Workout Volume 1 and 2. These workouts are designed to help you develop the strength grace and poise of a dancer. An excellent alternative to fast paced high-e...
City Ballet along with the New York Sports Club. If you envy the ballet dancer's long, lean body and graceful, elegant movements, then this beautifully produced video is for you. First watch the rippling muscles of four gorgeous ballet dancers (two bare-midriffed women and two bare-chested men) performing the warm-up moves to classical ballet music, while Martins narrates: no ballet technique is taught, so it's look-and-follow if you have no previous ballet training. Then get down on a mat for slow lower-body stretches. A difficult abdominal series is next, followed by "floor barre" exercises to tone the thighs and buttocks while still using the abdominals, then moves to strengthen the back and upper body. Next is a series of standing exercise segments using various ballet movements to strengthen the legs and postural/balance muscles. The workout is divided into 17 short sections, which may give it a disjointed feeling if you're used to more continuity.At the end is a bonus sequence with profiles of the four performers, all dancers with the New York City Ballet. We get to watch them performing, practicing, and eating. One dancer makes the point that ballet is very athletic, but because it's supposed to look ethereal, the hard work stays hidden from the audience. If you love ballet (even just watching it), you'll enjoy this workout. (By the way, Sarah Jessica Parker introduces the video, but does not have any other role in it.)--Joan Price, Amazon.com
tone your body; but this second edition has also learned the lessons of the original routine, which was difficult to use for those without formal ballet training. This second workout attempts to be accessible to all, providing a glossary explaining ballet terminology and introducing such steps asPliesandTendus. Be warned though, this will still take practise if you are new to ballet.The routine itself is also less demanding than the first, but includes one of the best abs workouts to be found on an exercise programme. While the steps do not offer a cardio workout, they are enjoyable once mastered and will make you feel more graceful. Combining ballet and yoga is all the rage at gyms, so a good tip is to tie this in with your favourite yoga programme for that ideal posture and definition. All in all this is a great improvement on the first edition and certainly more enjoyable than watching aBig Brothercelebrity's dance routine.On the DVD:New York City Ballet 2offers pristine images and a 5.1 Dolby sound. This works wonderfully on the choice of classical and contemporary tracks. There is also the option to develop your own routine, which is useful if you are never sure how much time you have spare to exercise. The DVD also offers a movement combination which slowly takes you through the steps to learn a dance sequence. --Nikki Disney
set comprised of the best-selling fitness videos: NEW YORK CITY BALLET WORKOUT VOLUME 1 and VOLUME 2. Each video is designed to help you develop the strength, grace and poise of a dancer. An excellent alternative to fast paced, high-energy workout routines, this unique exercise program balances art, life and fitness into the perfect workout for any age or fitness level.Join Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins and New York City Ballet dancers as they guide you through exercises to help you develop lean abdominal's, firm buttocks, a contoured waist, sculpted legs, slim thighs, strong arms, perfect posture and flexibility you never thought possible. Whether you love ballet or are simply searching for an effective workout regimen designed to produce a strong, graceful body, this programme will deliver exceptional results.
Album Notes: The NEW YORK CITY BALLET WORKOUT is a program that consists of fifty stretches and exercises designed to help one develop the grace and poise of a dancer. Created by Peter Martins, New York City Ballet's Ballet Master in Chief, this program allows anyone to experience both the leanness and flexibility ballet can impart to one's limbs as well as the peace and relaxation it can bring to one's mind. Once a secret of the world's elite dance studios, these easy to learn workouts have been arranged into a comprehensive, holistic program that is the perfect workout for anyone of any age.
Advantages: Very well structured exercises, suitable for all abilities Disadvantages: some exercises a little difficult
...Having not done ballet since I was about 10 or 11, now I'm in my 30's I was unsure whether or not I would be able to do this workout, I managed it although I had to do it in 2 halves and although I found my feet weren't placed exactly right I still managed to get a good workout.
This Dvd is good for toning up muscles you never realised you had, and it start's off at a gentle pace and gradually increases and because it is placed in small sections (17 of them!) you get to work every bit of your body.
Ballet exercises are good for all over toning!
It is good for both beginner's and experience users/dancers alike, and I definitely recommend it!!...
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Advantages: Great Location, Clean and Friendly Staff Disadvantages: Views from hotel itself not great, no free wi fi
...My boyfriend turned 30 a few weeks ago and for his present I booked us a trip to NewYork and the Wellington Hotel is where I picked for us to stay due to its central location in Manhattan.
Last Wednesday we flew out to NYC and checked into the Wellington.
If you didn't know already this is where part of the Borat film was made, the main scene being where he tries to unpack his things in the lift thinking its his room and so many Borat jokes ensued in the elevators during our stay.
The location of the hotel is amazing, its a 1 minute walk from Carnegie Hall, 2 minutes from Central Park and 5 minutes from Times Square and is located on the corner of 55th Street and 7th Avenue. The placement of the hotel was my favourite thing about it as it was just so easy to walk to some of the city's best attractions from here.
When we checked in...
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Advantages: Excellent for ballet dancers... Disadvantages: .... pretty useless for anyone else.
...The NewYorkCityBalletWorkout
Don't blame me, this was me wife's idea. In the deep distant past she had done ballet, and wanted to try this and see if she still had the knack. She also thought it would be a good idea to have a bit more of a work out?
After a short introduction by Sarah Jessica Parker (hit the skip or fast forward button), we come to the work outs themselves. They are presented here in all their pretentiousness along with my own common man's interpretation of what they actually are:
Work Out
1 - Warm-up 1
2 - Warm-up 2
3 - Warm-up 3
4 - Stretches
5 - Abdominals & Leg Darts
6 - Floor Barre exercise 1
7 - Floor Barre exercise 2
8 - Floor Barre exercise 3 (you don't need to have a barre - or bar if you wish to be less pretentious? to do these exercises? they're the exercixes that would...
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