Customer Reviews

Bellydance Fitness:Fat Burning

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3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

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.

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!

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.

I rented this video from the library so thankfully I lost no money. I was expecting a fun belly dancing video. Instead, I found myself slowing moving, repeatedly and bouncing on one leg. You never really get to dance, and it is not an instructional video. I was extremely bored with it.

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 'beginner' level.

That said, this was without a doubt the dullest video I've ever seen, and that includes my tai chi and meditation tapes. When I read "Egyptian folk dance," I was expecting something more fast-paced and with some variety. Not only is all the hopping on one leg repetitive, but even the music is, too. RELENTLESSLY so.

The trouble here is that exercisers - particularly beginners - won't follow routines that are boring for long. The other problem is that you're paying for a tape that basically has you doing moves you could easily do on your own and save yourself the money. (Put on dull music and hop on one leg till your leg hurts, now switch legs.)

This is the only tape I've seen by these two, but I can't say I'm motivated to spend any more money on their other tapes. I'm afraid to end up with more of the same.

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. I'm pretty athletic and have dance experience, and this raised my heart rate. This won't teach you to belly dance, but it is "dance-y." There is a lot of jumping, as people pointed out, but it's very easily modified and made low-impact. The twins looked lovely, in an attainable and real way. I didn't mind the voice-over, as some people did.

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 shape loser.

That said, I don't really enjoy this particular tape all that much. I find the moves to be too repetitive and not "bellydance" enough. If you want a workout that is more challenging than the "basic moves" tape, but still retains the general feel, I suggest the "slim down" tape. It still gets you sweating, but has more variety and flow.

I own all of the twins tapes, I think that Fat Burning by far is the hardest, and it has the least amount of Belly Danceing.
However its Not supposeto teach you to dance its made for people who have already been studying and want to burn FAT.
Over the last 5 months I have lost 45 Pounds useing all of these twins tapes. Fat burning I only do on Wenesdays. I do the other ones the other days. My friend who has been doing the tapes w/ me evryday can not do Fat Burning because of her knees. If you have bad knees or hips you probaly will hurt really bad(not in a good way). There is alot of jumping. I still love the tape . Happy journeys

This thirty minute tape contains mainly silly one-legged jumps that can kill your calfs and feet! This is Veena and Neena's worst tape, in my opinion! Bottom line: Leave this tape in the store!

If you want tapes by Veena and Neena, I highly recommend the Slim Down tape,and their parts tapes(Arms and Abs, Hips, Buns,and Thighs, etc.) They give you more of a variety of fitness routines.

This thirty minute tape contains mainly silly one-legged jumps that can kill your calves and feet! This is Veena and Neena's worst tape, in my opinion! Bottom line: Leave this tape in the store!