Dance and Be Fit: Hip Hop Cardio

Instructor Sarita Lou goes solo for this hour-shy cardio program featuring two hip hop routines performed on a cityscape blacktop-style set. Prefacing the workouts with a brief but unnecessary description of hip hop culture (including graffiti art, breakdancing, and rapping), Lou segues into warm up stretches before tackling the routines: “Old School,” which features the toe tapping rock steady move, knee sweep, hip swing, skate slide, and the cabbage patch dance; and “Sexy Sculpt,” which includes body rolls, chest pulls, grape vine, and “get low.” Encouraging viewers to add freestyle and attitude, Dance and Be Fit: Hip Hop Cardio also includes DVD extras such as a bonus performance and a bio of Lou. Although fairly run-of-the-mill, this should be considered a strong optional purchase for larger fitness collections. [Note: other recent Acacia fitness titles also available include Exhale: Core Fusion—Pure Abs & Arms, Tai Chi for Beginners, and Hemalayaa: Bollywood Dance Blast.] Aud: P. (J. Williams-Wood)