[nitecherub]

BODYJAM 45 features a bunch of wicked styles kicked off with an amazing Warmup Track - the Freemasons' 9-minute remix of Kelly Rowland's Work. This sets the scene for a monumental release. The track moves seamlessly bouncin' from Club to Hip Hop, finishing on a massive club high.

The brand new Roppongi Line Dance comes all the way from Tokyo. Created at 4am in party mad Roppongi, it's Line Dancing BODYJAM styles! A thumping track from Janet Jackson takes you into the Hip Hop block that'll get the flava bouncing in your club as you recreate that Velvet Rope-Dancer feel.

Contemporary Rock is back, this time with a harder, edgier sound from Rage Against The Machine and The Prodigy. This will stimulate your senses, ignite your inner dance and challenge your perceptions of what can be achieved in a group fitness class. You'll wanna throw yourself into the Butterfly Jump which may just be the most beautiful jump ever seen in BODYJAM.

Recover to the beautiful R'n'B track by The Dream before sounds from all around the world (Paris, Miami, Sweden and Germany) transport us into Global Electro. The stepping 70s' Disco style of Jocelyn Brown provides the perfect Groove Down for BODYJAM 45 - coming at ya from the Les Mills Global Summit.

[teraquis]

I'm not usually one to say this, but DAMN ! We have only just launched Jam 44 (three days ago...)
Although I can definitely say I cannot wait for Jam 45 ! ! !

The music is the same high quality mix from start to finish, and there is not one song I can't listen to over and over...
The butterfly jump is definitely the most beautiful jump seen in Jam before, just wait until you get to have a go - pre-33-jam was NEVER like this !

Rage Against the Machine features here and was one of the tracks that was compulsory for this particular Contemporary Rock track. Without RATM, there was no contemporary rock in Jam 45... RATM even said no to LMI using the track, until G sent them a demo vid.

As some of the instructors will be aware, this release was not filmed in Studio 1 of Les Mills Auckland (NZ). This time it was filmed up the hill a little in the Sky Tower conference venue, so the look and feel of the masterclass will be quite different.

[incate2001]

The music for this release is awesome everyon.e love every track loved release 44 but 45 is awesome

[teraquis]

I certainly agree... and like 42, the music will catch some people off guard...

[skyguydfw]

i love BJ 41... 42 was good... 43 i didnt care much for it.. but man 44 its great.. we havent launch it yet.. but i went to the Houston quarterly and it was O-mazing! :great:

[GreekGoddess]

ok you have to tell me. Those vids on MTV, are any of the moves off the new jam on them?

I have a suspicion that the moves to ‘Get Down’ may be in the new release.

[teraquis]

GG, I only got a chance to see one of them... have you got links to any others ?

[GreekGoddess]

teraquis, on Apr 15 2008, 07:09 AM, said:

GG, I only got a chance to see one of them... have you got links to any others ?

look up Body Jam MTV on you tube

[Zemien]

For those of you who've attended the master class or watched the DVD, what do you think of this release in terms of choreo difficulty and cardio difficulty?

I'll be going for Jam training next month (finally!) and we'll be trained on 45, but it won't have been launched yet so I'll have NO idea what the release is like. Maybe you could give your opinions on the release. Are there many turns? Obviously the butterfly jump sounds like something that will need plenty of practice. Any other tricky moves to prepare for?

Thanks! If all goes well, I'll be switching my profile level to "Instructor" soon

Z~

[Zemien]

Hey! These two videos will give you good insights into the moves found in 45. They may not be exactly the same, but it should whet your appetite for a few days

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WyDMMsAUL24

http://youtube.com/watch?v=etHgaT8QeQs

And I don't see any replies to my query above... 24 days till Jam training!

Z~

[teraquis]

Sorry Zemien, my workshop is still not until this Sunday... So my DVD won't arrive until Monday or Tuesday at the earliest...

[Xander]

Well, BJ44 was very easy in terms of choreo. BJ45 is not! =D^

Zemien: Did workshop and I am watching the DVD atm so I would say that the challenge is to change your style and feel in every block. And there are lots of different infulences in this release. And then it's always if you are trained in something some parts are going to be easier and some more diffuclt. Like I'm a jazz/conteporary based so I really need to practise that very up beat Golbal Electro house feel. It feels so weird right now to move so... bouncy!

But most def this is not the easiest one to learn or to be trainer in.

[teraquis]

I agree, this is freakin wicked release, especially for the variety of styles - think jam 40 in terms of some of the complexity, and also for the variety of styles...

[Zemien]

Gosh, now I really can't wait to get trained! I love variety, even though that means I have to work 10 times as hard.

Xander: "It feels so weird right now to move so... bouncy!"
--> Wasn't 41 and 42 plenty of bouncing too?

"But most def this is not the easiest one to learn or to be trainer in."
--> I consider this a badge of honour. If I can pass in 45, I shouldn't have problems with any other release!

[Xander]

Zemien, on May 20 2008, 04:21 AM, said:

Gosh, now I really can't wait to get trained! I love variety, even though that means I have to work 10 times as hard.

Xander: "It feels so weird right now to move so... bouncy!"
--> Wasn't 41 and 42 plenty of bouncing too?

"But most def this is not the easiest one to learn or to be trainer in."
--> I consider this a badge of honour. If I can pass in 45, I shouldn't have problems with any other release!

Yeah, but this time there's even more that "house bounce" and stomping and stuff but then it's not pure House coz we have arm cobos etc. At least this is the feel I got.

I just taught the first part this morning and it was rather easy to learn, first I expected it to take much more time. And it went really well, practised it couple of times in front of mirror and got the styles. But as I expected the challenge here is to change your style like after every four minutes. :-D

[Noelle]

My Jam trainer was at the Global Summit where this was filmed, so I've seen the Butterfly Jump already (he told us to prepare for it!). But my quarterly is this coming weekend and I cannot wait to see how it all comes together!

[ernaatje]

I started Bodyjam with release 44. Since my arms will only go the same direction as my feet, I didn't found it easy but wow what fun I had. Today was the first time we did BJ 45. And fun it is but I don't think I'll ever got this one right. I don't mind simple and I'm glad I've started with BJ 44.

[Drexl]

It just has to be said. A massive thankyou to G and his team for letting us do this
release(45) .

I felt the last few releases were a bit too easy, but this one leaves me salivating.
The music, the moves, the jumps - a real showcase of dance explosion. It almost feels like
the climax of bodyjam as we know it! im very apprehensive the next release wont be as good...
Where to from here ? Can it get any better?

This release almost makes me feel like a real dancer! , but i wont be quitting my dayjob....just yet.