Ultimate Bellydance Fitness Workout [DVD] [2003]

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• Belly Dance Basics and Beyond: Technique for a Solid Foundation [DVD] [2006] [NTSC] DVD ~ Jenna

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The Ultimate Bellydance Fitness Workout DVD routine is performed by 7 professional New York dance artists: Ayshe, Blanca, Elisha, Kim, Layla Isis, Neon, Tanna. They are in demand in New York nightclubs and at cultural events as individual performers and as a troupe of Jehan's off-Broadway "Goddessdance" show. "Ultimate Bellydance Fitness Workout" has emerged from the growing dance fitness trend. Created by New York belly dance guru Jehan Kamal in consultation with sought-after personal trainer Andy Troy CSCS, the workout consists of 7 segments, each led by a different professional New York bellydancer. Specially designed to fight boredom (the biggest complaint about fitness programs.) In "Ultimate" the faces, mood, style and rhythm change every few minutes. Modern original music: Worldbeat and New Age. Dynamic, entertaining and challenging. The music, the spirit and the look of the fitness "choreographies" are young, modern, classy and sophisticated - not a whiff of stale air: Definitely not the old-fashioned kind of belly dancing. Every move on this video can be put to use on a nightclub dance floor. Dancers of all levels as well as non-dancers will benefit from taking on the challenge and moving up the learning curve to master the ULTIMATE workout. If you don't have any dance training, you will need sharp observation skills and focus to meet the challenge, but the prize is worth it: A shortcut entrance to the world of belly dance, doors flung wide open...for you.

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have only been using dancing DVDs for 2 years with no prior attempt to dancing before that. I still lack the ability to grasp new dance techniques easily. I have most of Neena & Veena, the bellydance twins's DVDs, two of the Goddess Workout ones, and only one Rania since she is way too stiff. With that help, I had no trouble with this DVD at all. This DVD is meant for keeping your heart-rate up & keeping the music always present. The music is very beautiful with a nice beat, but light & spiritual as well with subtle female singing. Every move is done in 1/2 time several times before moving on to normal speed w/naration over the music. Since most instructional DVDs are slow, most times w/o music & barely repeat more then a few times, this is a refreshing change for when you just want to practice & get your heart rate up w/o stopping. There were a few moves I had not previously been able to master, but have through this DVD such as pelvic lifts & pelvic rolls. There are some more advanced ones I have trouble on, but I just do the best I can & keeps me inspired to keep trying. There are separate chapters by mood such as: joy, sensual that work on different body parts. The Ultimate on left side was distracting at first, but easy to get used to. They are always dressed in jeans or gothic wear, but you can still easily see how to move the body. Many of the dancers on this DVD went on to make their own or are well known & have performance DVDs. The warm-up & cooldown are 16 min of very slow bellydancing moves & stretching. The warm-up & cooldown in only a FEW spots of the whole DVD lack naration for the forward bends, but that's it. The regular workout is 28 min but feels like longer since it never slows down to a crawl/break. Most directors & producers screw things up by putting up cheesy sets & almost all have camera zooms & angles that take away your ability to see/learn. This DVD has the fewest camera problems of most of my 20 yoga, 15 latin dancing, 5 hula & 14 bellydancing DVDs. --amazon.com (US)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   9 of 9 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars ULTIMATE BELLYDANCE FITNESS WORKOUT DVD, 16 Nov 2006 By  A. Mabrouk (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    A colorful, exotic, and sexy way to get your blood moving and your muscles working. It is an enjoyably varied and exciting mixture of different bellydance styles and routines and certainly won't become boring after just a few repetitions, like many workout videos. The music fits perfectly and changes with each section. The moves demonstrated look great and are shown in detail. It's fun and never gets boring! They have one girl for each section teaching the move, and then others are added to show variations. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars Ideal for energetic bellyrobics fans, 14 May 2008 By  Kash (UK) - See all my reviews This is an upbeat pacey workout, which would be ideally suited to intermediate level bellydancers who want to work up a sweat and do some conditioning, using varied and energetic routines. There are times in this DVD where I am convinced it is having some kind of identity crisis. The level of the dance is improver and above, using travelling movements with little to no explanation. There is also no clear "easy" or "low impact" alternative given. There is also no information about posture, or cautions to avoid damage when stretching, doing head rolls etc. With this in mind I would say that this is not a DVD to approach without having at least 6 months of classes under your coin belt. The lack of repetition doesn't help this, it's great to have a routine that is varied, but I often find that by the time I had worked out what they are doing, had a go and started to get into it, they are halfway through the next bit. You have to do this a few times to get used to the choreography before you can really keep up. The look of the DVD is contrary to this, it seems that they are trying to pitch it to a more casual aerobics crowd, laying off the fancy costumes (btw who dances or exercises in jeans? seriously!) and pushing the workout perspective at times. There is also the spiritual goddess thing, which is referenced frequently, but with no context. Now am I supposed to be dancing, exercising or feeling the energy of the earth? Because I am not sure I can do more than 2 out of 3 at once, certainly not without a lot of practice. I did really like having the different sections with different moods, that was really good; and I also appreciated having a range of dancers with different styles. An interesting DVD, but not for the faint hearted! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic, 28 Feb 2008 By  R. Thompson (England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Just what I was looking for. This DVD is interesting enough to do over and over again and I have been doing just that! I have bought several bellydance DVD`s since I had my little girl but this is by far the best. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 4 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews 1.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginners I bought this product as a beginner and find it totally useless for me. I don't feel that the steps are expained enough, which may be ok if you have some dance experience. Read more Published 21 months ago by S. Bird Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 4 customer reviews...

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