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Bellydance

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This is the best bellydance book out there! It has EVERYTHING: instruction, motivation, resources, history, costumes, music, tips and even how to perform publicly or privately. You can actually learn to bellydance from a book with this book because of the large step-by step photos with arrows and clear instruction. There are a few other books I have purchased recently and this is one area that all other books lack: the ability to learn how to bellydance. Tamalyn's book is in Black and white and the photos are grainy and too small to see what they are doing. Rania's book is very confusing, the way the photos are layed out. The bellydance moves begin with basics and it is very thorough with preparing to learn to dance and the bellydance movement principles. Each chapter builds on what you just learned and three routines are taught. Each page is packed with so much information, so that you can learn from this book from years to come: such as what style of bellydance each move is from, what muscles you are working out, where you should feel it, how not to do it, motivation, etc. The history of bellydance was fascinating and extemely well researched and more info than other books. This book also gives you many different ways to use the book: as a workout, as a way to learn to bellydance, to get confidence and self-esteem and more. This book is extremely attractive and the graphics is first-rate - like a spa book. There are photos of Dolhina (author and bellydancer) and 3 other dancers of different shapes that are all beautiful in their own way, but not intimidating. Dolphina;s story is amazing and she is inspiring and she really shares her secrets with you. I recommend this book!!

I've been a Dolphina fan for years and have been bellydancing for seven years. This book is fabulous. It provides basic history, stretches, dance moves, choreography, costuming, music, EVERYTHING! There is a great list of additional resources at the back of the book for everything under the sun regarding bellydancing. Dolphina is beautiful in body, mind, and spirit. She is an inspiration and a gorgeous dancer. The book is wonderfully organized and laid out. The photos are informative and stunningly beautiful. You can't go wrong purchasing this book.

This book can stand on its own as training for belly dance, but I haven't used it that way because I do Dolphina's Goddess DVDs as workouts. The photography is excellent and the descriptions of the moves make sense. If you want to refine your moves in bellydance DVDs, this book provides good tips. It also includes routines, so you can perform belly dance to your own music if you want to expand beyond the traditional DVD soundtrack.

Visually pleasing. The models and settings are lovely, but I didn't feel as if their level of fitness was out of reach, which is nice. There are several models, including Dolphina.

There is a brief history of belly dance in the beginning, but the emphasis is on how to perform moves and the routines.

I used this book as a filler to lessons while I was traveling and I have to say that it did the trick. Dolphina makes it clear the moves she is expecting you to do and makes suggestions to practicing them that certainly made for a good physical and mental workout. I really love the photography and I like how the book progresses, containing 3 sections so that you can build up to a more difficult workout. The combinations are lovely and put together a very pretty dance once you are complete with drills. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is going to be without lessons &/or dvd access and doesn't want to lose their momentum.

For centuries bellydance has aided in exercise for women around the world: with this focus on the art in mind, Dolphina provides a non-impact exercise that tones, based on bellydance basics in Bellydance. Dance routines receipt step-by-step photographic embellishment in a workout side using different models to demonstrate the basic moves of bellydance. Highly recommended and very "user friendly"!

Lovely, clear photographs with directions that are comprehensible. As an addition to her wonderful DVD's, it can help you to start doing choreography by slowing down and letting you think clearly about each printed move. I have not seen literature as clear on how to do the dances.

This book rocks! Like other readers I couldn't put it down. The instructions for the moves and routines are easy to follow. You can use this book to practice the new moves you had trouble with on a workout DVD or in a class. I highly recommend this book.

Excellent book and well written. You can actually learn from this book, which is a nice change as most books you really can't learn too well from, but this one was different. Plenty of photos to help clarify how to execute each movement as well as descriptions that made sense and helped you understand how to move your hips and legs properly. Excellent resource for someone learning Raks Sharki, though certainly a book for beginners. Still, as with any dance form, I stress the importance of basics as most advanced moves are just combinations and variations on the simpler basic movements. If you know your basics well, then harder moves will come easier. Well worth the buy.

I just received this book today and, already, I can't put it down! Dolphina's writing style is friendly and conversational making this book a delight to read. The description of the belly dance moves is spot on and easy to follow. I love the beautiful photos -kudos to Dolphina for chosing women of all shapes! I have all of Dolphina's dvds and use them to reinforce what I learn in my weekly belly dance classes. Now, I have her wonderful book to use as well. In fact, I intend to take this on vacation so I can keep up with my dancing! Thanks Dolphina, for producing such an invaluable reference book for belly dancers of all levels of experience! I certainly hope the publisher does a second printing of this book - I would love to give one to every woman I know.

this is a really good book. great visuals, including arrows showing the directions your head, arms or hips should move. good descriptions on what to do. the bellydancers have nice outfits and it really covers all aspects of belly dancing. i've taken a class before and find this to be a great refresher with some new information too. this would be a good gift for someone interested in bellydancing. enjoy!