Quick Facts:
Run time: 155 minutes, about two hours and 20 minutes active
Equipment needed: None.
My Details:
Height: 5'4" or just under
Weight: 128.6
Fitness Stats: Only some Shimmy for belly dance background.
Quick Review:
Calories burned: 673 calories for active time, about 505 more than normal
Highest heart rate: 130
Lowest heart rate: 97
Difficulty: 3/10-7/10 (depending)
Good For:
Who: Anybody interested in belly dance.
When: Any day you're interested in improving your belly dance skills.
Extended Review:
Sadie and Kaya do a good job for most of it, honestly. They give some good tips for how to control your muscles. Some of them include looking at yourself in a mirror (feels a bit silly), looking at them (as there are two of them, they often show differences between two styles of movement or showing from different angles), imagining a "string," and others. As so much in belly dancing is learning to isolate movements to emphasize only one focal point, the tips can help anybody trying to improve their technique. Every motion is commentated by one or the other, and as already mentioned, they show you different angles and speeds to help with the technicality of the motions There are various "segments" to this DVD as well, and the DVD menu is set up so you can easily select something that you want to work on. You can play the whole DVD or start any any particular part in the DVD, basically. This is particularly helpful for those who want to work on just a few areas or if you don't have basically two hours to spend. Some of the segments feel really easy. You might be able to raise your chest very easily, for example. If you are not new to bellydance, you might seem like it's not for you. However, some of the segments get advanced. I, for one, can't shimmy well at all. I also have basically no coordination. I can pop and lock my pelvic isolations just fine, but the drills were so much more difficult, adding in footwork and having to really think of a routine. Even the basic Egyptian walk and the grapevine confused me when I added the arm work and isolations. When the shimmies were added, I started just making something up. I've never learned how to shimmy before, which was definitely the problem, but the point is, whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced at belly dancing, you will find something to do with the DVD. Start with where you are slightly challenged, and as you progress and get more skilled, you can do the harder segments and work your way into perfecting the drills.
The only downfalls to the DVD are that the music often seems too quiet (I'd rather hear the drums than Sadie's snapping) and it feels so long. I was pretty bored after 40 minutes. The DVD itself isn't boring- I just don't have that attention span. The length is partially remedied with the fact that you can select chapters and segments relatively easily. However, do not expect to pop in the video and do all of wit without wanting to hit yourself over the head out of boredom. I actually found myself wanting to *run* more than finishing that DVD.
The performance at the end was really quite beautiful, too. Not part of the workout, but it's enjoyable to watch real performances.
Trainer explanation level: 9/10
Overall fun level: 5/10
Overall intensity level: 5/10
Difficulty levels: 3/10-7/10
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