An hour-long African dance cardio workout. Wyoma, lead dancer for the Damballa Dance Troupe instructs.

Beginning exerisers on up. While you don't need any experience in African dance, it helps to have a sense of rhythm, a free spirit and some dance ability. You won't even need shoes for this workout, as all the dances are done barefoot.

Here's a workout that's both sweat-inducing and spirit enhancing. Wyoma starts you off with an instructional segment, where she shows you some basic African dance steps and gets you in the mood for the trancelike experience to come. The actual workout section of the DVD takes you through dances that originate from all over Africa. Although several of the segments are quite vigorous, none of them require prior experience (it does help if you have a flair for dance in general). The earthy drums and Wyoma's instruction (she often compares the steps to animal movement) will help you get in touch with your more primal side and forget about doing everything perfectly the first time around. The point here is movement, connection — and getting a good cardio workout while you're at it. This is mind-body-spirit cardio at its best.