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Rating:  - A GREAT place to start!
I am a fit, reasonably coordinated person with ZERO dance training. I was quite interested in trying bellydance, and bought this video based on the good reviews it got. All I can say is it is great! Neena & Veena are excellent instructors and the format is very easy to follow. The moves are explained time and again (believe me...it takes a few times to get it.) After completing the tape for the 5th time I felt reasonably confident that I had mastered the basics. I showed off my new moves to my husband (who is from Lebanon and has seen many a belly dancer) and he was quite impressed. I highly recommend this video to anyone just starting out. it's fun and really makes you feel more graceful!
Rating:  - Pleased
I have never done bellydancing, and a week ago I started off with the "basic moves" tape. I am quite pleased. The moves are shown very clearly, and the great bonus is at the end you have a little routine putting all the moves together. For me, this is very satisfying -- to learn some moves and actually be able to USE them right away. It is definitely not my "dream routine" but even so it is a good beginning. I also bought Shamira's tape, and compared to that veena and neena's tape has proven to be much more useful for me as a beginner. The set is attractive enough, the production very professional, it is great seeing TWO people perform the moves rather than one, and somehow veena and neena introduce the concepts in a user-friendly way. I've been trying to get the graceful arm movements down for a while on the dance floor, and they described how to do them in such an easy way I got it in a minute. I definitely did not get everything down in a week, but I feel fairly confident I will in time. Also, this tape is quite economical and I really appreciate that. I bought it as part of the box set, and I feel it was a good value. As mentioned in other reviews, they smile a lot in the video, but if you've ever seen bellydancers live that is part of the performance. I see nothing wrong with that. Veena and Neena are not the best bellydancers in the world, but they might have the best instructional video around. I have not tried any other videos apart from Shamira's, but with veena and neena's video I think I won't need anything else at the beginner stage.
Rating: - Belly dance basic moves combined into a dance routine
Neena and Veena have produced a great 4-video exercise set for upper and lower body that teaches basic belly dance moves, but is more for fitness.This video teaches basic moves and combines them at the end into a simple but effective dance routine. The instructors, Neena and Veena, are identical twins. This is exceptional for watching the moves as if you are tempted to glance around the set, you see another version of the move repeated by both dancers. The moves are clearly shown, from slow isolation to fast shimmy. Need I say that this is also fun?
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