Bellydance Fitness for Weight Loss featuring Rania: Too Hip
Product DescriptionCombine seven easy-to-follow bellydance moves into a high-energy cardio hip hop routine — fuse Bellydance with hip hop to tone muscles and burn fat fast. Bellydance is one of the most anci. . . More >>
Bellydance Fitness for Weight Loss featuring Rania: Too Hip
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i’m giving 4 stars because it really is a great workout compared to most “real” bellydancing. i had fun, i worked up a sweat, and i learned to ignore how bad the “dancers” are. rania is by far one of the worst belly dancers i have seen. she is stiff with no fluidity or grace, tends to be slightly off beat, and gives little instruction, so make sure you have previous belly dancing experience before giving this a try, especially if you want to learn real techniques of bellydancing. there is absolutely nothing sensual or subtle about rania’s dancing!
if you want to learn the ART of bellydancing and not just do a watered-down hip-hop version of repetitive hip jolts, then i suggest a dvd called “sensual bellydance with blanca. ” it is much more graceful and dance-like (and super sexy. . . my husband friggin’ loves it!), but it isn’t as good of an aerobic workout.
Rating: 4 / 5
The object is to move, and this DVD definitely delivers. Rania gets the body moving and the choreography is easy to follow. She has at least seven routines through the workout and, with repetition, you learn each move before she switches to the next one. By the time you’re through, one move flows to the next. Keep up with her and you’ll burn calories. It’s also nice that she includes not just one, main routine but another ‘bonus’ routine as well.
Rating: 5 / 5
And you’ll need plenty of dance room. This one assumes you already have experience with the moves since Rania doesn’t take the time to demonstrate. She just jumps right in.
I love the warm up on this one and will do it in place of some of the others. There is an extra workout and a couple of performances. The ‘choose your screen’ feature is kind of annoying but that is a very minor complaint.
Overall I think this is a good one for someone who’s already familiar with the moves and isn’t as much of a beginner as I am.
Rating: 5 / 5
L. Hawkins “Laura Wilde” wrote a great review 1/2005.
I disliked Rania’s previous 4 disk set because the music was faked & boring, she moved slow & stiffly, she would repeat the same move so many times, you’d only learn about 4-6 moves in 30 min & the background dancers looked bored. The good thing about it was she would teach you 1/2 several times & normal speed several times.
This is her best other then her “personal trainer” (since then it’s ok if dance stiffly since it’s like a gym workout) As L. Hawkins said, it’s fast paced, you get your heart rate up, the dancers are more fluid, though occasionally I saw a bored expression towards the end & the moves stringed together felt pretty good. She gives good instructions, telling you the move, how to do it & dancer’s 8 count to stay on beat.
She moves stiffly still, but it’s so fast, you barely notice other then making sure you’re keeping up.
The warm up even includes several types of figure 8s, the routine has hip drops & w/leg lift, hip drops 3x, hip bumps w/step back, hip twists & shimmies, a slow turn, hip back, vertical figure 8s & couple more moves.
The cool down is nice & slow with sitting fwd bend & more.
The bonus 9 min workout is more gym drill style which is more her style that will really tone you fast.
You can see a preview at youtube com or the whole workout in 3 parts on guba com
Rating: 4 / 5
Great!!!!
You do have to know basics in belly dancing. I love this DVD, and have seen the results fast.
Depending, on my schedule I try to use it at least 4 times a week in combination with a sculpting DVD.
Rating: 5 / 5