Reviewing Two DVDs PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 30 April 2009 15:20

altI shared this today on Amazon.com:
"Ballet For Belly Dancersalt is another high quality video production from Cheeky Girls. I was really excited to hear that this DVD was coming out because whenever I take a belly dance workshop and the instructor uses ballet terms, I feel a little lost. I had looked into ballet-specific DVDs, but didn't want to get that involved with ballet, so this was a perfect fit for me. Brianna is clear and easy to follow. The filming and sound quality are excellent. There's even a glossary of ballet terms inside the cover. I highly recommend this DVD!"

I also recently viewed Bellydance With Jillina, Vol. 2: Lebanese Pop Choreographyalt.  This DVD showcases a full choreography with step-by-step instructions for the included combinations.  altJillina is easy to follow and the overall quality is great.  If you like Jillina's style, you will be very happy with this instructional DVD.  I rarely follow choreographies exactly for my own dancing.  Instead I use them to observe how another dancer has interpreted the music and am inspired by new combinations of movements.  (It's important to note that while the music is Lebanese pop, the dance style is not Lebanese-specific.  The music used is "Ya Hawa" by Shady Sayegh.  From what I can tell, this version is available only on Jillina's Companion CD, which includes the music for her other instructional DVDs in this series.  This song was previously recorded by Wael Kfoury, so you may be able to easily adapt this to his version, which is longer by about 1 1/2 minutes.)  

Last Updated on Thursday, 02 July 2009 16:08
 
Welcome to Kiyaana's Blog! PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 16 April 2009 23:34

I'm doing it!  I'm starting a blog.  I want to share what's going on in my bellydance world - what's inspiring me, events that I'm attending or have attended, and products and ideas I come across that I want to review. 

Recently I received a preview copy of "Ballet For Belly Dancersalt" and plan on posting a full review very soon. I've watched some snippets of it and already I can say it is another high quality, affordable production from Cheeky Girls.  Brianna is a lovely dancer with a strong foundation in ballet, making her perfect for this.  I'm very excited to devote a proper amount of time to practicing with this DVD.  I already know that I will benefit from it.

Also on the review list:
Bellydance Egyptian Style - The Baladialt by Ranya Renee
SharQui - The bellydance workoutalt from Oreet
Jillina Entrance Choreographyalt
Bellydance With Jillina, Vol. 2: Lebanese Pop Choreographyalt
Bellydance W/ Jillina: Drum Solo Choreography Vol 3alt
Bellydance Superstars: Every Shimmy in the Book With Bozenkaalt

And there's more . . .

Happy Dancing!

-Kiyaana

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 April 2009 23:55
 
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