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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful choreography video for int-to-advanced dancers, May 5 2004
This is a great choreography DVD for intermediate to advanced dancers. The combinations are dynamic and she does a great job of breaking everything down. The song used is "Men Adak Di", which is available on the Bellydance Superstars CD Volume 2, which is available on Amazon (ASIN B0001DMXX8).FORMAT:
- Jillina starts with some stretching exercises, although she cautions you to do a full warm-up first
- Next, she teaches some of the less common and more difficult movements used in the choreography. (NOTE: there is no standard bellydance vocabulary, so you might not be familiar with some of the names Jillina uses for the movements. She might teach them in levels 1 and 2; I haven't seen them, so I don't know.)
- In the third section, Jillina teaches the combinations (9 or 10 of them) to be used in the choreography.
- Next, she puts variations of these combinations together into a choreographed dance. This section is really well done. For each combination, Jillina walks you through that segment, then performs the entire piece up to that point. This gives you LOTS of repetition. Plus, the editing is great; when the run-through reaches the current combination, it seamlessly cuts to a take in which she talks you through the moves while you dance.
- The last section is a performance in costume, including this choreography (slightly varied). The back of the DVD says that the total run time is 71 minutes. This is a well-thought-out program with wonderful production values. The teaching segments are done in a small carpeted studio. The camera is placed behind Jillina, and she faces a mirror, so you can see her from both angles. She wears a black choli top and pants. The studio is darkish, so I would have preferred more contrast between her outfit and the background, but I could still see what she was doing clearly. This is also a GREAT deal. Since belly dance videos of substance tend to be self-produced or produced by belly dance organizations, and the market is limited, they often cost $40-50. I would not have been disappointed with this DVD even at that price.
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