Good for my purpose, but not for intense dancers
598031
These shoes are just what I was looking for. They do run a little small, and the soles are rubber. If you are a dancer who needs to get some good wear out of these shoes, look somewhere else. However, they will do wonderfully for theater shoes.
1026329
Not necessarily a fan this has worked well for me for ballroom dancers.  Recommended.
466894
It's decent for a beginner for the price, but I wouldn't go out and perform for an audience with it.
4847134
I bought this to get into ballet practice on my own, because it's looking to me like ballet seems to be the foundation of other styles of dance that I am/would like to be involved in. It's a great skirt, but beware the elastic. I had to stretch mine a bit. It is intended for ballet and I'm not quite ballerina-thin, yes, but it's still quite tight. I'm considered quite small by normal standards, and I'm a ballroom dancer (for which I'm about average size.) Once you've put it on a shelf with some books inside the elastic to relax it and break it down, though, it's a great dance practice skirt. Will be purchasing another.
4065770
I find that I am slow to  work up a sweat with Cardio Dance Blast.  I am learning some new dance moves though!  Once you get the dance steps down you can get the movement going better.  I am not a 'dancer' so for me the dance moves are a challenge to follow.  The up side is the 20 mins goes real fast, you have a bit of fun with it, but I find I get a better cardio workout with traditional exercises lunges, squats, jumps etc..  This dvd is ok if you are bored with your current exercise routine and want to mix things up a little, but definitely not a dvd I would use as my primary resource to be (or get) fit. I would consider this a light cardio workout. Probably better for beginners.
1437216
This dvd workout is great if you are very familiar with dance moves and can go quickly as she explains them! The instructor isn't a true teacher and doesn't spend enough time coaching you through the moves by a step-by-step slow pace so that you get the correct posture, footing, and rountine. The instructor starts off quickly to the workout beat with the dances, explaining while quickly keeping to the beat and rhythm, which is ok if your a dancer that's familiar with these moves. I found myself having to pause the dvd in increments in the beginning to get the footing down. This makes the learning process very frustrating to get any heart rate up in the workout until you learn the steps. I would like to see this dvd have an intro section for beginners to learn the steps and patterns then, have another segment for the workout for those who have it down.

With that said, I think it is a very good dance routine to have and I would recommend that if your purchase this, as most any age group up to 60 could participate, be warned that it will take awhile to learn moves & routine before really getting your cardio heart rate up.
2030550
Though this product might be good for advanced belly dancers, it's really not what I was thinking.  I did not anticipate that anyone would make a workout that was to help professional belly dancers, but basically, this is that product.  It's purpose is to give belly dancers a leg up on workouts that will ultimately enhance their dancing.  If you are a beginner or doing this for fun/fitness, I'd try a different video.  Basically, I'd try a different video for anyone, because if you're a professional, you should have a trainer or a school or something, and if you're not, you really don't need this video.
1250290
These mats fit together easily and make a nice large surface.  The price is definitely better than anything I saw in my local stores.  However, these mats don't work so well as an exercise surface.  I am doing P90X and was looking for a mat that would give me nice support and stable base, but this mat travels across my floor constantly, so I have to stop to move it back into place.  In a 60 minute workout, I need to stop 5-10 times to re-adjust the mat.  It also is a bit slippery for doing push ups.  My feet are sliding quite a bit.

This mat would work well for a baby's room or living area with a hard floor looking to protect a young one, but not so much as an exercise mat.
4464941
I realize this are dance sneakers, however I expected a little more support with these shoes. The bottom work great for your non traditional wood gym floors. I normally teach Zumba in basketball shoes, but they didn't work well on the floor of the studio I teach at now. They are cute and work for what I need.
2955042
I have no previous ballet experience and was looking for an interesting way to improve flexibility and muscle tone and see if ballet held any interest for me.  This struck me as something that would be great for those getting back into ballet.  For me, the routines just seemed rather long and involved.  Also, not being that skilled, it is easier for me to learn complex dance moves if I can watch the instructor from behind and see their front in the mirror (which I have never yet seen in a dance workout dvd.) There was nothing really interesting about the stretches so I did not really get what I was looking for.  Having said that, I like the instructor so I tried the Ballet Boot Camp Stretch and got exactly what I was looking for!
85289
My legs are on the larger scale and I can't use these around my thighs without it rolling up. I intentionally bought these to assist in more intense squats but I can only use these for exercises where they will be looped below my knees.
2704994
I didn't realize how much better dancing would be with decent dance shoes compared to regular heels until I tried these.  They're cute and simple, with a slight heel that works well for me since I rarely wear heels.

Following the other reviewer's recommendations, I went a full size up for these shoes.  I'm very glad I did--they fit perfectly.

These don't seem like they're necessarily the best quality shoes--which is to say that I think they're better for casual or beginning dancers who won't be as rough on them as professional or competitive dancers would be.  As I fall firmly into the first category and only wear them for dancing, they work very well for me.
3835175
I have been a dancer for as long as i can remember and Im always trying to find new ways to better myself. I bought this DVD to gain flexibility as the title suggests and I do feel that the tape has helped me to do this. However, I don't believe that I would be able to execute the exercises in this film had I not been a dancer. The terminology that Michelle uses is not explained and the "take the class" section moves far to quickly for an inexperienced audience. I had to watch it several times before I could keep up with the pace. Even the students on the DVD seem confused at times and are not in sync with Michelle. Furthermore, I don't believe that the stretches can be done properly without some type of guidance as the muscles DO NOT stretch correctly without very procise postioning of the limbs. I perform this routine daily and I have gained excellent strength and flexibility because of it, I just think that perhaps Michelle could have gone into further detail in regards to the stretching for a less familiar viewing demographic.
2649147
I wore these for ballroom dance lessons 2-3 times a week for about 6 months.  They were slightly small (I am a true 10.5 but often times I must order 11's) and I thought they would stretch a bit.  They didn't - so after an hour of dancing my poor big toes hurt.  Also, the inner lining started coming out (no biggie, just annoying).  But otherwise, these are very comfortable shoes to wear for dancing when one can't wear tall or skinny heels.
657961
if you are looking for LIGHT resistance exercise bands, these are for you. I have used these before in PT sessions so I knew the width would be good for exercising my toes and ankles for dance class. However I found I only use the green one as the others are way too light..I will order the same Thera-Bands but in the Heavier resistance.
1653985
These shoes are beautiful and comfortable (for the 10 minutes I wore them around in my house).  I bought a half size down based on the other reviews, and it was snug, but not too tight.  I bought these for dancing in, so I want my shoes to be snug.  Spinning in loose shoes is not recommended.  However, much to my chagrin, they are higher heels than in the description.  Instead of being 3 3/4" heel, it was closer to 4 1/4" heel, and while I can swing and salsa in a 3 3/4" heel (though ideally it would be 3 1/4" to 3 1/2"), I cannot in a 4 1/4" heel, as beautiful as the high heels are.  I considered keeping them for non dancing, but I dance whenever I can, and I really am needing shoes that function as going out shoes, and also as dancing shoes.  I have enough shoes I don't wear much because they are sky high and I can't dance in them.  So unfortunately these are going back and the hunt goes on.
3100779
It's hard enough being a curvy dancer in the classroom, but shopping for dancewear is just as difficult.
I got these in a large (I'm 5'1" 37"-27"-39" for reference) and they were still too small!
The seams started to pop during the second dress rehearsal of me wearing them.
And they rode up worse than any dance short I've ever worn.
Also, I prefer cotton boy shorts and bike shorts because they ride up less and breathe more than nylon.
These serve their function well, but I wish I had gotten a size up.
And I think that a person who in the normal world is a small/medium shouldn't have to get an extra large in dancewear (but that's a different issue, I'll get over it)