I have no inside information on Body Groove but it was my understanding that the legal situation was a business partner, not an assistant, and had something to do with the rights to the name Body Groove being sold. I read posts from both ends of the situation and it looks like it was dramatic and upsetting for both of them, but also that Misty Tripoli was not necessarily the blameless victim of a predatory upstart. It looked to me like she didn't fully understand the implications of a business deal, didn't like how it turned out, and backtracked on it. But she managed to do so successfully, so I think she definitely had some grounds that boundaries had been overstepped. I actually felt worse for the other party in the deal, because it looked like she put a lot of energy into Body Groove (choreography, promotion etc), and in the end was left with nothing.
Getting to the more important issue of videos, I did see something about the new workouts. Based on the little clip I saw, they look like they'll be incredibly similar to the first Delicious Dance DVD. Same set, some of the same dancers, and at least one VFer thought the new one had the same music as well. I can appreciate a similar release when I liked the first one (which I did), but if they actually do have the same songs I'm not sure what the point is.
|