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Release Date: 11 February, 2003 Retail Price: $39.98 OUR Price: $31.99 You SAVE: $7.99! |
Discover Bellydance Reviews
Moderately practical and very aesthetically pleasing
This is what you'll get if you buy all 3 DVDs.
Instruction and drilling:
~ 25-30 isolations, ~ 15-20 arm moves and placements, ~ 8-11 kinds of steps, ~ 5-7 variations of turns, and ~ 6 veil movements (the exact number depends on what you consider a different move as opposed to a different version of essentially the same move).
Choreography:
3 routines that are relatively simple and short, but nicely looking and very suitable for beginners.
Problems:
- A few moves are not verbally explained. If you are good at imitating the moves just by looking at them, it won't matter for you, as there are plenty of repetitions. But some people can't do without instructions.
- The narrator gets sloppy a few times. In such cases you have to ignore her in order to get the move right (fortunately, you can turn the narration off without turning off the music).
- "Artistic" filming gets in the way, and this is the biggest problem. The camera angles and close-ups are not always appropriate, and change too often.
Excellent qualities that make this product stand out:
- The most beautiful set design I've ever seen;
- Great-looking instructors;
- Incredible music;
- Perfect lighting and sound.
So, while these videos are a joy to watch, they turn out to be somewhat frustrating to follow. I would say it's worth getting one of these disks. Maybe two. Probably not all three. For workout and drilling the "Basic Dance" and "Beyond Basic Dance" would be better. If you are familiar with hip drop and hip shimmy, you should be prepared for "Beyond Basic Dance". If you are curious to try a veil and spins, get "Mystic Dance".
Great all around set
This was my first belly dancing DVD and I am a complete beginner. It breaks everything down and explains each move very well. The set is gorgeous but not distracting. They put all the moves together in a very well choreographed dance at the end and the first time I watched the video i was able to perform the dance reasonably well.They show you alot of great moves, everything i wanted to know. There are also some great bonus performances.It was a great video set and a great value. I would recommend this to any one new to belly dancing up to an intermediate dancer.
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