Instructional Bellydance With Jillina: Level 2

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Summary: Great DVD
Review: Again, I highly recommend this video along with the other 2 by Jillina. I am sure that there are others who are saying negative things, but I find a little good in everything. To be honest, I use some of her moves in my classes. They are easy to teach, and are fun. The video is very well put together. The instructional portion is well thought out. It's fun and a good video to look at to keep your own routine and classes alive.

At the end of the instructional phases, she puts on a live performance of the taught choreography plus a drum solo. She's a technical dancer with skills. I really don't care if she never smiles...she's a great dancers and it shows.

However, there is the issue with the editing during the performance. I would suggest full body angles. Other than that, it's a great video.

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Summary: Jillina Level 2
Review: I made the mistake of watching Jillina's performance at the end of the DVD first. It's NOT a good indication of what the rest of the DVD is like. Her performance, which was done in a dimly lit barroom environment, made my husband mutter something about exotic dancers and poles. However, the rest of the DVD is extremely well done. Jillina provides correct terminology for the dance steps and choreographs nice combinations. Her focus on technique is very helpful and she is an excellent teacher. Her style will nicely complement what I already know and I found this DVD very enjoyable.

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Summary: Jillina Level 2
Review: I made the mistake of watching Jillina's performance at the end of the DVD first. It's NOT a good indication of what the rest of the DVD is like. Her performance, which was done in a dimly lit barroom environment, made my husband mutter something about exotic dancers and poles. However, the rest of the DVD is extremely well done. Jillina provides correct terminology for the dance steps and choreographs nice combinations. Her focus on technique is very helpful and she is an excellent teacher. Her style will nicely complement what I already know and I found this DVD very enjoyable.

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Summary: the music
Review: I really like this dvd. the routine is fun to learn. I had a pleasant suprise also, the song that she teaches the routine in this can be found on bellydance supterstars track 4. so when you have the routine down you can practice with just the music.

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Summary: I still love her live
Review: I took a workshop with her about three years ago. She was great. I was excited when I ordered her DVDs this past Friday. Kudoos to Amazon with thier fast shipping(ordered on Friday got it on a Tuesday). Well to the DVD. I am not a professional but a student first off. I am not sure what the person was talking about in regards to the camera. During the lesson, the camera *always* showed her body or the part she was working on. None of that on the face or breasts while she demostrated. I loved the fact that she broke the movements down and then slowly went faster. I loved the way she broke up how you get the dance all together. A comb at a time and then adding more as she goes along. This was really great. I would recommend for a person to buy this series as well as go to see her live at a show or workshop. And Jillina if you are reading this. . .You are really great! Thanks for teaching your skills. Oh, and being a bellydancer doesn't mean doing "cookie cutter moves". Putting your own personality or style into bellydancing doesn't mean you aren't a bellydancer.

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Summary: Professional Belly Dance for Everyone
Review: Let me start by saying, I am a huge fan of Jillina. Her series of instructional DVDs can help anyone see that her talent for dancing and teaching made her into an international star and a favorite among fellow dancers.
As in the first volume, Jillina will take you through a short stretching exercise, followed by proper techniques, then onto the combinations for the choreography. Each time you learn a new combination, you start at the beginning of the dance and work your way through all the combinations that you just learned till you reach the new combination. Jillina explains each move several times so that the dancer can have full knowledge of the moves, sequences, and proper body alignment. Its fairly easy to follow if you've had prior belly dance experience. There is a preformance at the end in full costume (plus a drum solo! Yay!).

Rating:
Summary: somewhat disappointed
Review: The whole dvd was dark and poorly lit. The performances seemed as though taped by an amateur handycam. Although there was some good instruction, some good combinations, as a bellydancer, I must say that Jillina is a Jazz dancer primarily. I liked the music. Just okay.

Rating:
Summary: A good instructional video
Review: This video has excellent choreography, and an exciting, challenging routine to learn. The dvd is broken down into warm-up, technique, combinations, choreography, and performance sections. The technique section, in my opinion, is the most useful section to give ideas on remembering moves to do on your own. But, the technique section is a bit short. I wanted more repitition just for the sake of muscle memory. The short time Jillina spent teaching the techniques did grab my attention though. I found it a bit irritating that Jillina chose to start from the very beginning when breaking down and teaching each choreography section. The warm up is too short and pointless, but the DVD informs of that fact. The video, on the whole, is very enjoyable, and Jillina's skill in her performances is admirable.