Bellydance with Rania: Learn to Bellydance
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Actor: Rania BossonisBrand: Goldhil Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 40 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Cerebellum Corporation
DVD Reviews of Bellydance with Rania: Learn to Bellydance
DVD Review: Cute intermediate-level routine, but too short!
Summary: 4 Stars
I just got this DVD a couple of days ago, and I love picking up new routines, choreographies, and combinations I can use while improvising in restaurant performances. The routine Rania teaches here is very cute, and about intermediate-level. I'll be adding a bit more laying to many of the movements in order to spice it up.
The previous reviewer is correct - it isn't a beginner-level DVD even if the routine could be easily picked up because Rania spends almost no time explaining how to do each movement. When she says, "layer a figure-8 hip over this," she will show you whether she means an inside- or outside-8; but she doesn't really explain how. If you're a beginner and don't yet have the dance "vocabulary" you will probably want to start with the Jillina vids first. But know that this one will be waiting for your when you're ready!
The bonus workout, "for hips, thighs, and abs," looks pretty effective not only for a workout but for a technique practice session. I found it moderately amusing that Rania is incapable of doing that slinky, sensuous vertical single-hip circle on her left side! She takes off to the right, and it's beautiful. She switches direction to go left and that left hip just kinda flops around like a dying fish. Well - not THAT bad but Rania is so gorgeous and talented that we have to take a perverse pleasure in finding a fault!
My only complaints are that (1) the routine taught thru-out the DVD is only about 1/2 of what Rania performs at the end in full costume. I would have liked to have gotten instruction on the WHOLE piece, although I'm sure I can pick up the choreography by watching her performance. (2)It would also have been nice if they had credited the music piece used in this routine - I'm off now to comb the internet for the name and artist of the music. Because the piece used has these cute little accents here and there, the choreography really does "go" with it and would have to be modified to work with a different song. These two things have peeved me into giving 3 stars instead of the 4 1/2 that the rest of the DVD is worth. After considering the content offered at this price, however, I'm jumping back up to 4 stars. There really is a lot here to work with! I know that artists sometimes pour over their reviews here, so Rania - if you're watching - don't hold back on us! Give the WHOLE routine, and the title of the music to which it's performed!
With all of the BDSS's jumping on the "video" bandwagon, (Jillina does beginner vids, Ansuya has 3 for more advanced dancers (layering, combinations, and zills), Sonia just did a drum solo video, Rania has always done the fitness vids, Rachel's yoga & isolation drills, and Amar's Bellyqueen video) it has been great for those of us who use videos to learn at home or supplement our classes.
Description of Bellydance with Rania: Learn to Bellydance
- 6 easy-to-follow combinations
- 1 dynamic dance routine!
- Bellydance basics build confidence
- 30 ways to tighten, tone and trim!
Rania has released over 15 bellydance videos, including the best-selling Bellydance for Fitness and Weight Loss series. The award-winning dancer has performed before international audiences, and appeared on national TV. Her Bellydance for Weight Loss series was rated among the Top Ten Fitness Videos of 2003 by the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Rania is author of ?Bellydancing for Fitness,? and is an AFAA- certified instructor.
Bellydance is hotter than ever, and so easy to learn with this sexy and fun program! Rania breaks down the moves into six routines, and combines them into one electrifying performance.
This entertaining program will teach you bellydance basics, along with giving you a complete workout. Express yourself to the intoxicating rhythms, learn exotic new moves, and take bellydance to the next level!
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