Archive for December, 2008

Best DVDs of 2008

December 31st

If I were to go by which DVD I’ve used the most, it would be  Asharah’s Modern Tribal which was released Jan 2008. All through this year, I’ve used this comprehensive conditioning workout until it’s become second nature. I don’t need to look at the screen any more and I can even do the [...]

Autumn Ward: I’ve tried to show the enormous sophistication that can be present in our art form

December 27th

The first thing that struck me and several other belly dance friends when we saw the excellent and detailed preview of your upcoming DVD, was that this didn’t look like it was for the absolute beginner.  The movements are so finessed. Who is it really aimed at?
I created “Beautiful Technique” for anyone who wants a [...]

Neon talks about Luscious 2 and Bellydance Rhythms

December 22nd

She’s like a ray of sunlight. The Neon we all know and love from her many, many videos, is pure warmth. No one quite relates to a learners with the gentleness and attention to detail that Neon brings to her instruction. I talked with her about two of the most fantastic instructional videos to [...]

Silver and such

December 20th

There’s no end to the things i can’t resist in this world. Silver is one of them. Check out part of my collection! (Comments here, if any, please).

Preparing to dance

December 19th

I plan to dance every day, but look back over a week to find I’ve missed out 2 or even 3 days. Sleepiness sometimes gets in the way. I unnecessarily sleep at 2 am. so naturally there are sleepy-as-hell patches during the day. if i make the mistake of getting a little horizontal, that’s it. [...]

Not sorry for the interruption

December 19th

Perhaps there should be an etiquette school for the media. Well, someone’s got to stop them interrupting their own guest speakers!
Watching the hysterical news debates that have become the signature style of several of our television channels, I cringe with embarrassment as I find news anchors barely able to contain themselves from getting back [...]

Eagerly Awaited

December 17th

So… from my original Eagerly Awaited list, I now have a bunch of new videos. But am I satisfied? No, of course not. Let’s face it, I never will be.
I did get Nadira’s Jamal’s Improvisation toolkit – Movement Recall. This was one very much what I had expected. Perhaps Nadira’s descriptions were so thorough that [...]

Working with Bellydance Rhythms – 7

December 14th

Instead of dancing, I found myself watching a python on Discovery trying to swallow a man. Now why would I want to spend myself looking at something so utterly gross!
I soon figured out what it was. I often find, when I’m halfway through a DVD, or when it gets into difficult territory, that I need [...]

Ansuya’s online class — too pricey

December 9th

I think most people seem to agree that almost $13 is way too much for a video that you a) can’t go back to if you happen to lose your internet connection even for a moment b) can’t download and view whenever you want c) can’t know what will be covered in until you pay [...]

Working with Bellydance Rhythms — 6

December 8th

I must say, the more I work with this video, the more I love it.The number of skills this program is teaching me is mind boggling.
Getting through a round or two of the shorter version (the review) of the first flow, I decided today to focus on learning the intermediate flow. First lesson. Just because [...]

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