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Bellydance Body for Beginners

Suhaila Salimpour (Actor), n (Director), a (Director) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD
2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginners to bellydance, April 3 2009
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Christine (Dartmouth, NS) - See all my reviews
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Not for beginners. You need at least some experience in bellydance first. The movements are not that difficult but there is no tutorial and the moves are not taught with enough time to learn them before putting all movements together. If you don't know how to bellydance-move your hips, then this video will be a little frustrating. This video could be enhanced with an added hip tutorial. The instruction is very poor.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected., July 17 2007
This review is from: Bellydance Body for Beginners (DVD)
I expected more belly dance moves, but it was mostly jazz and other forms of dance mixed with a little belly movements. and definitely not for beginners. I could not keep up, not much instruction. they go through the dance routine once and then expect you to move like your a pro. one of the routines looked like something Brittney Spears would do in her video.
I'd suggest learning how to dance in Jazz, Hip Hop, belly dance, and also learn yoga first. I recommend Veena and Neena videos.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great short workouts of her 4 fusion series, Jun 7 2005
By Touch Remedy "TouchRemedy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bellydance Body for Beginners (DVD)
I bought this not knowing this is the 10 min bonus workouts of her 4 Bellydance Fusion series plus an extra to make 5 10-min workouts.
To help, I have tried & own about 50 other belly dance dvds (some had poor instruction or unskillful dancing by the instructors) so those who have never done belly dance might have more trouble especially those who have two left feet.
The instruction is good, with cues & starts slow & build ups, better then other dance workouts so should have little trouble following along. I only had minor trouble & I tend need extra instruction. I tried to do all 50 minutes, but couldn't. It's very challenging.
The yoga bonus workout contains undulations while doing figure 8s at the same time, etc.
The pilates bonus workout is pelvic lifts, then side bumps & then putting them together in an internal square again while walking the whole time.
The buns bonus workout is sitting in a "saddle" squat with elbows resting on your knees & doing glut contractions & then more side bumps.
I love her style so far, she's very aware of body movement & friendly. Buying this made me more confident to buy her Bellydance Fusion series which I now have done & love except for her Buns DVD.
Check out my other reviews on those DVDs on their respective pages.

You can see previews of her other dvds on youtube

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars For dedicated dancers only, Sep 18 2006
By A woman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bellydance Body for Beginners (DVD)
The DVD's cover is the most misleading I've ever seen:

1. Why "with Suhaila"? Suhaila leads only 1 of these workouts; the other 4 are done by different dancers. And she doesn't participate in the "bonus" performances.
2. Why "for beginners"? Why "only 10 minutes a day"? If you are a beginner and spend only 10 min/day practicing, you will never master these challenging routines... You might never get any close.

However, if you have a lot of time for dancing and/or some dance experience, you might find this disk very valuable. These routines are something to aspire to be able to do. They are relatively good drills (each move is repeated many times, more slowly at first). Just be aware that some of the moves might be difficult to grasp, as they are barely, if at all, broken down. Suhaila narrates all 5 workouts, but she doesn't explain much, mostly just cues (it's helpful for learning dance terminology though). Also be warned that camerawork isn't very good. During one of the workouts the camera moves so much that it makes me dizzy (if not nauseous).

Apart from that, I enjoyed the video. All 5 instructors are great, the music and set are nice, and the way Suhaila speaks is pleasant (so I feel no need to use the option "music without narration"). And I'm learning more than cool body moves from her segment of the program. Her playful, charming, and heart-warming facial expressions make me forget everything in the world and get completely absorbed into the joy of watching her.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Not for beginners, July 3 2006
By imani42 "imani" - Published on Amazon.com
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I wish Suhaila had explained the various movements in more detail for those of us that can't just look at a dancer and follow what she's doing. She uses terms like "releve"(?) and "grapevine" and I have no idea what she is talking about. I love dancing but I've never taken a dance class, so I need more help picking up steps than this video provides.

I wouldn't recommend this tape for bellydancing novices like myself.
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