Contemporary Bellydance and Yoga Conditioning with Ariellah
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Actor: AriellahBrand: STRATOSTREAM
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 175 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: StratoStream - World Dance New York
Product features:
- Capturing the worldly, global, and futuristic vibe of New York City and inspired by the dashing diversity of New York s theater and dance, Tribal Fusion NYC offers instruction in the popular genre of Tribal Fusion bellydance sparkling with the vibrant urgency of the great metropolis. Created by NYC-based star soloist and instructor Darshan, the program blends the timeless aesthetics of bellydance
DVD Reviews of Contemporary Bellydance and Yoga Conditioning with Ariellah
DVD Review: Not for the Beginner
Summary: 3 Stars
I am a beginner who is out of shape. I purchased several belly dancing DVD's and I could work through all of them, except this one. It was just way too difficult. She instructs too quickly and many moves are just not made for anyone not in great shape. I can see that I would probably like this down the road when I get in much better physical condition and more experienced at belly dancing. Since it claims to be a training and conditioning system, I felt it was a little misleading. This DVD is not for the beginner. If you are new to the art, then I highly suggest either Luscious, the Belly Dance Workout or East Coast Tribal with Sera. Both are challenging, but doable with persistence... even for us out of shape grandma's that want to rediscover our inner Goddess!DVD Review: one of the best.
Summary: 5 Stars
one of the best belly dance videos ive seen. shes a good teacher. I also enjoy the yoga, finally found a yoga video that doesnt have some preppy person leading it, a rather enjoyable change.DVD Review: Very good drills and isolations workout for dancers
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't have much to add here besides another 5-star statistic. Ariellah is a wonderful teacher who clearly knows her students - she reminds you at all the right times to check your posture, encourages you to keep going with the drills, etc. - and I like that she wears clothes that allow you to clearly see all of her movements, including her legs and feet. Her performances at the end are just beautiful - music, costumes, movements, everything. This isn't a very difficult DVD; both the dance movements and yoga postures are quite basic. It's suitable for beginners, but more advanced dancers may find it helpful as a way to keep up a drill regimen at home. Her simple choreography is a good starting point for beginner-intermediate dancers who need some help putting together a routine or creating combinations.DVD Review: Delightful blend of yoga and dance!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ariellah is a stunning performer, who I first saw on some performance-oriented gothic belly dance videos. Contemporary Bellydance and Yoga Conditioning With Ariellah combines my two major fitness loves - yoga and bellydancing in a somewhat challenging, but still manageable for most people, DVD.
There are three sections of yoga warm-ups, which sometimes I use alone, and about an hour and 15 minutes of belly dancing drills and moves. In addition, there are also some of Ariellah's performances on this video and the darkly vibrant music of bands such as Lumin and Solace. This is a real winner, especially for those who are also interested in yoga.
DVD Review: Good Instruction for Beginners
Summary: 4 Stars
I would give 5 stars if this DVD had better menu options to skip over the excessive "talky" bits.
That being said ... for beginners ... Ariellah does a great job explaining proper mechanics for each movement. You will really understand the movement and how to use your body. The downside is that if you already know movement mechanics ... you will be crying from boredom.
This DVD is by no means dumbed-down just b/c it is best for beginners. If you can follow to the end, you will learn some advanced movement and choreography. As an advanced dancer, I have to do something else while practicing with this DVD. Drill a move, then wash a few dishes while she explains body mechanics I already know, tear off the rubber gloves and run back to the computer to drill the move I don't alrady know, repeat. So I work-out and get the house clean at the same time.
A better menu to "cherry-pick" the advanced moves from the beginner explanations and body-mechanics drills would have made this 5 stars.
This DVD is great to learn body mechanics. For more advanced fare & less talk, I recommend Anasama or Elisheva.
Happy Dancing!
Description of Contemporary Bellydance and Yoga Conditioning with Ariellah
Created by Ariellah, star performer and instructor of Tribal Fusion Bellydance, Contemporary Bellydance and Yoga Conditioning combines three vital components of bellydance training:* a physical conditioning regimen to develop flexibility and strength;
* two sets of bellydance technique drills - basic and advanced - for improved muscle control and precision in executing bellydance isolations;
* a sequence of contemporary bellydance combinations complete with transitions to form an elegant and evocative modern choreography.
Whichever form of bellydance you choose, this training system lays a solid foundation.
The flexibility and muscle conditioning section of the program consists of 3 yoga sessions that can be used as a warmup/cooldown or as a stand-alone daily yoga practice:
* Short yoga warmup (8 min.);
* Full yoga warmup (20 min.);
* Yoga cool down (8 min.)
The Yoga sessions focus on building lower body strength and opening the hips to achieve ease and precision in bellydance hipwork. A number of exercises open the chest and increase back flexibility to enhance torso isolations and make dance movement sinuous and fluid.
Bellydance technique drills (75 min.) include hipwork, upper body work, combined hips/upper body isolations and arms/hips coordination. They also include adding level changes to torso isolations and layering hipwork on traveling steps.
The style of Ariellah's choreographic work is contemporary Tribal Fusion bellydance. She breaks down 6 combinations, step-by-step, consisting of multiple movements and transitions. The combination sequence forms a choreography, practiced to two different songs, to encourage creative adaptation of steps and transitions set to music.
The performance section offers 3 spectacular Tribal Fusion / Gothic bellydance performance pieces.
The progam is set to ethereal ambient and club music with a flavor of magic and dark mystery, including tracks by Assemblage 23, Die Form, Knossos, Lumin, Soil and Eclipse, Solace, Stellamara, and wumpscut
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