Workout 2 DVD
A look behind the scenes during the filming of NYCB Workout 2 |
Because of the enormous success of the
NYCB Workout DVD and Video and many requests from all over the world Palm Pictures in association with New York City Ballet filmed
NYCB Workout 2 at the Screen Gems Studio in North Carolina from September 9-13, 2002. The
New York City Ballet Workout 2 DVD and video are expected to be available for sale worldwide in May of 2003.
NYCB Workout 2 features New York City Ballet dancers Aesha Ash, Deanna McBrearty, Craig Hall and Seth Orza.
NYCB Workout 2 is designed to challenge you in new and interesting ways. The exercises are a bit more comprehensive than the original NYCB Workout, building on your knowledge and experience. While the first NYCB Workout gives a base technique and strengthening moves to start your fitness routine, NYCB Workout 2 will open up new areas of ballet movement including choreography. The movement combination at the end of the toning exercises will teach you to learn a phrase of steps and put them together as a dance. It is a fun and enjoyable way to enhance your aerobic conditioning. As in the earlier NYCB Workout, whether you are using the classical or contemporary soundtrack, we hope that the music will inspire you to move with energy and grace.
This DVD has 16 sections to help you achieve the sculpted body of a New York City Ballet dancer and an overall sense of better physical fitness. The first section will teach you how to align your body properly, creating better posture. The beginning exercises will warm up your muscles and get your heart rate up. Floor work will help to increase flexibility, condition your abdominals and tone your legs, hips and shoulders. The standing portions of NYCB Workout 2 will challenge your balance and coordination and strengthen your upper body. The movement section will help to build your cardiovascular ability. Another addition to the DVD is a target workout section for those of you on the go. We also have a glossary, which demonstrates the proper way to execute common ballet steps.
We want you to get the most out of NYCB Workout 2 so we offer modifications for those exercisers who need more information to perform the movements safely and effectively. Please listen to the verbal cues and focus on what your body needs throughout the session.
With consistent practice, you will notice changes in the shape of your body. Your muscles will tone and lengthen and your posture will improve. You might feel more graceful or simply have a better awareness of your own body. Above all, we hope that you find a greater sense of health and well-being after you workout.
The DVD offers:
- Posture and Alignment
- A Moving Warm-up
- One of the most important elements of an exercise regime is warming up your body. Your muscles must be warm in order to stretch. The first three sections of NYCB Workout 2 are designed to warm up the muscles and start moving your body through space.
- Floor Work
- Supine – lying on your back
- Side Lying – a great choice for pregnant exercisers.
- Prone – lying on your stomach
- Standing Center
- Standing center exercises are modeled after our ballet class barre without the barre to improve your balance.
- Movement Combinations
- Will hopefully give you the feeling of dancing just like a professional dancer.
- Target Exercises
- Abdominals
- Shoulders and Back
- Thighs and Butt
- Ballet Glossary