So many of us want to work on our fitness and our dance moves at the same time, and so many of us automatically think of Zumba when it comes to choosing a dance workout.
We agree that Zumba is awesome and, as you can see, we’ve included it on our list below! There are some other great options out there that you might want to try too.
To help you compare and contrast, we highlight the top six for you on our list below. Mixed in with the modern choices below, we’ve also included one retro favorite that you have to check out. The best dance workout DVD list just has to include one of our favorite dancers from the 80’s and 90’s!
Dance Style
Hip-hop is the most common choice for a dance workout. It pumps you up, it’s exciting, and it burns a lot of calories. If you head out for a night on the town you’ll probably want some new moves for the dance floor.
If you’re looking for something a little more slow-paced, you might enjoy the Barre workout:
- Barre. Barre workouts mix mat-based exercises and ballet techniques in order to provide you with a workout.
In a professional studio, you would use an actual ballet bar since the workout style is a fusion of ballet, Pilates, Yoga and other dance moves. Most of us don’t have a ballet bar at home. Instead, these videos have you use a chair or something similar to help you work out.
Check out numbers 1 and 3 if you’re looking for something to help sculpt, slim and stretch your body!
- Other Dance. Hip-hop isn’t the only type of dance incorporated into faster-paced workouts.
Zumba, for example, incorporates choreography from soca, samba, salsa, merengue and mambo.
Beachbody’s dance workout – CIZE – is a mixture of dance moves that are broken down step-by-step to help you learn them. Then they’re mixed together to form a complete workout. They also offer Hip Hop Abs if you’re looking for a complete kit that guides you in food choices in addition to teaching you fun hip-hop moves to help you tone abs and blast away fat.
- Aerobic. Our last suggestion is to throw it back to the 90’s and have some fun with Paula Abdul.
Here aerobic dance workout will help you strengthen and tone and you’ll learn a mixture of dance moves along the way.
This isn’t too fast-paced nor to slow. A medium-paced workout for those of you who are looking for something in between!
Top 6 Dance Workout DVDs Chart
| Picture | Name | Price | Rating (1-5) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1. BarreAmped Bootcamp | $$ | 4.8 |
 | 2. Zumba Fitness Incredible Results | $$$ | 4.5 |
 | 3. Elem: Ballet Conditioning | $ | 4.5 |
 | 4. Shaun T's CIZE Dance Workout - Base Kit | $$$$ | 4.3 |
 | 5. Hip Hop Abs DVD Workout | $$ | 4.2 |
 | 6. Paula Abdul's Get Up and Dance! | $ | 4.0 |
Top 3 Best Dance Workout DVD Reviews
1. Suzanne Bowen BarreAmped Bootcamp
Those of you interested in the Barre workout from a delightful instructor will enjoy BarreAmped Bootcamp with Suzanne.
This is a low-impact workout divided into segments. You decide if you would like to complete all of them from start to finish or mix up segments based on your specific needs. It begins with an intro and then the warm up, followed by arm workout, thigh workout, seat workout, core and then stretches.
You’ll need a chair and some lightweight dumbbells, but if you don’t have dumbbells, feel free to use some water bottles or even cans of food from the pantry!
This is probably the best dance workout DVD for those who are looking for an effective Barre workout.
2. Zumba D0D00184-P
Fun dance moves, exciting music and an excellent way to burn calories; the Zumba Fitness workout is a favorite of those who are looking for a more fast-paced way to get in shape.
This set includes a program guide, nutrition book and the Zumba Rizer so you can perform step aerobics that will help you tone your glutes and legs.
This comes with four DVDs. The first is the Quick Start will teach you the basics of merengue, cumbia, reggaeton, samba and salsa followed by the 20-minute express that provides you with a great intro workout into the program.
DVD 2 is a 55-minute cardio dance party workout with cued cardio bursts that will help you get your heartrate up and help you burn fat.
DVD 3 is 45 minutes and you’ll use the Rizer included in the kit for some aerobic moves and finally DVD 4 – the 30-minute burn – for a more fast-paced workout that’s great once you’ve got the hang of Zumba.
Don’t forget the Amazing Abs workout that follows the 30-minute burn. Just sit in a chair and find out some new and unique ways to tone your abs and obliques!
3. Elise Gulan Elem: Ballet
Slow things down with this dance Ballet Conditioning workout. Elise Gulan is your instructor and she takes you through her ballet-inspired workout with a calming, soothing voice that will help you relax as you stretch, tone and challenge your muscles in the core and legs.
This is a challenging workout, so do be fooled by the calming relaxing scene you see on the video. It is very effective and you’ll love the results it provides you with.
Best of all there are no shoes required!
