Simone De La Rue - The Signature Classes - Thoughts

Simone's De La Rue The Signature Classes workout DVD contains two 55 minute workouts.

DVD Menu offers the following options:
Workout 1 - Full Body
Workout 2 - Dance Cardio

Workout 1 Full Body contains the following segments (57:25)
1.  Warm up - about 3 minutes
2.  Dance Cardio Routine 1- about 3 minutes
3.  Upper Body 1 - uses a pair of 3 to 5 lbs dumbbells, ~ 5 minutes
4.  Upper Body 2 - this is floor based, pushups, dips, ~ 5 minutes
5.  Dance Cardio Routine 2 - about 3 minutes
6.  Lower Body  - table top, donkey kicks, leg lifts, hamstring pulses. -lying side outer hip, shootouts,  about 20 minutes
7.  Dance Cardio Routine 3 -  about 3 minutes
8.  Core work 1 - plank work - about 5 minutes
9.  Core work 2 - situps, lower leg lifts - about 3 minutes
10.  Cool down - stretch, about 4 minutes


Workout 2 Dance Cardio contains the following segments  (52:47)
1.  Warm up - about 3 minutes
2.  Cardio 1- an extension of the warm-up About 3 minutes
3.  Dance 1 - about 7 minutes
4.  Dance 2 - about 7 minutes
5.  Standing stabilizer - balance work, lower body squats and lunges, about 3 minutes
6.  Dance 3 - teaches new movements at 1/2 speed
7.  Dance 4 - about 6 minutes
8.  Combine all the routines - two times through
9.  Standing abs - uses 3 to 5 pounds - about 5 minutes
10. Stretch - floor and standing based, about 4 minutes.


While the DVD is chaptered, you cannot select individual segments from a menu. These are high impact workouts so expect lots of jumping in both workouts.  The warm-up contains the same moves across both workouts.  Along with Simone, there are four additional cast members.  Both workouts showed class participants demonstrating some modifications for some exercises.

Simone gives a brief intro to each segment.  The set is pretty bland (looks like warehouse space). Love the music and uptempo vibe. Great soundtrack.
Cuing - Simone does cue but quite a bit of it is "follow along". She does repeat the combo for several run-throughs so by the time she was moving on, I had picked up the move. Some moves she teaches at half speed before going at full pace.

Signature Class Full Body - 4 & 1/4 stars
Signature Class Dance Cardio - 4 stars


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