Princess Farhana: Belly Dance Basic Workout
December 27, 2009 by admin
Filed under Belly Dancing DVD's
Product Description
Studio: Razor Digital Ent Release Date: 06/12/2007 Run time: 50 minutes Rating: Nr… More >>
Princess Farhana: Belly Dance Basic Workout
This is a great beginner practice bellydance dvd. It covers posture, a brief warm-up, arm positions, basic hip movements, traveling, basic shimmy, figure eights, undulations, arms and hand technique, arm and hand technique with shimmy, and a snappy performance that includes a cute drum solo.
I have to disagree with one reviewer, who said she does not show how to perform the movements. Throughout the instruction she gives clear visuals that are easy to understand, and then shows you how to perform the movement so it looks flawless and graceful. She also includes how to present each move with arm positions. The way she structures the exercises on this DVD, help prepare the beginning dancer for the more advanced movements you will learn later on.
The lighting, camera work, and sound is very good, it does not distract from the instruction. You can hear a slight sound of cars driving by in the very beginning of the dvd. It’s not noticeable throughout.
Bellydance Basic is a nice starter for a new dancer and is GREAT for practice! Her techniques and fun persona really inspire you to dance. I would recommend this to beginner dancers who have had a few classes.
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this DVD on a whim and am certainly glad I did! Although it’s labeled as a bellydance “workout” you’ll learn many key moves with this video as well. Princess Farhana offers excellent demonstration, although I’ll admit that this probably isn’t best for a absolute bellydance beginner as some of the moves are difficult to learn, even after a few times through. However, I love how this video has a very authentic, “foreign” feel to it and Farhana is an amazing dancer. Highly Recommended!
Rating: 5 / 5
I just bought this dvd, but it was over before it even started. The workout was so short, did not even brake a sweat, I could not believe it was over so soon. The whole workout session was like a warm-up! Seems many of these belly dancing dvds are all about bios, and promoting their clubs, gyms, whatever, than of really focusing on teaching how to dance, which is why I purchased this in the first place. In the end She spent a good part of the video dancing in full costume, but for what!? I did not buy this video to see how good she can dance, I expected to see how good she can dance and SHOW me how I can achieve the same. Total dissapointment, don’t even bother with this dvd, spend a little bit more money on a dvd that has more instruction, rather than intros, bios, and show off performances that don’t teach you anything. You will learn a thing or two, but that’s it! Really, a THING OR TWO…………
Rating: 2 / 5
I’m quite unsure how anyone gave this a good review. They must have NEVER seen ANY other belly dance video in the world EVER. The girl seems like she’s on drugs. Her teaching skills are awful. If you must see this terrible monstrosity, rent it from the library. Don’t waste your money. I highly recommend one of Jenna’s DVD’s.
Rating: 1 / 5
I was singularly unimpressed with this offering from “Princess” Farhana. It looked like it was shot in someone’s living room, with wrinkled sheets/curtains as the backdrop, and intermittent loud traffic noise in the background. She demonstrates moves but does not explain in any depth how to perform them. I would not recommend this video to any of my students. It was absolutely painful to view. I found her calling a large Egyptian-style hip circle a “butt-wipe” extremely unprofessional. While a reasonably competent dancer, she is not by any means a teacher.
Rating: 1 / 5