Gilad is so positive without being cheesy. This is great for me because I used to love good old fashioned step workouts in the 90s. I LOVE the beach scene with all the frolicking vacationers in the background, very inspiring to keep going. It is very basic as far as movements go so it shouldnt be too tough if you are totally new to step. Yes it is slightly dated, but the Hawaiin scene more than makes up for it. I give it 4 stars just because it lacks a bit of origionality in step moves,but it's not too big of a deal. Gets me out of the grey Washington duldrums.