Sleek Technique Sleek Ballet Bootcamp - Thoughts

Sleek Ballet Bootcamp has three 20-minute workouts plus a warm up and cool down. The warm up and cool down are the same segments that appear in the Barre Technique workout.
All the workouts are narrated/voice over. The voice over is done very well and the cuing is excellent.

DVD Menu
Introduction
Tutorial
Warm Up
Ballet Bootcamp 1
Ballet Bootcamp 2
Ballet Bootcamp 3
Cool down
Credits

Ballet Bootcamp 1 is led by Flik Swan.  There is a standing part and floor part.  Some of the exercises in this workout are: Plie Tendu Series, Chasses, Plies, & Lunges, Port de bras, plank, parallel plies. Floor work include lying plies, lying leg walks, leg lifts and side planks.

Ballet Bootcamp 2 is led by Victoria Marr and Flik Swann. This workout also includes a standing segment and a floor segment. In the standing segment there is an intense arm sequence.  Also in the standing section there is a lengthy cardio arabesque knee pull series.  For the floor segment, there is a bridge series and a side clam leg lengthening segment.  I thought this workout tough but I really liked it.

Ballet Bootcamp 3 is lead by Victoria Marr. This workout is set up similarly to the other two workouts in that there are standing and floor segments.  The standing sections include plies with tendu, arm sequence and a cardio sequence that include arabesque, port de bras, piques, jumps and skaters.  For the floor work, you are doing bicycles and lying side work.  There are also stretches for the glutes and spine.

You are working out barefoot. Only piece of equipment is a mat which is only used for the floor workout.
The music is great.  I felt very motivated by it.  I also felt I was able to keep up more in these workouts than the barre workouts.

Ballet Bootcamp 1 - 3 & 1/2 stars
Ballet Bootcamp 2 - 4 stars
Ballet Bootcamp 3 - 3 & 1/2 stars

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