Bellydance Fitness:Fat Burning: Amazon.ca: Video

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Belly dancing is an artistic dance form that has been practiced for thousands of years, evoking feminine sensuality and fertility. According to Veena and Neena Bidasha, professional belly dancers and sisters, it can also be an effective workout for burning fat and increasing endurance. (Veena and Neena are trim and gorgeous--they certainly seem to prove this point.) This video does not teach belly dancing. It's a belly-dance-inspired cardio workout done barefoot. The routine builds from simple foot movements that establish rhythm to more intense moves with hops and jumps. Don't expect your belly to do the dancing in this video--the legs and feet do all the work here, except for some hip moves during the cool down. The routine is mostly simple, repeated foot patterns that develop in intensity, though not in complexity. This 30-minute workout is simple enough for beginners, but be careful of barefoot impact moves, especially if you're overweight--you may want to skip the jumping. --Joan Price

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1.0 out of 5 stars This is NOT bellydance!!, Mar 13 2004

By A Customer

The set was nice, and the instructors were cheerful, but bellydancing is NOT jumping and hopping around on one leg, then the other. It should be classified under aerobics, and have NO bellydancing whatsoever in the title.

I have taken bellydance lessons in a classroom format, and at NO time, did we jump around like cheerleaders.

A total disappointment.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Boring and repetitive!, Feb 17 2004

By	J. Miller "smurfybabe" (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I see the "Bellydance" in the title of something, I would expect to move my hips and dance. That doesn't happen at all in this video. It's all hopping on one foot, keep hopping, add an arm, switch foot, add an arm, keep hopping..... soooo boring! Do not get this video if actually expect to learn how to or do bellydance!

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1.0 out of 5 stars A TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT!!!, Jan 10 2004

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The description on the back of this video should have simply said, "You will hop around on one foot, then switch and repeat for a little less than a half an hour. All this will be accompanied by cheesy, annoying music. You will feel robbed of your money."
In all fairness, I haven't seen the other videos in this series, but this one sure doesn't make me want to give them a try.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Boring, except for the end, if you can make it
I rented this video from the library so thankfully I lost no money. I was expecting a fun belly dancing video. Read more

Published on May 31 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars The dullest I've ever seen
I've owned over 100 fitness videos from time to time, I've taken bellydance and folk dance classes, and I've also had looooong spans of time where I don't work out and I'm back at... Read more

Published on Jan 2 2003 by TheCafeWriter

4.0 out of 5 stars Great and fun beginning exercise video
I really enjoyed this tape. I haven't done the rest of the series, but I thought this would be a fun way to work out while I was traveling. Read more

Published on Dec 26 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars the worst of (the really great) veena & neena tapes
I really love the Veena and Neena Bellydance Fitness for Beginner tapes. They're the only workout tapes that I really enjoy doing, and that don't make me feel like an out of... Read more

Published on Nov 12 2002 by altargrrrl