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4.5
I am a beginner (bellydancer) and have not had very much experience with the veil. I was interested in trying it, so I bought this dvd and I was not disappointed.The instructor makes everything clear & easy to learn, so you can get to the veil workout and start dancing. The break downs are great and she covers traveling steps, turns, and a few basic bellydance moves (undulations, shimmies, snake arms, figure eights, etc.) that are used in the veil dance workout choreography. If you have never bellydanced or used the veil before, you can accomplish all the material on this DVD.But do know, this information is not meant to be a complete instructional on veil work. It does not cover all the in's & outs of all beginning veil technique. It's focus was more on learning the steps to be able to do the veil dance workout as fun exercise.Once you learn all the moves then you can go onto the veil dance workout portion of the DVD. The workout is sectioned into 6 sections of about 5- 6 mintues each- that flow from one to the other. The tempo varies from slow to medium-then to a faster pace throughout the workout. There really is'nt a warm- up or cool down, but the first section starts off at a gentle, slower pace, and for me was a warm-up enough. The veil movements you are doing are not overly hard or strenuous either. It works your arms, hips, legs and core in a more gentle manner. After doing the first two sections, I could really feel it in my arms. And once I did the workout about almost all the way through (35 to 40 mintues), I did break a sweat.The DVD is set up like this:WelcomeIntro to VeilTutorials-Holding the Veil-Veil Technique/Tricks-Turns-Travel Steps/Basic Bellydance MovesVeil Workout-with voice over cues & musicor music only3 Costumed Performances- Fan Veil* Veil * Feather FanThe costuming and music was done well, and the production quality of this DVD is excellent. Some of my fav songs were: "Paradise Lost (Return to Shagri-La) by DJ Zen, "Ride to Morrocco" & "Temple at Luxor" Sensual Bellydance II (Aradia & DJ Zen).A very nice dvd, lots of fun to work with. I did not get bored.I would recommend this one, for those looking for a nice, low-impact dance for exercise or interested in trying the veil. (It's a lot of fun)Those dancers experienced in veil work would not probably find anything new but you might enjoy the veil workout choreography. Those looking for a hard core workout, would be better off finding something else. (And if you are in great shape, you might not break a sweat.)
