of the dances are cool
Some of the instruction when detailed are really great & help you to learn the more polished look

Cons:
No background, very stingy on use of dance lighting
Not enough music used for instruction/dance which really kills
instruction PHYSICAL pace can be too slow. There should have been more normal speed practice of each move before learning a new one.
Not enough verbal given for those with left feet, forcing one to stay in slow instruction mode w/no music too much. Dance instruction felt rushed like the dancers weren't given enough time for it & were forced to skip some.

I did like it overall, all they need is to fix those rough areas for next time.