I was pretty much up to speed with the Amy step video the 3rd time I did it. The first time through though I spent quite a bit of time rewinding! Although she says the combos are not broken down, some of them ARE broken down somewhat and it's a little confusing at first figuring how she's breaking them down, i.e., when is she going to add the second little part on when you're working the other side. Her cuing is generally pretty good, IMHO, but sometimes she does forget to cue or is talking about something else, which is frustrating. I also wish the first combo had not been off the front of the step, it's not a good way to start out. But considering this was her first batch of videos ever, I think she's very good, the whole video is much better than the majority of instructors with more experience.
It's also a nice change that there's no TIFTING, you just do one combo at a time then move to the next. I really LOVE this video, it gives me a very intense workout, but it somehow doesn't feel that intense (as opposed to IMAXes which always feel very intenst to me), I guess with Amy I'm concentrating on the moves so much I don't realize how much aerobic work I'm doing. I really love Amy, some instructors you just click with and Amy is one of them for me. You'll master the steps pretty quickly, the little training bit she does (one of the DVD options) is very helpful. Good luck!
