Product Details

• Actors: Azar
• Directors: Christine Davis
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Mystic Sun Studio
• DVD Release Date: April 12, 2005
• Run Time: 43 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009F446W
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,799 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Belly Dance your way to a trim and toned figure with Azar's 30 minute low-impact workout. Exercise to uplifting, authentic Middle Eastern Belly Dance Music by Mary Ellen Donald and Mimi Spencer Nationally known award-winning performer and instructor, Azar, will teach you to belly dance in a fun and easy-to-follow workout. After warming up you will learn basic belly dance steps, followed by an invigorating calorie-burning dance section.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!!, October 22, 2005

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S. Cunningham "Joyfulheart" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Azar's Belly Dance Workout: Level 1 (DVD)

I wanted a workout and also wanted to learn how to belly dance. Azar is definitely the answer! Easy to follow, not too repetitious, but enough to learn the move and move on without getting bored. I would recommend this to anyone who has never tried bellydancing and wants to learn the basic moves easily. The music is great and there are links to suppliers! I'm checking out Azar to see what else she has to offer!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to follow and fun, July 26, 2005

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Sally Cavanaugh (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Azar's Belly Dance Workout: Level 1 (DVD)

I received this DVD as a gift. I had never tried belly dance before and don't think that I would in a group setting. Trying it at home was great for me. I am able to get a good workout and have fun at the same time. Azar seems so nice and her instructions are clear for a first timer. I think that anybody of any age would enjoy this DVD.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent..., February 27, 2007

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Tatiana H. Harrison "-t." (Grasonville, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Azar's Belly Dance Workout: Level 1 (DVD)

First I would like to state that the best part of this DVD is Azar's attitude. She's very friendly and encouraging and spends a lot of time smiling at the viewer through the TV. If not for her outstanding friendliness, I would rate this DVD a 2 or lower. She's fun to dance with, much, like another reviewer has said, like dancing with a close friend.

But she really doesn't explain the moves clearly enough. My father's family is Armenian Lebanese, so I've grown up with belly dancing and was able to pick up most of what she was doing... But her explanations of how she does things aren't particularly helpful. For example, I have no idea how she manages to do carousel turns. She does attempt to explain them briefly, but the explanation is not clear and several of her explanations have that same deficiency.

If you want a dance workout and aren't particularly worried about the accuracy of your moves (for example, if you just want to have fun working out in your living room), this is a pretty good DVD. But if you're at all interested in dancing in front of anyone, I wouldn't recommend this DVD.