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As promised, here’s the first of my dance workout DVD reviews. The first one that I reviewed was Dancing With the Stars: Dance Off the Pounds, where Kym Johnson, Lacey Schwimmer & Dmitry Chaplin teach some routines for the Swing, Jive & Quickstep.
Kym starts us off with a Swing routine and she’s a terrific teacher. She explains everything very well and shows us only a couple of steps at a time so we can build up to the whole routine. The dance moves are fun, only a little challenging and since swing is my favorite style of dance to …read more

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I am really enjoying the new dance/weight loss series on Oxygen network called Dance Your Ass Off. As a person who both loves to dance and needs to drop a few pounds…yes, I admit to it…it’s a very positive and motivating show. Not to mention how courageous these people are to get on stage and dance, even though they need to lose weight. I find myself rooting for them all. After all, the goal of the show is to drop the pounds and get healthier.
We’ve seen them take on various dance styles and even dance on a stripper …read more

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Here’s last week’s Dancing With the Stars’ other fabulous brother / sister dance routine. This is the jive with Derek Hough & Julianne Hough. They ae so much fun to watch…and how can she do all that just two weeks after surgery?!
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Learn more about this season’s dancers here.