You Can Bellydance! Absolute Beginner Belly Dance (DVD, 2006)

Being very much a beginner in the belly dance field,the title of this DVD really appealed to me. I was looking for a short cut in learning a very old,steeped in tradition art form. This DVD will not make you an overnight sensation! I really had to work to master the moves in this. I have to say that at first I was a little disappointed in it because I believed it not representational of it's title. It is now one of my favorite DVD's, including the title, because it enabled me to appreciate how much skill and dedication thatI would need to Absolutely Beginner Belly Dance. It's a very upbeat DVD and will provide an excellent cardio workout

I liked this dvd because she goes over everything more than once.It is fun and easy to do. Low impact which is good cause I have MS and my sister and I are both uncoordinated!! Even her kids started doing it with us and we have a good time. There is no background just white so that gets a little boring but can be overlooked. really like this and have stuck with it. Even lost a little weight and inches.

I liked the way it methodically and slowly went through each movement, then combined them into a dance. Each move is repeated the same number of times, but it flows well. It was easy to follow and if a person had any background in dance, it would be a good resource. But it isn't really "absolute beginner" material. It never talks about the importance of warmups or about not doing movements that don't feel OK. And the "percussive" style movements would actually be dangerous for someone who isn't in shape. It had good quality production and showed a lot of material in an approachable format, but I would say approach with caution unless you are a real dancer to begin with. I bought it as a supplement to a beginner's belly dance class I'm taking, but I wouldn't be able to use this until I had moved up, I would say, past the beginners level class of my instructor.

This is the best belly dance tape I have seen in years. Neon is a very good instructor. She goes over the dance moves several times and at the end puts together all dance moves to form a routine. Worth the price.

I bought this DVD because my daughter wanted to learn belly dancing. The DVD gives wonderful step-by-step directions. It took her less than a week to learn how to belly dance. I bought if off of Ebay because of the price, and it is an item that I did not want to spend hours shopping for in the stores. For anyone interested in learning this type of dance, I strongly recomend this DVD.

This DVD did not work, so I really can not give a review at this time. I am in the process of trying to get a working DVD.

Thanks,

Cathy Brandenburg

This video is nice and shows you the moves step-by-step (great for beginners). I think it is a bit short, but it is a cheaper video. Nice if you just want to know the basics.

This is great. Got here faster than I thought it would. I would definitely buy from this dealer again.