SILVER SPRING, MD – Featuring two new workouts from the bestselling Bollywood fitness star, Hemalayaa: Bollywood Dance Blast is being released on December 1, 2009 from Acacia. With her warm, playful personality and expert instruction, Hemalayaa has built a solid reputation for fun, effective programs unlike anything else available. Following up the success of The Bollywood Dance Workout and last year’s Bollywood Booty, Hemalayaa delivers another winner in Bollywood Dance Blast. With these two 20-minute cardio routines (“Removing Obstacles” and “Celebrate”), exercisers can dance away calories, carbs, and their cares—this program is all about having fun while losing pounds and inches. Special features include a freestyle dance, two bonus workouts, and more ($14.99; www.AcaciaCatalog.com).

Groove to the Bollywood beat as you jump, spin, and shake your way to a beautifully toned body and a stress-free mind. With two lively 20-minute routines, you can fit an effective workout into even the most hectic days. Set to irresistible original music, these heart-pumping cardio workouts slim and tone your entire body for real results. Let Hemalayaa’s infectious smile and encouraging instruction guide you through high-energy practices that shimmy away stress. So put a smile on your face, lose your inhibitions, and get ready to feel terrific!

Segments: Warm-Up (5 min.); Removing Obstacles (20 min.); Celebrate! (20 min.); and Cool Down (5 min.)

Special Features:
Six-minute bonus dance, featuring the song “Wicked Are Good” by Wade Imre Morissette.
Eight-minute segment from Hemalayaa: Bollywood Burn
Seven-minute segment from Shiva Rea: Yoga Trance Dance
Audio options (music and instruction or music only)

Hemalayaa brings fun and laughter to fitness as the star of the bestselling Bollywood dance DVDs: The Bollywood Dance Workout, the third highest-selling fitness DVD at Borders in 2007, Bollywood Burn, Beautiful Belly, and Bollywood Booty. She teaches yoga and Indian dance in California and offers frequent workshops and retreats around the world. Hemalayaa has appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Today Show, among many other television appearances.

Acacia, a product line of Acorn Media headquartered in suburban Washington, D.C., is one of North America’s newest premiere providers of mind, body, spirit programming on DVD. Acacia DVDs are available from select retailers, catalog companies, and direct from Acacia at (800) 944-0474 or www.AcaciaCatalog.com. Trailers and clips at www.AcaciaLifestyle.com