:) as an old deadhead... Summer Tour was the best shape I've ever been in, between the vegitarian cooking and 3 hours of dancing 4 nights a week ! and I can't dance, have three left feet and an inner ear tht's never sure which way's up... but over the years, I've picked up a style that's taken bits of yoga, Tai Chi, Kung Fu, Kempo, and whatnot (never taken formal classes, but the guys are always trying to show me SOMETHING they just learned from their own teachers) and tribal dances, and it's the perfect break for me from biking, which is a very linear kind of meditation. I don't need videos to dance...my TV isn't big enough to encourage working out in front of it, really... but any live concert recording carry that same feel- and it doesn't matter what kind of music it is- I dance just as well to Porgy and Bess as I do to the Winterlands concert. but- I do own one dance workout tape, have had it for 10 years, and love it. it's called 'world beat workout' and it's where I picked up what few formal 'tribal' steps I know from.

Yes! Bought it at Amazon about a week ago. Danced it with my grandkids yesterday...not that I could keep up but it was fun. It's a GREAT workout. I'm from the 60's and there were even a few songs from my generation on there. And of course, who doesn't know..."Who Let the Dogs Out" "Le Freak" "Fame" etc. I highly recommend it. My g'kids also have Boogie which they enjoy, but these songs have the artists who made them famous on the soundtrack.

:-) Wildchild... I know exactly what you mean. The reason a person might enjoy the activity isn't important to me- just knowing that people in their age bracket typically enjoy the activity is enough. Most surveys only focus on a very small age/development range because it can be so hard to look across the age ranges. The problem with different surveys for different groups is that you have low reliability and validity for assessing them as parts of a family group. If I can develop a survey that is of the same design and essentially the same questions, I might be able to overcome this hurdle. (or at least i can make it through the dissertation process!). thanks to all of you who have completed and/or offered suggestions here. Five people have completed the survey so far. I will share the scores after the weekend. thanks all!

....Dont get trapped people..... Dotz, You are absolutely right and I really should have warned against attempting this! DON'T TRY IT! I am a professional at doing this and have been at it many years. The ONLY reason they don't use "high pressure" tactics any longer is because that got them in a lot of trouble with the Feds, but they are very smooth talkers and have about a 50% success rate at "hooking" the unsuspecting and unknowing. The truth is what they're trying to "sell" you is usually a 1/52th interest (1 week) in cheap condos for about $15,000-$20,000! What this actually means is they end up selling a condo worth maybe $150,000 for appox. $750,00 to over a million! So many people are trying to get out from under these, you can often pick them up for nothing more than the price of the annual maintenance fees and taxes alone! I always bring proof of this with me, along with extra handouts for my fellow attendees. But why buy one? We stay at timeshare properties all the time, taking advantage of their unused inventory that's been traded through the RCI system, available through skyauction and other internet sites. We usually pay no more than a $195 cleaning fee and $15 processing fee, total of $215 for the entire WEEK! The most we've ever paid was $400, but that was for 1 week in a luxury 2 bedroom oceanfront condo at "The Galleon" in Key West--which is a PREMIUM resort! To get people to waste at least 1 1/2 hours of their vacation time attending their timeshare presentation, they usually offer a fairly decent "incentive", but we NEVER accept their first offer! We hem and haw until the manager comes over to "sweeten the pot" and then we play him for a while, until he's thinks he's got really BIG fish on the hook and gives us his BEST offer. We average about $150 in "freebies" on each one, and get it in WRITING before we agree to attend the presentation. The longest they've ever kept us is about an hour, but usually get rid of us much sooner--before I've scared off too many of their potential "suckers". The law requires they make good on their promise so they hand us our "freebies" on our way out the door, as we go to their complimentary dinners, shows, attractions--all kinds of goodies! This is not recommended for most people, these slimeballs utilize all kinds of sneaky underhanded tactics! Turning the tables on them is also just part of my competitive nature--they're good, but I'm better!