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Summary: Not a Workout, but fun
Review: This is far from a workout. The only part that makes you start to get warm is the shimmies and that lasts about a minute. I was in a workout rut though and this got me motivated to move again. It's great for something different and not too strenuous. It's really more of an instructional dance video with a spiritual bent.
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Summary: Face Time
Review: This is the WORST belly dance workout video I have ever purchased to date. I have been belly dancing for almost two years and wanted to improve on basic movements and possibly learn a few new moves. If you decide to purchase this video, you will spend more time looking at dolphina's face and questioning what you should be focusing on. Also, if you do not have any knowlegde of this dance, you may experience some shoulder and neck pain as I did. Lastly, the video is very choppy. Dolphina focuses on several body parts then changes into a different outfit before giving new instructions. I found this to be very distracting. Don't waste your money. There are much better video's out there that focus on bellydancing and not the faces of the instructor or their outfits.
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Summary: Dont' bother
Review: This video is too concentrated on the instructor so basically, all camera angles are center towards her face. While she's trying to teach the hip movements, the camera is preoccupied on her face so you don't really know how you hip is suppose to go. This is an awful instructional video. Dont' bother paying for this.
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Summary: Fun but not Necessarily Fitness
Review: To my surprise, this is the first workout video that I've ever tried that I actually had FUN doing. However, it really isn't much of a workout - I didn't even break a sweat. It's still good to mix in with your other workouts on days you want something less strenuous. Another good point is the music, you get caught up in it, and the moves come more easily, I think. Dolphina is lovely and a good motivator. Camera angles leave a little to be desired, though, as previous reviews have stated - but I found that I could still figure things out after a few times through the DVD.
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Summary: Don't let this be your first bellydance tape...
Review: When I purchased this DVD, I had been bellydancing for about 7 months. Luckily, I had such experience because Dolphina introduces EVERY introductory bellydance move that exists, oftentimes with little explanation. This workout is therefore very fast-paced in the sense that the instructor does not give her audience enough time to master one step before moving onto the next. Even if you are familiar with the moves, it is hard to absorb her techinique (especially with the lower body combinations) for two reasons: she was filmed mainly from the waist up and the attire she wears consists mostly of skirts, so when she's moving her hips, it's hard to tell how her legs control the motion. And forget the routine unless you watch it a few times first because she explains it while performing and expects you to just get it in one shot.
For anyone just starting, go for the Veena and Neena Basic Moves first and work your way up. As for you gurus, try this to test your knowledge, but don't expect a workout.
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Summary: Good for beginners
Review: While this isn't as fun as the Belly Queen DVD, it's much better if you're a beginner, not in shape, and really klutzy (like me) and she is very positive and talks about Goddess energy which can be very nice and soothing as well if you need to connect with female energy after working around males all day. I'm not very disciplined at exercising but I keep coming back to this one because it's fun and simple enough that I can do it, yet challenging enough in other areas that I know I have a long ways to go before I'll actually be able to move on to the next one in the series. Like the characters in Full Monty, I find myself trying to work out the moves in the oddest places. I do recommend this workout DVD.
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Summary: Don't buy this tape unless you want to fall asleep
Review: Yawn! Yawn! Yawn! This workout is awful. It's so slow and boring. She put more thought into her costumes and locales than the actual movements. I take a bellydance fitness class at my gym and wanted something with high engery moves. And despite it's claim, this workout was not high energy. I don't even think I worked up a sweat. I'm sorry but, I don't think that anyone needs to do 5 minutes of snake arms. If you haven't worked out in the last year, you might find this tape interesting. But if you've done any kind of bellydancing or excercise regularly, look elsewhere.
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Summary: Don't buy this tape unless you want to fall asleep
Review: Yawn! Yawn! Yawn! This workout is awful. It's so slow and boring. She put more thought into her costumes and locales than the actual movements. I take a bellydance fitness class at my gym and wanted something with high engery moves. And despite it's claim, this workout was not high energy. I don't even think I worked up a sweat. I'm sorry but, I don't think that anyone needs to do 5 minutes of snake arms. If you haven't worked out in the last year, you might find this tape interesting. But if you've done any kind of bellydancing or excercise regularly, look elsewhere.
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