Does this workout differ from the New York City Ballet Workout DVD that most people are familiar with?
Yes, it does. I think the DVD was done with the thought that the person wasnt taking the actual classes, so they made everything a little safer. I know my class is a very sweaty class. I tell you, I go to the gym, but its the best workout I ever put myself through. I am totally drenched by the end as well as my class participants my dancers as I call them. Ill tell you that its amazing watching the group when Im teaching the class because they are so in sync. Not only are the focused on me, but the combination. I watch them in the mirror! Theyre like my own corps de ballet. I keep joking that Im going to bring in Peter Martins to hire potential NYCB members. Q: Are there different levels of this class? A: You know, as I said earlier, the technique is considered the companion to the movement class. There was a time when I used to teach eight classes a week at New York Sports Club and then on Monday a technique class and then on Wednesday a movement and now with some the cutbacks Im only
