| Darrin's Dance Grooves | 
 enlarge | Actor: Darrin Henson
Studio: Razor & Tie Theatric
Category: DVD
List Price: $7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 14721
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 65
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D51925D
UPC: 074645192598
EAN: 0074645192598
ASIN: B0007TKG4E
Release Date: March 22, 2005
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 Don't Buy It! January 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had this DVD right when it came out years ago. I think I tried watching it once or twice but did not even get through watching it all because I was so frustrated. I was in dance and thought I picked up dances pretty quickly, but I'm not superhuman! First of all, the dancers and Darrin are facing you, so you have to first try to figure out the move, then make it backwards; even if you decide to mirror their image, it's confusing because Darrin always says directional cues, so it doesn't work if you try to mirror them. Then, you better get the move right the first time because there is no hope for you if you don't get the move down perfectly immediately. It's a joke. The lack of repeating any moves before moving on is incredibly frustrating and difficult, even for experienced dancers. I felt like I was watching a dance class practice their routine that they have done a million times...like they were showing off and not concerned about the viewer trying to learn the dance. RIDICULOUS! I got so annoyed after trying to learn the dances when I found the DVD years later, I literally bent the DVD in half and threw it away. I thought if I pawned it off, it wouldn't be fair to the poor soul who bought it.
Don't waste your time with Darrin's Dance Grooves December 31, 2007
I have wanted this DVD for years, thinking it looks really fun to do. I was extremely disappointed when I received it as a gift. For one, although the product description says you'll learn these three dances, you only learn the chorus to the three songs mentioned here--not the whole dances.
Secondly, the video moves way too fast for a novice and even a somewhat experienced dancer.
Third, the video shots are terrible--for example, he's teaching you the moves and the camera angle is only showing his upper body while his lower body is moving (and you can't see it).
Fourth, he doesn't mirror the viewer- he says "right" and uses his right, which means it's opposite for the person viewing it (you'd intuitively want to mirror him, using your left, but it adds confusion).
Lastly, the instruction is just plain bad. I have dance experience, and this was beyond horrible--he just counts (not easy for someone without experience especially) and doesn't describe or say anything about the movements. Just "1, 2, 3..." as he dances with it.
I'd highly recommend the Jamie King Rock Your Body DVD over this one!
Frustrating waste of money December 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I consider myself a pretty average dancer and I thought it would be fun to learn these routines to some pretty well-known songs. I've bought other dance instruction videos and found it easy to learn and remember the routines. But when I started with Darrin's Dance Grooves, he moved way too fast and didn't really explain what he was doing. The choppy camera angles made it difficult to see his feet and body to figure out what he was doing. Without even explaining what foot to start on or which way to face it was extremely frustrating trying to figure out if he was mirroring what you should do or not. So even after figuring all of this out, I got about half of the routine down, but by the time I got to the end, I didn't remember what the first 8-count was, not to mention what came next. It was also difficult to switch from his slower count to the tempo of the music. All in all I was extrememly frustrated and disappointed and plan on selling this DVD at a garage sale or re-gifting it as a practical joke.
 Not as bad as you think June 22, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm not sure what the previous viewer was seeing, but here's the breakdown for Darrin's routines:
* [optionally] Show routine at full speed, so you get hyped.
* Break it down, 8 counts at a time
-- repeat each 8-count once before moving to the next
* Run the whole routine slowly, as a series of 8-counts
* Run the whole routine at full speed, with music
There isn't a lot of technical commentary (especially on how to make the hip-hop look authentic), most likely because this isn't necessarily hip-hop dancing. It's a faithful reproduction of the dancing from those music videos you saw, taught by the choreographer himself. There's pretty much just one camera angle during instruction, which has you facing the instructor, but the moves are simple enough (and Darrin makes helpful comments) that you should be able to tell what's going on without too much trouble.
If you wanted to learn Britney's, N'Sync's, or Jordan Knight's dance numbers, the latter of which is fairly long, then this is right up your alley. The DVD includes several interviews with Darrin, and there are also some bonus routines that are fairly easy to learn. Although the featured music videos are somewhat dated now, this is a solid purchase for under $10.
dissappointed. October 5, 2005
23 out of 26 found this review helpful
I have taken a few modern dance classes but I am not experienced at all, so I wanted to get this hip hop dance DVD to learn some moves and maybe even use it as a exercise DVD. I read about 20 reviews and most of the reviews were negative toned but still their was a glimpse of hope that it would be okey. Then I recieved the DVD and I was very DISSAPPOINTED. As the other reviewers warned me about how the entire DVD only show cased how great Darrin was and name drop the whole DVD, it wasn't that bad ...but it is true. You never really see the whole movement and the camera angles are always half body shots so you never really see what they are doing.
Then when he does fo a new dance routine he does it quickly once. Then he proceeds to say what the moves are again but only speaks about them without any body movement so you are totally lost. Then he does it again in regular dance speed with his annoying 1234567..8! counts that dosn't even follow the movements. Truely you are better off getting the Music video to Britney or whoever Darrin choreographed for and try to imitate those moves on the music video.
This DVD is terrible and I would't reccommend even a friend to borrow it. It is a waste of time. I am sure Darrin is a great Dancer but who ever helped him to make this DVD should of been fired. He should of got counseling in making this DVD from a aerobics director then I am sure it would of been great. Sorry guys, but you should pass on this DVD, unless you like to waste money.
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