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Summary: Wooooow
Review: It's really easy to learn and very fun to do. It's an amazing ab workout and you can't even feel it so you don't get tired. The camel is the hardest for me (full torso belly roll sorta thing) but PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE.I can't wait to get the next two tapes!
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Summary: BAD BELLY DANCING!
Review: Jillina dances in a very modern and jazz style and this should be upfront to the buyer. This is nothing but a bad Hollywood fiasco with nothing Middle Eastern, Egyptian or Arabic about it at all. ALL of Jillina's DVD's are misleading as they do not represent real belly dancing. She performs like an American desperately trying to dance Arabic and lacks the essence of Egyptian belly dancing. This is the problem with American bellydancers that are not Middle Eastern or have any Middle Eastern heritage in their blood. It is obvious with Jillina that the belly dance is NOT in her blood it is as fake as her bad nose job. Spend your money on something worthwile, you will be glad you did!
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Summary: terrific teacher
Review: Jillina is a wonderful teacher. I've learned bellydance for over a year, and i found Jillina a real talented teacher. She make it so easy to learn how be a good bellydancer. I absolutely love all her three DVDs.
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Summary: Great beginner dvd
Review: Jillina shows the moves well and allows you to put them together. Very helpful. I started actual classes since I started using the dvd, and from my real life teacher's moves, I can see this dvd is excellent.
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Summary: EXcellent!
Review: Jillinas instructional videos are one of the best I own. She is an amazing dancer and a great teacher! I look forward to her putting more out! If you are into belly dance i definitely recommend getting Jillina's! Enjoy and have fun.
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Summary: Great video!
Review: Like a previous reviewer, I'm giving this video 4 stars out of 5, mainly because I think its a little too fast for a real, honest-to-goodness beginner. I bought it to brush up on basic moves after a 3 years hiatus from belly dancing and it had me lost in a few spots... I can imagine it would outpace someone who has never so much as shimmied!
That being said, it is a great video nonetheless. I really love the way its been filmed, with Jillina situated before a mirror so you get a good view of her entire body and how it moves in relationship to the movements. And Jillina's legs, the most important part of belly dancing, are in full view. I just wish someone would learn that you can't do close-ups in instructional videos! Although close-up shots are minimal, there are a few places where the cinematographer gets a little creative and zooms in on Jillina's beautiful stomach while we're supposed to be seeing what her legs are doing. Highly frustrating, but less of a problem than in other belly dance videos I've seen.
The breakdown of steps and building up of a routine is fantastic. It gives someone starting out a good idea of how to combine the moves and makes you feel as though you have gained something for all your hard work. Other dance videos show you the basics but don't do much in the way of showing you how they go together. Someone could theoretically buy this DVD and have a beautiful routine they could perform at a hafla or restaurant. Of course, they'd have to practice like crazy to get the steps right, but it definitely gives more "bang" for the buck.
In short, I'm glad I purchased this DVD.
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Summary: A good video at a good price
Review: This DVD is great for dancers who don't need to be guided through every little step. If you know basic moves, this will work for you. She teaches the moves quickly, but well! No need to repeat a move a million times. Just learn it and move on. If you don't need a DVD to hold your hand through practicing moves yourself, you'll like how quickly she progresses. The real meat of this DVD is the combinations and choreography. I loved the choreography, and the combos are very useful to have at hand. Lastly, she demonstrated the choreography, although altered and with more dancing added, in front of a small audience in a lovely costume. The camera angles are appropriate. The set is good, as well as the sound. The price is very reasonable. Jillina is smiling and happy, classy, and professional as always. Lastly, comments made by other reviewers insinuating that Jillina is "fake" and a bad dancer because she isn't middle eastern are just plain uncalled for. Jillina's style may not be Dina's, but she does her style and she does it well. I may not always like her style myself, but I can recognize talent. She is obviously a talented dancer, and if you can't see past her ethnicity to see that, then you shouldn't be writing reviews. Keep your racist comments to yourself.
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