Product Details

• Actors: Neon
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• 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: StratoStream - WorldDance New York
• DVD Release Date: July 25, 2006
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FQW138
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,204 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Sophisticated... sensuous... spiritual... irresistible... The Art of Bellydance!

Based on the natural, organic motion of the human body, bellydance is easy to grasp, accessible for people of all ages and fitness levels, and looks fantastic on any body type. Even the basic vocabulary of bellydance you learn as a beginner is enough to let you express yourself through sophisticated and luscious movement – and look stunning! $Nbenefits of learning bellydance go far beyond impressing your friends and family with gorgeous dance movement: When practiced regularly, bellydance will streamline your posture, add confidence and graceful ease to your everyday movement, and enhance your natural body language with a touch of sensuous mystery.

Bellydance is one of the most artistically-open and fastest-growing contemporary dance forms. It does not require any prior dance experience. Bellydance allows you to build on the basic technique and start creating an individual, personal dance style practically from step one.

See for yourself what bellydance can do for you! FEATURES:

* Learn two beautiful and simple dances – a FLUID slow dance and a lively PERCUSSIVE dance (drum solo);
* "Step-by-step" sections offer detailed explanation and demonstration of basic bellydance steps and ways to weave them together into attractive combinations;
* "Learn and Practice" sections offer a step-by-step breakdown of each combination and a presentation of the dance "from the top" with practice repetitions inserted, so you can follow Neon and learn the steps in real time;
* "Practice" sections feature a beat counter, helpful in learning dance rhythm and timing.
* Throughout the program, every section is clearly labeled onscreen with the dance and combination number and the names of the steps included;
* All instructional and demonstration sections enable you to see every detail of every step.
* Bonus performance by Neon!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars keeps you motivated!, August 7, 2006

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joeyjewel - See all my reviews

This review is from: You Can Bellydance! Absolute Beginner Belly Dance (DVD)

It's a good video with very clear instruction. She teaches each step, then combines it with the next step.2 -3 steps make a combination. I like it that you are learning the steps and the dance routine at once. I get bored easily, so that really helped me stay motivated . First dance is easy, you can do it even if you've never tried bellydancing before. First dance is 7 combinations. The second dance is a drum solo and it's 12 combinations. It's more challenging for me even though I've taken bellydance classes before. I love both routines, they are not simplistic like a lot of beginner bellydance stuff, they are beginner level but they look sophisticated.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good one!, October 10, 2006

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Sabena Barclay - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You Can Bellydance! Absolute Beginner Belly Dance (DVD)

This is a really fun DVD and Neon is a great teacher. Only I think it is not for an absolute beginner, some previous experience would help before you get to work with this one. If I had not done Amira's Bellydance 101 before, I would have being a little frustrated with this. Other than that it is a nice DVD to have.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neon is The Best Belly Dance Instructor, September 26, 2006

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Klyde (Yakima, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You Can Bellydance! Absolute Beginner Belly Dance (DVD)

Excellent dvd to teach bellydance moves that add up to 2 separate dances. Reviews before mine are accurate, so I won't repeat them, but note that Seir from Texas probably meant to give this 5 stars instead of one. I have at least 25 of dance-exercise dvd's and videos. Neon is THE best instructor (except for Bonnie Franklin for tap dance). Neon is technical, clear, and includes helpful extras like the name of each step as it is executed. Each dance is divided into 3 parts: step-by-step instruction, learn & practice, and practice (dance is repeated over and over with no talking). Check out her other videos, "Instant Belly Dancer" adds graphic symbols to each move to show 3-dimensional movement - excellent learning aid for us visual learners! PLUS in her Body Shaping series there is a certified strength and conditioning specialist who tells you what to avoid and what to focus on - extremely helpful! I also like that she is the only performer and the camera stays on her. I find it distracting to watch others who do not execute the moves as well or artistic camera moves when I am trying to learn the best techniques. Neon is a fabulous dancer AND instructor. Highly recommended!