Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Fun and Invigorating!
I DO NOT like exercise, I repeat I DO NOT LIKE EXERCISE!!!
But...I LOVED THIS SET! I have become an ardent fan of bellydance in the last three months. The greatest appeal, for me, is the lack of complications to this exercise. No weights, mats, or any other special equipment is required. You can wear traditional fitness gear, or wear a dress, or wear nothing at all. It is movement and stretching that feels good all over!!! The Bidasha twins have single-handedly (or double-handedly) changed my life. I feel very differently about my body (I'm severely overweight.) This art form makes me feel fit and beautiful and I am losing weight and building muscle tone. I made the error of purchasing the videos seperately. Believe me you may as well purchase them all. However, my one complaint is regarding Mystic Dance which has less actual dancing and teaches more hand gestures and veil movements. Still, all of this adds to character and expression when you dance so it is still valuable. For the most part, the pictures were very clear and audible and the movements were demonstrated in an understandable fashion. Occasionally, I thought the cameras focussed more on the dancers' upper body and faces when I really needed to see the whole body, but this was really rare. I also reccommend Bellydance Fitness for Beginners if you feel silly purchasing a Bellydance instructional tape. These are quick and uncomplicated thirty minute workouts that give you energy and tone you up. Believe it, if you hate exercise, this is the workout for you!
Rating: - WOW Great Box Set
Great exercise and dance video. It isn't boring like most exercise tv shows and videos. It's not too strenuous. It's not really an exercise video, but to me it seems like good exercise since I've been a bit of a couch potatoe recently. The music is pretty darn good. It just sounds like usual arab music, with the beat of the drums to dance to. That's the only impression I got from the music. .... They have nice costumes, sets, music, everything. I just ordered their exercise box set to improve my dance techniques more. Maybe more close ups would make it easier. It's not all that easy, but I seem to be learning more. And even though I was kind-of chubby(still am) it's a great dance style.
Rating:  - Professional and classy
Veena and Neena did a very professional job. They were careful not to be repetitive. Even the warm-ups are different in each video! They might use moves in one video that you already learned in another, but they won't teach you the same move twice. Each video is its own individual lesson. I am not at all a dancer, but I found each video challenging and fun. The moves are perfectly compatible with the great music and the background is pleasant. Low-impact and aerobic, you can bellydance without shoes or a sports bra. I do the preformance part of at least one of the videos several times a week, and I do a mile walk twice a week, and I lost four pounds in a week and a half--without dieting! (Note: I wasn't overeating, either.) Also, after having tried several kinds of aerobics video, this 3-volume set was the only exercise I ever was able to do consistently and actually look forward to doing it (while the kids were napping!).
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