Our first DVD: Soli Beat
Hi friends! It feels so great to be back home with the fam… I missed them like crazy. We’re all so happy that my MIL staying with us for the week, too, especially miss Livi. 🙂
So I’m back from LA with some exciting news I’ve been wanting to share for quite some time:
Sasha and I made our first DVD, Soli Beat, and it’s now available for pre-order.
This has been a huge project for the past 8 months or so, and the gears started turning when we realized how much we love teaching together. We have similar backgrounds and teaching styles, but we also have our unique strengths and little quirks. Our energy clicks and we make a great team. We knew we wanted to work together creating at-home dance fitness options, but when we started to discuss some YouTube ideas, we knew we had something bigger in mind.
I’ll be doing a “behind the scenes” blog post with everything that went into making the Soli Beat -as you can imagine, love, time, practice and personal financial investment went into the project- but here are some details about Soli Beat:
Soli Beat is a high-energy cardio dance class designed to have you moving to the beat of the drums! Literally. Class is accompanied by live drummers who enthusiastically deliver energizing beats and rhythms while you shake your groove thang! Soli Beat takes you all around the world with various rhythms including West African, Afro Brazilian, Latin, Belly Dance and more! With easy-to-follow moves and awesome acoustics, you’ll achieve the “dancer’s high” while getting an amazing workout! Soli Beat is about enjoying the music, the freedom to move and having fun.
We made Soli Beat a fun class to wake up to, or energize you at any time during the day. Even though it’s high-energy, the moves are easy to follow. We also filmed an instructional portion that’s on the main menu. You can click that option to have us break down the steps before each dance, or you can just run through all the dances (8 high-energy routines) from start to finish without stopping. You don’t have to have a dance background to follow, enjoy, and get an amazing workout. It’s something anyone can do! (Of course, unless you have injuries or health considerations. Always check with a doc before making any fitness changes.)
I really wanted to tell you guys that we were working on it, but decided to wait until we were finished and had something tangible to show for our hard work. The day has come, it’s done, we’re thrilled with how it turned out, and are so, so excited to share with all of you!
Our 30-second trailer:
and our 15-second trailer:
I have to give MAJOR props to our director, Grant Hunker, who brought the DVD to life. The entire thing was self-produced, and I think we all know how stellar my video editing skills are (not), so we had a meeting with Grant, who does freelance work here in Tucson.
We immediately knew that he would be able to create the type of DVD we had in mind. He spent so many hours not only filming, but also brainstorming with us and editing. We gave him a lot of freedom with the final product since he has a great style and vision -he used 7 cameras!-
and we couldn’t be happier with the final product. He did a truly amazing job.
More special thanks to our wonderful dancer friends who shared their talent and energy in Soli Beat (Sara, Elizabeth and Cameron), our incredible live drummers (Clif, Jeff and Swami), the Movement Shala for letting us rent your beautiful space (Jade and Alok, we are so grateful!), Matt (Sasha’s husband, who designed our website and graphics), our photographer James Patrick, Luke (our second camera man! Thank you!) and also to Tom (my amazing husband, timekeeper and camera man #3). I also have to thank Livi because I’m lucky to have been chosen as her mama. <3
I’m so thankful for all of YOU. Your support, kind comments and encouragement (that maybe you don’t even know you’re giving me!) inspire me to be better, and you help make all of the hats I wear even more enjoyable 🙂
If you’d like to try out Soli Beat, it’s available for pre-order through our website and will be releasing it for pre-order through OpenSky. We took some $ off the price for pre-orders (they’re only $20 if you order early) and they’ll be shipped by the time it officially launches September 16th.
We hope you love it! <3
xoxo
Gina
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Congrats, Gina! Seems like a super fun workout!
So happy for you guys, and you look radiant, Gina!
<3 thank you, friend!
This is so awesome, Gina! I loved the trailers. I’ve been wanting to try something like this, so I’ll definitely be preordering a copy.
Great job! So happy for you and Sasha!
Yay…this sounds amazing! Congrats!!!
This is awesome Gina! So exicted for you and Sasha, definitely will be adding this.
thank you, maggie!
Gina, congratulations! this is SO exciting and you should be so proud! way to go!!!!!! Also, the trailer is really great – LOVE it!
Holy WOW. So cool and I want this!!!!!
Congratulations Gina! You are truly living out your dream! I can’t wait to get mine in the mail!
CONGRATS! Awesome job!!
What a big project. I can only imagine the time and effort it took. I’m sure you learned so much for this. Here’s hoping great success on this project and those in the future.
thank you so much, tom!
Congratulations!!! What an exciting adventure!!
Congratulations!! SUCH exciting news and a huge accomplishment! I wish you nothing but the best of luck and all of the success that you deserve! I will absolutely be ordering my copy asap 🙂
awesome! i hope you love it 🙂
Awesome! I was hoping you would do a workout dvd sometime!! I already pre-ordered mine! 🙂 Can’t wait to try it out.
whoo hoo! thank you for ordering, becca!!
I am SO excited for this! I love to dance (grew up doing Irish), and having an at home workout option will be so fun!
i did irish back in the day, too! hope you love it 🙂
what a DREAM! congrats to you!
how exciting!! congrats! heading over to order my dvd. i love shaking my booty 🙂 it’s amazing what hard work, determination and support can do to get your vision done. very happy for you 🙂
awesome- thank you, sonia! <3
xoxo
How exciting!! Congratulations! I will keep an eye out for when it’s available in the UK.
if you email us, we’ll arrange international shipping 🙂
I just pre ordered! I can’t wait for this! It is SO going to be my “Today has been nuts and I need to just jump around and dance” video! I promise one day I’ll convince the fiance to do it with me. 😉 Congratulations to you and Sasha! 🙂
thank you for ordering, rachel!! i hope you love it… and can get the fiancé to join in 🙂 xoxo
Congrats!! So excited, I love the youtube posts so I had to pre-order! Can’t wait to get it!! 🙂
Looks great!! Just pre-ordered 🙂 How long is the DVD/workout?
one hour 🙂
That is so awesome – congrats! And you look AMAZING!
Exciting! Any chance you will make a downloadable version? I basically never buy actual DVDs anymore…
yeah, we’ve considered doing that. the only ting we’re wondering about is replication. we’ll definitely look into it!
So happy for you!! Congrats 🙂
As always, I’m so impressed with your dedication and everything you dream up! This looks awesome Gina! Congrats you two!
THIS.IS.AWESOME!!!!!! So happy to support you and Sasha with this endeavor–just preordered my copy! Felicidades 🙂
Congrats! That is amazing! Can’t wait to try it. 🙂
I don’t want to admit that I literally squealed with joy when I read your email last night, but it’s the truth! So happy for you and SO excited for this dvd!! Congratulations!
I can see it now. Someday, sage dance fitness will be greater than zumba! 🙂
oh my gosh. i could only dream!
thank you, aimee! hope you love it <3
Any deals for us Canadian folk who can’t use open sky??
send us an email (sagedancefitness@gmail.com) and we’ll ship internationally 🙂
Congratulations, Gina & crew! You are truly amazing! Thanks for your dedication to your readers, you really inpire me. Annnnd I just pre-ordered my copy!
thank you so much, alicia!!
How cool!! Making a DVD seems like such a complicated task! So inspired by your passion for what you do! Congrats! 🙂
i was blown away by how many steps were required. we loved making it, though! 🙂
That’s amazing! Congratulations!
Yay! Congratulations!! That is awesome! I can’t wait to buy it. By the way – I emailed you from my yahoo account.. if you get a chance to read it and provide some suggestions, I’ll be very appreciative!! 🙂
Congrats GINA! I am so happy for you + your launch! What an exciting time for you and even more exciting project!!! Love + Shine CourtStar
This is so awesome!! I just pre-ordered the DVD, super excited for you and Sasha. I love your blog and your workouts!!
thank you for ordering, staci! i hope you love it 🙂
I feel like your mom saying this, but after following you for the last few years…I am SO PROUD OF YOU! This is so awesome. Congrats and all the best!
awww, thank you tracey!!
congratulations!! you guys look amazing!
Can’t wait to try this!
WOW! Congratulations Gina! That is so awesome! 🙂
AHH That’s amazing!! Congrats girl! The trailers look amazing 🙂
This is awesome! So proud of all your hard work and talent, you deserve this 🙂 Cant wait to try it and now I can be like “I know her!” when I pop in the dvd lol!
thank you so much, lovely friend!
Congratulations!!! How exciting and fun! 🙂 I can’t wait to give it a try!
Congratulations Gina!!! Such an awesome accomplishment! 🙂
Congratulations! Looks so fun, and you look happy and great!
Looks awesome, so cool!!! I have a question though – I’ve recently developed a pretty bad case of plantar fasciitis (which SUCKS because I love to run!) As a result, I basically can’t do anything without wearing supportive shoes (no more cute sandals! boo!). I noticed in the trailer that everyone is barefoot. Can you wear tennis shoes and still get everything “out” of the video, or are there moves that require being barefoot? Just wanted to check. Thanks & congrats on the video!
you can definitely do it in sneakers! i’d recommend dance sneakers with support for the lateral movements
Congrats, Gina!! Seeing the huge smile on your face in the trailer and in every picture shows how passionate you are about this project and how much fun you are having! Good for you, girl!
we had so much fun making it!
congrats! i’m so thrilled that you’re living your dream! yay, i know this dvd will be a huge success <3
thank you, april!! <3 xoxo
Wow! Congratulations – this looks amazing! You look beautiful and so happy. I’m thrilled for you!! 🙂
thank you, dawn!
Congratulations! Was SO excited to see the trailer this morning after reading your email last night. You are truly an inspiration and I couldn’t be happier for you 🙂
<3 thank you so much for the sweet comment, amanda!
This is amazing! Congratulations! You’re such an inspiration! It has been so fun to follow along the past four or so years, and see how much you’ve accomplished!
thank you, theresa- i appreciate it so much!
I can’t wait to try it! I hope this is the beginning of a whole line of DVDs 🙂 Can I ask what shorts you’re wearing in those pics? I’ve been looking for a pair just like them.
thank you!! 🙂
they’re the groove shorts, but i had them hemmed at lulu. they’re slightly longer than the boogie shorts and slightly shorter than the groove