DVD : Ultimate Bellydance Fitness Workout
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: STRATOSTREAM
EAN: 0880240100094
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: WorldDance New York
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Manufacturer: WorldDance New York
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WorldDance New York
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 15, 2003
Running Time: 60 minutes
Sales Rank: 12524
Studio: WorldDance New York
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
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Product Description:
The Ultimate Bellydance Fitness Workout has emerged from the growing dance fitness trend. The workout consists of 7 segments, each led by a different professional New York bellydancer, so 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.
CHAPTERS:
WARMUP
STRENGTH
SENSUALITY
JOY
PASSION
ENERGY
COOLDOWN
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
I have been belly dancing off and on since I was 12 years old, and I am close to 50 years old now....so I have had a lot of fun with it over the years. First, to the experienced dancer I would only recommend this dvd for you if you are wanting to build stamina and strengthen muscles, but there is really nothing to learn as far as bulding your skills in this dvd.
The good news is that I have been using this dvd off and on over the past year, and I just can't seem to get bored with it! I am sure many viewers will find this dvd is physically challenging, but also mentally stimulating. YOU have to focus on what YOU are doing! So don't turn this on and expect to be able to think about what you did at work, or you are going to do later, and be able to keep up with it...plan on being engaged in this video both physically and mentally!
That said, I strongly recommend it for intermediate levels, but also I just as strongly recommend it for beginners. Despite a pretty detailed section instructing the viewer on how to procede with the dance moves, I really recommend NOT approaching this dvd as a dance instructional video, but more as an excercise dvd in the art of belly dance. To do otherwise you may be dissapionted. Also, dont be dissapointed if you cant make it all the way through at first, but remember it is possible to complete within a short while! Personally, I have found the dance combinations and pace helpful in keeping me moving and not allowing ... Read More
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The first thing I noticed was that the audio was very poor, and the camera is off kilter much of the time. That pretty much set the tone for the rest of the video (at least what I made it through). Not to mention the large "Ultimate" print on the side of the screen, which is rather distracting.
As far as the workout goes, it is very fast moving with little instruction and explanation. It is difficult to follow, and having 2 years of belly dance instruction being able to follow along was the least of my worries. I can't say whether or not it is a good workout since I never actually finished it because it was simply too frustrating. I also found the music strange. The voiceover was also just weird at times, talking about your body's connection to the universe or whatever. Normally those things don't bother me, but it just seemed out of place. The attire of some of the dancers is a little strange as well; I'm not used to seeing someone do a workout video in jeans. It just feels less authentic than other videos where they wear traditional belly dancing attire.
On the plus side, many of the moves are authentic belly dance moves. I simply think there are better instructional and workout videos out there, such as Luscious Belly Dnace Workout for Beginniners, which actually features some of the people in this video as well.
Rating: -
I guess sometimes it's true; you get what you pay for. If you're looking for a bellydance workout video and you're strapped for cash, this will do just fine. That said, I watched this through once and worked out with it once, and I will not be revisiting it.
I have been bellydancing for three years, so the moves in this video are familiar to me. I haven't really injured myself in dance class, practice, or performance since I was just a baby beginner. However, somehow I managed to injure myself while following this video. I hurt my back so badly that it interfered with my ability to do my job the next day, I was in so much pain. I'm not sure exactly how it happened, but I suspect it has something to do with the fast pace of the video. It takes a "follow the bouncing [...]" format, with little to no explanation of the movements being executed, very few reps of each move, and very little time for transitions. It felt like a pretty frantic pace to me; I was trying so hard to keep up with what they were doing that I was sacrificing my good technique and posture to do so!
For exercise and drills, I'd sooner recommend [...] are just a few bucks more than this one, and are much more thorough and easy to follow along with. They're worth the money for the quality of instruction and the fact that they do more repetitions of each move and explain them more thoroughly.
I did enjoy the music in this video. It's not traditional bellydance music, ... Read More
Rating: -
I personally do not think this workout is for beginners, as the dancers do movements such as "lotus hands", "snake arms" and "relevé" without demonstrating first; if you already know what they are talking about, you'll be just fine! The workout consists of the warmup (9 minutes), strength (8 minutes, lots of hip drops and hip rolls), sensuality (7 minutes, lots of arm movements and chest circles), joy (6 minutes, lots of bouncing and leg kicks), passion (3 minutes, hips and chest), energy (5 minutes, lots of shimmies), and the cooldown (6 minutes.) The movements in all the different workouts were very fluid and the outfits were a visual feast, from the traditional chiffon skirt and midriff top to hip-hugging jeans with hip scarves and jeweled belts. The music, World Music by Desert Wind, was fitting and inspirational. You will definitely get a good workout, not "bellydance style", but actual bellydance.
Rating: -
I would not recommend this DVD for a beginner. It does not give instructions on how to execute the moves. If that's what you want, find something else.
For anybody who has mastered the basic moves, this might be a fun DVD. The combinations are nice and fairly simple, depending on your skill level. And, depending on your fitness level, it is for most a low impact workout. If you want to sweat, get something else.
Usually, I would not care much for belly dancers in jeans, but it does give a good view on the legs and moves. The white background does not distract and makes it easy to see the dancers.
I did not give it five stars, since the production does not seem well reheased. The groups of dancers don't seem to be in sync at all times and at times seem to be lost on the choreography. Still, it is a nice change of pace in a market that is flooded with mostly beginner DVDs.
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