Bellydance Fitness for Weight Loss featuring Rania: Hip Drop Hip Hop
DescriptionHip Drop Hip Hop is a bellydance workout done to the driving, dance inspiring beats of Hip Hop. Rania takes you through this innovative Middle East meets West workout that fuses Hip Hop sounds with bellydance moves. As you le. . . More >>
Bellydance Fitness for Weight Loss featuring Rania: Hip Drop Hip Hop
I have done tons and tons of workout videos. I really love dance aerobics, because running and other activities bore me. This was a really fun tape. I didn’t really get out of breath. It would require a lot of effort to get your heart rate up; like most videos, the level of strenuousness is what you make of it. I would have liked it to be longer and to have learned more moves and been winded afterwards, which is why I only gave it 3 stars. Having said that, it was a blast to do, and definitely adds welcome variety to my workout routine. A lot of people have complained about the music, but most workout videos have awful music. It really wasn’t that bad. For terrible music, check out anything by The Firm.
Rating: 3 / 5
I bought this video hoping to learn something new to spice up my routines. It was not Hip Hop and not Belly Dancing. I thought Rania’s entrance and intro were very phoney as well as when she tried to force a smile. The routine and music were dull and boring. Her moves were stiff and not did not have the fluidity of an experienced dancer. I think the beginners may enjoy it because they don’t know better- yet. However, I feel that Rania has a lot of learning to do to transform from an aerobics instructor to a seasoned belly dancer. She is trying to hard to fast. With all these videos of hers flooding the market so quickly, I can’t help but think that someone is more interested in cashing in on the craze than in helping students learn this beautiful, sensual dance. The best way to learn is to find a really good class where you can get first hand experience. Learn the basics really well and then you can supplement with the videos.
Rating: 1 / 5
I bought HopHop Hip Drop and was delighted enough with it to buy the entire set of Bellydance Fitness for Weight Loss, for which I have posted a more comprehensive review. Rania’s pace is perfect and her approach works: she engages those who are not yet studying dance regularly, and gives us intermediate-level dancers a great workout. Also, if you suffer from sciatica, or know someone who does, working out with this tape is the most effective and efficient way to cure this stubborn problem, and by far the most inexpensive! I appreciated that Rania gives a short performance at the end of the routine in full costume as a little reward. Her “wings of Isis” wowed out my workout buddy, who had never seen such spectacle before. I have seen better by other performers, but why gripe when Rania has produced a tape that TRULY WORKS IN PRACTICE, rather than a theoretical masterpiece?
Rating: 5 / 5
I love this work out. I got the hip hop drop and the shimmys. I like the drop better than the shimmys. They are both great workouts. It may not seem like you are doing much,, but believe me it helps! I have been doing these videos for about 3 weeks and I notice a change in my body. I have dropped some weight and it feels great.
Rating: 5 / 5
Now I know what to get all my friends for their birthdays! I think Rania’s videos will be a collector’s item someday because she took bellydancing and put it to different kinds of music. And she does it well. My mother loved this video too. She was so cute trying the moves! The performance at the end was beautiful!
Rating: 5 / 5